Lecturer in Game Design: Iowa State University. Hobbyist retro game developer, Zelda author (he/him)

Joined October 2012
I'm fuming over an email I got today. I really hope I'm moving this summer
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Had a good first interview this morning. Hoping for more to come!
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Them: Hey, we're having a retro games showcase, you should submit your games! Me: Oh, ok (slightly flattered) [Applies] Them: "We regret to inform you that due to the high volume of submissions..." What was the point of inviting me if they were just going to reject my games?
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It's a little thing, but a convention reached out to me asking if I'd be willing to submit some of my games to their retro indie showcase. I guess I'm getting noticed
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It seems an old ROM of a project I was working on with friends leaked online, it's so funny seeing people speculate about this as some sort of obscure piece of media by a mysterious Chinese dev, while it's simply just something we made several years ago. LMAO
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they ate that. can we all just go on strike now 😭😭😭
US port strike ends with an agreement for a 62% pay raise for workers, increasing their wages from $39 to $63 per hour.
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Didn't think my recent post on why Andor worked better than any new Star Wars show would be relevant so soon (patreon.com/posts/power-and-…). 'Superfans' just want the same stuff they've already 'consumed' - which they wouldn't have got without a risk to make it in the first place.
Studios are assembling superfan focus groups to assess various materials for a franchise project to avoid social media backlash. “They will just tell us, ‘If you do that, fans are going to retaliate’ … If it’s early enough & the movie isn’t finished yet, we can make those kinds of changes.” (Source: bit.ly/3Bw1RrO)
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I think I'm regretting being on this conference panel. Maybe the lead will kick me out since I don't jive with their dumb rules.
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I always knew it was a low impact conference outside my field, but when I looked it up...it's literally an unknown, regional conference in the States.
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Homebrew devs: if you have a game that you want me to add to my Powerpak so that people can donate toward it being played at the Spectrum Marathon this weekend, send the ROM to the email address in my profile. <3
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I’m so thankful to Black women. I shared the post that I am looking for at least 100 Black women to fill out my survey. I only had 31. In the past 24 hours, Black women have shown up and showed out! I’m now up to 70. If you haven’t filled out this survey here is the link: fis82j57ioj.typeform.com/to/…
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As part of my PhD research I'm conducting a new player study! 🕹 Play an archaeology game and give us your interpretations ✅ Open to everyone over the age of 16 🕒 Only takes 10 minutes ⛏️ Contribute to ground-breaking* research Link below ⏬
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Sad day
Romhacking.net is shutting down - "Moves to News Only, Database and File Archive Released to Internet Archive" -All Submissions other than News are permanently closed. -All sections of the site will remain up as read only. -Downloads and images will be available for as long as DarkSol, FCAndChill Calico will allow. -Forum will remain up -Twitter and Discord affiliations have ended.
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PC Gamer wrote an article about the game I'm developing: "In this satirical city builder, your goal is to convert walkable cities into parking lots and use propaganda to convince everyone it's what they want" pcgamer.com/games/city-build…
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Native Community: Mvto for the responses! A couple more questions if I may. How should the issue of Pretendians be handled? I'd like to hear from people who support the investigation of Pretendians please. This is for possible publication. Please see original post. Mvto!
Native Community: I want to hear from you about Pretendians for possible publication.
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THEY FIRED HALF THE STUDIO AFTER THIS.
‘Inside Out 2’ becomes the FIRST film of 2024 to reach $1 BILLION at the worldwide box office. It’s also the fastest animated film to reach this milestone.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
In May 2024, Pixar Animation Studios fired 175 employees, approximately 14% of its workforce. cnbc.com/amp/2024/05/21…
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Its summer. If you played in a collegiate tournament this year, and that tournament used a website to organize the results and details. Do the future a favor. Go to the Internet Archive. Go to the Wayback Machine. Use the Save Page Now feature.
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