Jeff over at Wolfire has posted an awesome list of must-play indie games. Check it out.
Archive for December, 2008
Top 10 Indie Video Games for the Holidays
Posted in Indie Games on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll Pause this Game So Our Love Will Never End
Posted in Random Stuff on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You can also buy a nice mp3 version.
Get Your Discount on the Unity Indie Game Development Tool
Posted in Random Stuff on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unity is shaping up to be very fine tool for indie and pro game development shops alike. I am willing to bet that these sort of toolkits are the future of game development. Until the end of the year, you can get a special discount from the fine folks over at Unity:
To help celebrate the end of another amazing year we’d like to offer everyone a special 20% discount off the purchase or upgrade of any licenses in our online store! Please visit our online store and use ENDOFYEAR08 as a rebate coupon in order to receive your 20% discount today:
The end of year discount is only valid through December 31st so use it or lose it!
Cars, Compilers and Text Editors: The Illusion of Control
Posted in Essays, tagged linkedin, principles, process, programming on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You know that guy, the one that just passed you in the right-hand lane during rush hour, then swerved back in front of you, as if to say, “hey idiot! Can’t you go any faster?” You then end up tailing him for the next 20 miles. Sometimes, if he’s especially clever, he’ll try to get around a few more cars before finally dive-bombing an exit ramp from three lanes over. W00t! Good job, dude! You just shaved 15.2 seconds off your commute! (more…)
December Software Pick: Online Conversions
Posted in Software Picks on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Converting from one unit or data representation to another is something that comes up a lot in my line of work. That’s why this month I am pleased to recommend Online Conversion. Their tag line pretty much sums it up:
Convert just about anything to anything else.
This site has something for everyone. One of my personal favorites is the Unix Times Conversion that turns Unix time stamps into something normal humans can read. The ASCII Engine code lookup tool is another fun one. Or, maybe you don’t (yet) dream in octal? You might want to check out the magical CHMOD Calculator.
So go on and give it a try. You know you want to.
