http://www.lion-gv.com/blog Design Philosophy and Philosophy Design Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:28:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. First, Yuki and I flew to Vienna, Austria where we visited our friends Lev, Christoph, Claudia, and Babsi. While there we attended the Game City event and visited the swank offices of Avaloop. While sleeping in Vienna we took advantage ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/10/six-cities-five-countries-and-three-conferences-in-two-weeks/ Yuki and I went for a walk around San Francisco last weekend and came upon a bunch of public art, most of which was done by Shepard Fairey, famous for the André the Giant "Obey" art. I really like the treatment on these pieces—with the ripped layers revealing gorgeous pattern work. He ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/10/strolling-by-public-art/ Yesterday was pretty eventful. First of all, the Game Career Guide was released, you can get it here for free as a web viewable magazine, or as a downloadable PDF. It includes a top ten list for aspiring producers, written by my good pal Michael Boccieri (page 58). It also ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/07/a-day-of-releases/ What is The Question? You have probably asked it many times before. It takes different forms such as: What is the purpose of life, What is “it” all about, Who am I, or any other existential question. Many people have questions like these and there are no shortages of people selling ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/07/the-question/ Dancing is a series of videos on wherethehellismatt.com. I found out about this on my friend Dan's blog. These videos, which have gotten progressively better, are really amazing. If you have time I suggest watching them in this order: Dancing 2005, Dancing 2006, Dancing 2008; if you're short on time ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/06/moving-media/ This past Saturday was perhaps the last time that there would be training at my Zen Master's house. He's fixin' to sell the place and immigrate to France. While I was serving tea, he corrected my form, and I was struck that there would not be many of these opportunities ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/06/the-end-and-beginning-of-an-era/ I just finished playing Lost Winds, one of the first titles available on WiiWare, and I dare say maybe the best exclusive Wii title to date. This is the first game that has compelled me to write a review since Okami, which is interesting because there are actually a lot ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/06/lost-winds/ The minimal website for Studio Interrupt, my new venture, went up earlier this week. Studio Interrupt shares the name of a previous entity through which I used to collaborated with friends during university; a name I continued to use as a documentary film maker before entering into the video game ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/05/studio-interrupt-rebirth/ Toshio Iwai, a well known media artist and creator of Nintendo DS non-game title Electro Plankton, was in San Francisco a few weeks ago to demo his latest co-creation, the Tenori-On. His presentation not only included a breakdown of the Tenori-On's development process, but also video from an SNES project ... http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/05/toshio-iwai-tenori-on-sf-launch-event/ Neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor gives a passionate first hand account of a stroke that affected the left hemisphere of her brain—and the resulting subjective experience—in this recent TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229 This could be, and apparently has been, the spring board for many conversations. http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/2008/03/a-stroke-of-enlightenment/