On game engine middleware
I’ve been digging into game engine middleware a lot lately. In the past few months, the number of companies interested in selling you a complete package to build a game on top of has grown quite significantly. The business models…
Best of Game Programming Gems
Hi there! I haven’t been posting much lately. So if you’re still reading here, I have a reward for you I have a few extra copies of the book “Best of Game Programming Gems”, which is a consolidation of the…
Global Game Jam registration ending soon
Here in San Francisco Bay, our location for the Global Game Jam will be at Cogswell Polytechnical College in Sunnyvale. The jam takes place over January 30, 31, and February 1, with engineers, artists, designers, and musicians coming together simultaneously…
Order Up! and World of Goo get press
I always love seeing my favorite unsung games get press. I’m a huge proponent of independent games and both “Order Up!” and “World of Goo” have that independent spirit. I guess technically “Order Up!” is not independent (it was developed…
Some quality time with the iPhone SDK
Last week I decided to dive into iPhone development and bought a Mac Mini – I was able to get a screaming deal on one thanks to Cyber Monday sales and online coupons. After downloading the iPhone SDK today I…