Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Travel Photo Update
It’s E3 week, the Euros just started, and my Bay Area hockey brothers are still wiping away tears. My words can’t compete with all of that. But, good news! The last two months have seen a lot of travel, and Amanda and I have a staggering number of photos in our collective Google Drives — many…
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Exhale
Last week I let out a deep breath. Though I’ve been hard at work since October, the oldest asset in that vertical-slice demo is only two months. I’ve been game-devving my ass off. Clicking the Publish button was a potent blend of thrill, fear, and catharsis. Of course the demo isn’t flawless. Especially the plot, which some players justifiably concluded: it doesn’t have a hook…
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Gameplay Demo
I said I’d have gameplay to show by the end of May, so I’m posting this week’s blog entry a day early. Here’s a vertical slice of my game. A special thank you to my good friend Mark “Marowi” Wilson, who generously contributed all the audio for this demo. I’ll dissect it with you eventually, maybe even in next week’s post, but…
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Cu Chi
Cu Chi is the name of a place where people used to live. Go there now and you’ll find a young jungle reclaiming its territory — trees and bushes almost thick enough to get lost in, but not quite yet. You’ll hear birds twittering, and you’ll see centipedes slinking, and you might glimpse a giant ant hill. You’ll feel like you’re on the fringes of a National Park.…
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