Forest of Fun: Archive

Let’s Talk About Things We Can’t →

Originally written for #AltDevBlogADay The forbidden knowledge of the game industry is mostly acquired over a smoke or drink in the pub, parking lot and corridors of conferences. Though the…

Dec 8th

Awesome art, chilling but amusing. →

Awesome art, chilling but amusing. Smoking Kids « I Love Belgium

Nov 24th

Oldie but a goodie. →

Oldie but a goodie. Make Games - Finishing a Game

Nov 10th

Really we need a meeting to agree on the condiment... →

Really we need a meeting to agree on the condiment spec xkcd: The General Problem

Nov 8th

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Brilliant Tumblr which has made my day (^_^) Game... →

Brilliant Tumblr which has made my day (^_^) Game Talks

Nov 2nd

Great read with nice summary of C++11 It's really... →

Great read with nice summary of C++11 It’s really starting to grow on me (^_^) Elements of Modern C++ Style

Nov 1st

+ Laura Watton-Davies carved this for our Team... →

+Laura Watton-Davies carved this for our Team Pumpkin. #NyanCat #Pumpkin #Halloween Cross sharing from Facebook

Oct 30th

There is a punctuation mark for grammer, AWESOME ▼... →

There is a punctuation mark for grammer, AWESOME ▼ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation Irony punctuation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oct 29th

Amazed at all these people acting like Quantum... →

Amazed at all these people acting like Quantum locking video is something new. We’ve known about the way super conducting materials operate in fields for well over a decade. I actually based a…

Oct 23rd

Brilliant article Jan Haugland originally shared... →

Brilliant article Jan Haugland originally shared this post: Signs that you are a bad programmer (Bad Programmers)

Oct 21st

Casual Sexism in gaming... →

Casual Sexism in gaming… yup this is about the measure of it. PAX Valkyrie, No Flat Girls: How Allies are Born

Oct 20th

“This is a story about gamer culture, casual sexism, the silence of friends, and...”

– PAX Valkyrie: No Flat Girls: How Allies are Born

Oct 19th

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Eskil writes an open letter to Carmack. →

Eskil writes an open letter to Carmack. Great read with EXCELLENT points! http://goo.gl/UZR21 News

Oct 17th

BRILLIANT Games Boxer vs TLO, best TvT ever : →

BRILLIANT Games <3 TLO <3 Boxer vs TLO, best TvT ever : starcraft

Oct 16th

So amazing they let this post stand, Big Rip Rowan... →

So amazing they let this post stand, Big <3 for Google and Google+ Rip Rowan - Google+ - Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant I was at Amazon for about…

Oct 14th

Really good usability discussion regards Windows 8... →

Really good usability discussion regards Windows 8 Start Screen. I’m really enjoying playing with the dev preview of Windows 8. Reflecting on your comments on the Start screen - Building Windows…

Oct 13th

;) Marcelo Almeida originally shared this post: →

;) Marcelo Almeida originally shared this post:

Oct 12th

Anyone got any good white papers to recommended... →

Anyone got any good white papers to recommended regarding visualsing areas of influence based on point data in 2D space?

Oct 12th

Amazing talk regarding some of the deeper... →

Amazing talk regarding some of the deeper understanding and principles behind C & C++ Deep C

Oct 10th

SUCH a good video on Javascript debugging. →

SUCH a good video on Javascript debugging. Become a Javascript Console Power-User http://www.youtube.com/v/4mf_yNLlgic&hl=en&fs=1&autoplay=1

Oct 9th

Really interesting idea. →

Really interesting idea. Infinite Storage on Your Desktop @ Bitcasa

Oct 6th

WebPad: Bring your Own Controller →

Going to take a break from my Useless Designer series to talk about a personal project which has me very excited. While judging Dare I came across a good idea which could be brilliant: using a…

Sep 10th

Stop being the Useless Designer: Programming →

Let’s face it, there is nothing more annoying than being bossed about by someone who is useless. A bit to the left, No a bit to the right. Mmmm maybe if we make it blue? Let’s face…

Aug 27th

The Hidden Evil of the Micro Transaction →

The Hidden Evil of the Micro Transaction Over the last year a lot of time has been spent thinking, writing and developing my thoughts on social gaming and by extension micro transactions. The…

Jul 11th

A Kiss is always harder than a Kill →

Originally written for #AltDevBlog: Link to Original Post Games let us craft interactive systems in which we can play and explore. We play with limited rule-sets, physics, combat, squad based…

May 28th

The Beauty of Restriction →

When I first started to enjoy games on my C64 alongside the board games and role-playing games one thing was king, limitations of the medium. Shortly afterwards I learnt BASIC then C, and started…

