Fear (1)
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I just finished reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. I thought I would share a quote: These are serious fears. But they’re not the real fear. Not the Master Fear, the Mother of all Fears that’s so close to us that even when we verbalize it we don’t believe it. Fear That We Will Succeed. That we can access the powers we secretly know we possess. That we can become the person we ...
DIY Demo (or the TechCrunch Thing) (1)
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As you are no doubt aware, the dueling show your start-up things are happening pretty much as I type this (from 36,000ft). I'm not going to dive into the debate on what show is better or who needs to die rather I'd like to offer up a perspective that was born from a particularly smart entrepreneur. I got the following email just prior to packing up for the airport: Rick, I didn't make the cut ...
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Parveen said:
Rick Segal talks about a much better way to demo your product/service to investors
43 Folders: Time, Attention, and Creative Work (47)
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[“what is this?”] Here’s something I wrote last week for this site’s new “About” page: 43 Folders is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work. Call it a motto, or a charter, or — if you have to — a “mission statement.” But, for both of us, it’s a stake in the ground that keeps me focused on what I feel best suited to do for you ...
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Baratunde said:
"If you have comments about what I say here, post about it on your own blog. That’s what it’s there for, and it’s a place where owning your words will have gravity and, in most cases, will be associated with the name of a real person who doesn’t pinch loaves on his own couch." - wow. somebody's angry!!!!
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Noah J said:
Merlin remains by hero.
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q burns abstract message said:
If Merlin Mann follows through with this stated change of direction for his site then I'm thrilled. A web site "about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work" is exactly what I'm interested in right now.
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Parveen said:
"I want to help you identify and remove any obstacle that keeps you from making things that you love. And then I want to help you figure out how to make those things even better."
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Jay said:
I Heart Merlin Mann
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James said:
I really like where it looks like Merlin is taking 43 Folders: "A notebook is basically the creative equivalent of the NFL jersey you picked up at Macy’s; unless you fill it with a lot of hard work and sacrifices, you’re just a dilettante with poor spending patterns. An aspiring something. A fan of the game. An existential cosplayer. And, that’s not what I want to help you to be. Even if you really love Moleskines or the Raiders, God love ‘em."
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Graham English said:
I want some of what Merlin is on because he just keeps getting better.
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Zach said:
This is pretty long but full of great stuff every creator should read.
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Chadd said:
Merlin goes Jerry McGuire...love it!
Engineering the Revolution (3)
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Let me start of by apologizing to everyone I've ignored, stood up, or rubbed the wrong way these last few weeks. After being ousted from Tapulous, things quickly began spiraling out of control. My phone rang faster than I could answer it, my iChat window never dropped below twenty simultaneous conve
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Parveen said:
"That's why I call myself the world's toughest programmer. Not even a Buick can stop me from accomplishing my goal."
Apple - Movie Trailers - Fast and Furious (4)
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Fast and Furious - Trailer 1Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed—Fast & Furious. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his ...
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Karpuscul said:
Выглядит ничего так, но все-таки стремно, что это фильм с Вином Дизелем. Как-то последний факт не внушает доверия. Но ролик динамичный.
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Parveen said:
"Just like old times"
Teaching iPhone Game Design at BCIT (1)
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I will be teaching an iPhone Game Design course at iPhone Game Design course at BCIT this fall. The class starts on September 13th. I’m told there are still a few spots available. Here is the course description: This course focuses on developing games for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Emphasis will be placed on issues that are unique to mobile game development. Hands on experience with Objective-C and the Cocoa Multi-Touch toolkit will ...
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Parveen said:
Sharing my own post. (I'm a whore)
The diminished journey (3)
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A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. --Joseph Campbell The profound influence of the Monomyth, the Hero's Journey, on narrative video games is easily demonstrated. When my students first encounter Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand ...
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Parveen said:
Great article on The Hero's Journey and it's relevance to video game narrative.
