Secondtruth Blog Archives
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How to Simulate a Tiny Universe in Azure
If you need a quick getaway, why not try simulating and exploring your own little personal universe? Microsoft Azure is open to all kinds of open source code projects, so I thought it might be neat to try running my own OpenSim on an Azure server. OpenSim is a bit like Second Life, but open…
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M-Rated Games and Parents
Grand Theft Auto V is coming out for PC. Do you have kids? Above say… ten years old, or so. There is a good chance that if your kids are interested in gaming at all, they’re interested in Grand Theft Auto. I went to a middle school computer club last week and talked with a bunch…
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Trip Report: BarCamp Philly
On Saturday, I went to BarCamp Philly. At this “Unconference,” I learned that the “Bar” in “BarCamp” comes from the phrase “Foo-Bar” rather than having to do with alcohol. That answered a big burning question of mine, let me tell you! I also delivered a talk about Gamification, wherein I tried out a new crowd game…
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Putting Real Map Data in Unity Game Engine – Philly Game Jam
In November I was part of the Philly Game Jam with some talented Philadelphia folks – Tatiana, Andrew, and Laura – at the Cipher Prime studios in Philadelphia! It was a lot of fun and we made a quick game called Evacuate Philadelphia which will be demoed at the next local IGDA meeting. It’s a little rough,…
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Learning Game Production Basics
A big common question I get from people is “how do I get started making games?” I’ve spent a lot of my career answering that question for people and trying to de-mystify the process and make game development more accessible to beginners. On November 6, I’m working with Microsoft Game Evangelist Tobiah Marks to answer…
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I Have a Guest Post
… On MSDN today. It’s short. 🙂 Hope you enjoy. What I wish my younger self could see…
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Ariadne
Yesterday I went to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Primarily, we were there to see the David Lynch exhibition, because David Lynch is great. While we were there, though, we browsed the entire gallery. I always found history dry in school. But in a museum, I love looking at history, partially because it’s…
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New Local Flavor
A new edition of Local Flavor is up at Tap-Repeatedly! This time, I went to New Jersey to visit the islands. No really, check it out! I have some other great content in the works right now, but first I want to take a small moment to talk about journalistic integrity. You see, everyone that…
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Quick Links
Hi everyone! I am at Video Gamers United this weekend! Come see me on Saturday at the Women in Games panel. Dave Voyles posted the second part of his prime31 plugins tutorial here. And you might be interested in my interview with Philly game creator Shawn Pierre here at Tap-Repeatedly. More good stuff later!
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Travel Schedule and Downtime Update
Technical posting will mostly be on hold starting July 19. That’s because I am getting ready for a busy travel schedule in the second half of July… Starting with MGX and TechReady, in Atlanta and Seattle, in the next two weeks. These are internal Microsoft events so I won’t be able to post much or tweet much publically.…
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