Apr 13th

Design Cheat Codes →

Disclaimer: I’m not claiming games which use these mechanics are in any way lesser. I’m merely highlighting these as easy ways to sauce up a game. Think of it like add ketchup / mayo / vinegar to…

Mar 29th

Battle Plan: Shipping Someone’s Problem Child →

Getting it out There Originally written for AltDevBlog In my relatively short time in the industry I seem to have attracted a few fixer-uppers, reboots, ports and all round oh…

Feb 26th

Lets Play: Design Goldmine on YouTube →

So about two years ago I discovered the Lets Play phenomnia on YouTube thanks to Kikoskia and his awesome X-Com playthough. Which was a game I love and have played many times. I quickly discovered…

Feb 21st

Why Less Posts →

XKCD: Stop and Think So other than the occasional project posting my posts have gone down. This isn’t because my writing has decreased but because of a new method I have. Oooh I have…

Jan 9th

Project Humps →

This LudumDare I was hit by a blaze of inspiration. I was soooo excited by this project!!! Then the truck of problems ran me over, several times. Build a 3D Spatial Puzzle based on a secret…

Jan 3rd

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LD19: Discovery →

Puzzle Scrambling itself with easy Physics SSHeart: Secrets in the Space of my Heart Windows | OS/X | Web So this weekend the theme was Discovery which really inspired me….

Dec 19th

2010 as per Facebook →

My year as per Facebook.

Dec 14th

When in doubt, break it down →

When in doubt go Retro I can point to countless notebooks some of which date back to some of my first programming experiments in my pre-teen years. One problem which I’ve never felt…

Nov 15th

The Value of the Middlemen →

Cut out the middle man! How many times have you heard that said as a positive call to action? Well there is a darker side to this glorious plan. It stems simply from this question, “What does the…

Nov 13th

Nano, Leads and Projects →

Level Up - Scott Pilgrim style On reflection of this month my NanoWriMo project which I was really keen on is just not going to fit into my spare time at the moment. In better news…

Nov 7th

Ludum Dare: The October Challenge →

So POV declared The October Challenge : Make a game in a month and sell it. New Grid system for Game The game is relatively simple and based in the Channels of Power world using…

Oct 1st

COP: Game Flow →

Game Flow So basically that’s the game flow detailed there. The mission select is of course random. Tonight development goal is as follows. Build a blueprint and save it One Page…

Oct 1st

White Male Privilege →

This article is the first part of a two part discussion I wish to explore. A law for us and a law for them, the private law or privilege of a group. Being born in South Africa in the 80′s…

Sep 11th

Chess and Unity →

So the big milestone for the Data Driven Dialogue project is in and frankly it needs some time to sit on the shelf while I gather my thoughts for a fresh assault. So I set about learning…

Aug 31st

Python Parsing Progress →

Tavern Talk Okay it doesn’t look like much but there is a LOT of back-end going into this. With some good work but tonight I should be able to parse the scene script. Still haven’t…

Aug 21st

Jagged Alliance Online Announced →

Okay so talk about timing. Just days after my last post it’s announced classic team based tactical game Jagged Alliance is getting an online treatment. So now often people think strange…

Aug 19th

Turn Based Strategy and Casual Games →

As I currently furiously work on my Data Driven Dialogue system for the end of the month delivery and continue my job hunt with furious speed. There is one other project I desperately want to…

Aug 14th

Imperfect Information →

Need Intel? I’m loving Starcraft 2 at the moment, and it got me thinking about my love of imperfect information in games design. I strongly recommend A Game of Thrones (board game)…

Aug 12th

Badda Booom! →

Mere-Mortals games division is now shut. We were working late a few weeks back when the news was delivered and well the final final final letter came through today. It’s all quite a process, which…

Aug 11th

Data Driven Dialogue Schism →

Of course there is a story So the data driven dialogue project is moving along and well a simple problem arises. The more mechanic driven and gamey your game is, Ludology focused, the…

Aug 3rd

Cave Generator →

Working on my Cave Generator. Task List Trace Wall Outlines Smooth Lines Generate 3D Geometry

Aug 1st

Do Tutorials suppress Play? →

So I was listening to Another Castle interview the extremly interesting Eric Zimmerman. They were talking about the subverssive nature of play when my brain started drifting to tutorials,…

Jul 28th

Podcast #5: Develop Technical Art →

Your browser does not support the audio element. Upgrade you FOOOL! Direct Download I pull in Nick Lewis and Neil Richardson again to discuss some technical…

Jul 21st

Develop Conference →

So got back from Develop and was slightly wiped out. So no podcast today, hoping to pipe one out on Monday. I apologise for the delay. There is good covereage at Develop site and some funny…

Jul 18th