Hot wax « Click by Lavalife’s Blog (1)
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Never let it be said I would ask my girlfriend to do something I wouldn’t do myself. There we were, on the corner of Bumpkin & Vine, in Seattle. In town for the annual 3-day Bumbershoot Festival of art, music, comedy and beer garden lines, we—well, I—decided some personal grooming was just the thing we needed to do to celebrate the Labour Day long weekend. So, on Sunday, a mere two days ago, I charged ...
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Parveen said:
Shawn gets a bikini wax. Hilarious.
PAX: The Free To Play Revolution, Starring Klei's Cheng (2)
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[Unfortunately, I can't be at PAX this year, since it's the GDC Advisory Board meeting this weekend. But fortunately enough, Gamasutra and Game Developer folks like Chris Remo and Brandon Sheffield are covering the show - and here's Remo's write-up on rather smart Jamie Cheng - interested to see how his Nexon title does!] Just a few years ago, Jamie Cheng was an AI programmer at Relic Entertainment working on the well-received hardcore strategy game ...
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Parveen said:
An article on Jamie's talk at PAX. Good points on how Free To Play affects game design and the business.
Belkin JoyPod iPhone Gaming Controller with App Store Support? | Touch Arcade (7)
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Last week we published an article about upcoming iPhone gaming controllers. Specifically, we recapped the iControlPad project, but also published a diagram (see right) of what appeared to be another gaming controller for the iPhone that was in development. The original image had been submitted anonymously and simply claimed that testing would begin in October. Some commenters from the original discussion were concerned that these controller pads would be relegated to jailbroken iPhones only due ...
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Parveen said:
This is dumber than dumb. The controller/gamepad has not changed much in 20 years. Let's let it die. It's holding game design back.
Meet the co-workers « Click by Lavalife’s Blog (1)
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Have you ever felt your co-workers are gossiping behind your back? I mean, I really have to wonder about what kind of image I have at work. You spend enough time at a place and sooner or later you’re going to hook up with a co-worker, right? Or two. Or three… I think I stopped at two. And that one of them had quit by then. Actually, if you want to get technical, maybe three, ...
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Parveen said:
Been there. Introducing the girlfriend at a large gathering is just a flat out bad idea.
A Video of Toronto’s First Scramble Intersection (3)
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Today saw the launch of Toronto’s first scramble intersection, at the corner of Yonge and Dundas. I think of these as Tokyo-style intersections, where traffic is stopped in all four directions and pedestrians can cross in any direction, including diagonally: Flanked by the Eaton Centre and Yonge-Dundas Square, the intersection is used by about 100,000 pedestrians a day and is the site of Toronto’s first trial run for the scramble concept, meant to make crossing ...
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Parveen said:
Robson and Granville needs a scramble corner. Especially after the Canada Line station is finished.
The 0.1% Rule and Three Predictions for the Future of User Generated Content » Free To Play (3)
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[Editor's Note: Contributing writer Simon Newstead is CEO and Co-Founder of Frenzoo, a startup in the 3D fashion and lifestyle space and the writer of the VR Fashion blog. He can be contacted at: simon at frenzoo dot com.] We’ve all have heard the 1% Rule for content in online communities, as described by Bradley Horowitz. It goes something like this - within a community of 100 who consume content, there may be 10 synthesizers ...
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Parveen said:
Yay, FreeToPlay.biz is back with content. A good post with a ton of metrics on user-generated content.
PAX 2008 | Klei Entertainment Inc. (1)
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The whole crew at Klei Entertainment will be attending the Penny Arcade Expo from Aug. 29-31. If you’re planning on coming to PAX, please visit us at the Klei Entertainment booth (booth #151) where we’ve got a bunch of cool things in store! Also, while at PAX, I’ll be giving a talk on Designing a Free-to-Play Game on Friday the 29th, from 3-4PM, so feel free to visit. Can’t wait to see you all!
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Parveen said:
Jamie and the crew over at Klei Entertainment are headed to PAX. Jamie is doing a talk on Designing a Free-To-Play game.
kanYe West : Blog (1)
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By designer Bradford Waugh. Click HERE for more pics and info...
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Parveen said:
Fixies, eat your heart out.
