Better Text Typeout in Unity
Text typeout, or the “typewriter effect,” is a popular way to spruce up text delivery in games. It’s pretty simple to add and can be done in just a few …
Postmortem: Space Battle Zero
Three months after my first Ludum Dare, I came back ready for more in LD 43. As I guessed in my last postmortem, I decided against the restrictive compo …
An honest guide to getting your Ludum Dare game rated
or, “What do you mean I have to market?” Ludum Dare is not like most game jams in that it’s not over when it’s over. Finishing and submitting your game …
Tales from the Back Burner: Stack
Sometimes we learn more from our failures than our successes. In this series, we’ll take a look at some of our projects that didn’t pan out, and see what lessons …
Voyager 3.3 and beyond
We’ve not forgotten about the venerable Voyager: Grand Tour. Recently, we released our 3.3 update, which improves the game in the following ways: Localization This was a project we started …
Postmortem: Introvert vs. Extrovert
On an unexpectedly-obligation-free weekend in August, I decided to take a crack at my first Ludum Dare. I’m no stranger to game jams, but this was a different beast altogether. …
Grand Finale
One month from now, on 15 September 2017, the Cassini spacecraft will deorbit, entering Saturn’s atmosphere and burning up. NASA calls this the Grand Finale. This dramatic maneuver will mark …
What is a cruise? Is it good for digital nomads? Let’s find out!
Recently, we decided to try something a little different. As much as we love travel by land and air, we were curious to see if a cruise could offer an …
Voyager 2.0: from drawing board to device (in under 2 months)
About 2½ years ago, I started a new job that limited how much I could work on independent projects (let me tell you, not a fan of policies like this). …
Work from Anywhere
One of the reasons the digital nomad lifestyle is such a good fit for us is that making games solo is pretty location-agnostic. As long as I have my computer …