It is with great excitement and no small amount of sadness that I must inform you, dear readers, of a change in my employment. I have left Telltale Games and am now working at Sparkplay Media, in San Francisco.
I know. But its ok, really! I’m working on this awesome new game called Earth Eternal and I get to work in walking distance of possibly the best iced soy mocha on the planet!
Earth Eternal is a new entry into the exploding “play for free, pay for bling”* MMO market. It is among the first completely American developed games in this space, as most of the others are made in Asia and then localized for this market. It may also be the first 3D completely anthropomorphic MMO. Oh and somehow (I suspect dark magicks) it will run in a browser window.
I will miss that crazy group of talented and tenacious folks that make up Telltale Games, and I wish them the best in everything. But the future looks tastier than a boston cream donut, and I’m eager to take a big ol’ bite. I’ll let you know what the custard’s like.
*Thanks Seg!
Here I am to report back on how I did for my GDC resolutions! Only a few weeks late! » » » »
GDC is upon us once again, only this year its come a month early. This sandwiches it between two other enjoyable geeky events — DundraCon (gaming) and WonderCon (comics). Its a total geek-fest!
Here are my goals for GDC this year:
1) Post a little each day.
2) Post pictures before GDC next year (I still have some awesome ones from last year I haven’t shown you).
3) Avoid tripping over incredibly stylish interior design elements at 3 Rings’ offices, falling on my face and spilling my drink everywhere.
4) Stand in any given line for no longer than 10 minutes.
5) If I get stuck in some stupid “overflow” room without audio for the Game Developer’s Choice Awards, leave.
6) Avoid spending money on food by going to every party I can and filling up on miniature quiches and crackers with goat cheese.
7) NO Red Bull!
Only take home free schwag that I actually want.
9) Play more than 2 games at the IGF booth.
10) Meet lots of great people, have lots of fun conversations, go to some great talks, and walk away completely inspired and exhausted. (Gotta have at least one I know I can accomplish in order boost my confidence for attaining the rest).
It may seem that maternity leave would be a great time to catch up on lots of video gaming action. And it would be, if it weren’t for the fact that getting ready for a baby to show up takes more time and energy than you’d imagine. It wasn’t until about a week or two ago things finally settled down enough for me to ease my way back onto my comfy couch for more than just a nap.It’s also helped that my unborn child has decided to hang out in the womb for nine extra days (and counting!) Since I’m such a large and ungainly creature at the moment, sprawling on the couch playing games is about the only time I can get comfortable for more than about ten minutes. Doubtless the baby wants to make sure her mommy gets as much gaming time in as possible before her arrival shatters the world. » » » »