Secondtruth Blog Archives
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Upcoming Updates to the Unity Engine
I’m sending a quick dispatch from a crowded hall in GDC to talk about the upcoming developments in the Unity engine. I don’t always write about specific tech previews like this, but I felt it would be interesting for the developers in the audience! In the spring, Unity plans to ship Unity 4.5, with some…
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Now at GDC!
I’m going to be at GDC all week, starting with Critical Proximity today! Come find me! But sorry in advance if I have my head down writing today – trying to document everything so that I can bring some trip reports later. If you’re interested in Crit-Proximity there’s a live feed going on right now!
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Announcing BAM! – Best App a Month
Now that the site is moved over, time for an announcement: Microsoft is sponsoring a contest for app development, and it’s through me! (And the other Technical Evangelists in your area. But in this case, me.) If you happen to have the Best App a Month, you can win a Dell Venue Pro Windows 8…
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New Location
This post is a test of the new location of SecondTruth.com using Azure and WordPress! You’re probably going to see changes happening here and there while I widen columns and adjust backgrounds over the next few days, so don’t get too hung up on the way the site looks right now. The migration from Blogger…
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The Lego Movie
I normally write about video games here. This is about the Lego Movie. The Lego Movie is a fascinating piece of entertainment. It’s a double-meta-commentary; it is a not merely a thing which is about itself, but a thing which is about the nature of it being about itself, and I readily admit that I am…
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Important Links for Today
GameMaker is free until March 2– Check out http://gamemakerblog.com/ In case you’re looking for me, I plan on being at Indy Hall tomorrow —http://www.indyhall.org/ And if you haven’t yet, you should play the games at –http://www.fearoftwine.com Watch this space for some updates on workshops I hope to do soon! But if I miss you there,…
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On XBox One Self Publishing
While I was at IndieCade East (read my Tap-Repeatedly article here!) I saw a talk about self-publishing for Indie games on the PlayStation 4. What a lot of indie developers that I talked to didn’t realize is that self publishing on XBox One is also a thing. If you’re interested in being on the One,…
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Samus is —
It seems like, just based on blog stats, one of the most popular things I’ve ever written is this essay on Samus Aran and her apparent height in the various video games she stars in. It’s probably one of the first serious critical games pieces I’ve ever written and I’m glad people are still reading…
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IndieCade East Upcoming
In case you hadn’t heard, I’ll be at IndieCade East! I plan to be at the event starting tomorrow — just hoping the snow has officially stopped so I can have a safe time traveling. While there, on Saturday and Sunday we’ll be guerrilla-promoting the Fear of Twine interactive exhibition. Basically, there is a web site,…
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Commonalities of the MegaHit Mobile Apps
A lot of buzz hit the internet this week about Flappy Bird, a recent mobile phone app to hit something resembling megahit status in just a few weeks. I’ve gotten some questions recently about what, in my opinion, can cause a mobile app to be a success. Let me preface by saying this is pure…
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