September 2024

Idea Guy: The Myths and Realities of Game Inception

Ages ago, my industry friends and I had a running joke about young designers who viewed themselves as the “idea guy.”  The framing stems from an uninformed view of how games are made – the concept that there’s a lonely genius on a team somewhere, possibly with a fancy title like Creative Director, who comes …

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Swag Collection: Physical Memories from a Game Career

It’s Photo Album Week here on the blog. I mentioned in passing a few weeks ago that one of the small but nice things about working in games was all the free swag that flows your way. Developer t-shirts are a mainstay, but over the years I’ve collected a veritable mountain of cups, clothing, and …

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