Day Two of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco was a little more beneficial than Day One. Here’s a rundown of who said what, and what i said when that person said that. How to Manage an Exploratory Development Process Speakers: Robin Hunicke and Kellie Santiago from That Game Company (Flower) This talk had the potential for greatness, [...] Keep Reading

The Flash Gaming Summit, a (now) annual event sponsored by the usual suspects in the Flash gaming world, has come and gone. Scheduled strategically a day before the Game Developers Conference begins, the mini-con fills an auditorium with everyone who’s anyone in the Flash gaming scene, from solo hobbyist developers to extremely successful yet Satanic [...] Keep Reading

This series is called “What’s Wrong with Ontario Colleges?” A number of you have pointed out, on Twitter and elsewhere, that what i’m describing is what’s wrong with all colleges. But now, i want to shine the spotlight on perhaps an unexpected target, and suggest that not only are colleges flawed, but so [...] Keep Reading

The film world sticks to a plot device that grows increasingly implausible as time marches on. In film (and teevee), nobody checks their phone messages like a normal human being. Here in Canada, you pay the phone company for the Call Answer service. Messages are recorded silently through your phone. To check [...] Keep Reading

i introduced myself to residents at the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab this week, by telling them about my background making web games for a Canadian broadcaster. i said that after my tenure there, i had over fifty games to my name … and then i paused. “To my name.” i corrected [...] Keep Reading