That’s right – i said “Fwitter” It’s a very simple thing to display your Twitter updates in a Flash widget. We’re going to use the xml feed, because that’s what i’m most comfy with. Unfortunately, you can’t grab the xml feed from Twitter’s site, because they’ve locked their crossdomain policy file … but you can [...] Keep Reading

NEWSFLASH: Toronto indie game studio Untold Entertainment Inc. announces today that is newest game Kahoots™ will be translated into seven different languages, including Esperanto. (he’s talking funny-talk) “It was a good fit” says Ryan Henson Creighton, studio founder. “i mean, Kahoots takes place in a fake version of England. Why not present it in a [...] Keep Reading

For those of you too afeared to pore over my dense daily play-by-play of GDC 09, i thought i’d write this overview post. i want to capture the overall spirit of the conference, and to provide a sense of the heartbeat of the industry; GDC is a great place to get your finger on the [...] Keep Reading

If there’s one thing that always strikes me about visiting San Francisco, it’s the homeless and professional panhandler population. It may have just been my imagination, but it seemed as though the downtown core was packed with these folks – more than usual. Cities in California naturally attract the homeless, i suppose, because the climate [...] Keep Reading

GDC 09 is now behind me. i write this entry from the San Francsicso airport in relative comfort. The week was packed with stats, ideas, names and a growing list of todo’s flying at me from all directions, and i hope i have the chance to process it all when i return to Toronto. The [...] Keep Reading