The joys of typescript, and over-scoping — Read the ‘premortem’ here, if you don’t know what Global Game Jam is. Play ‘Soul Hunt’ instantly in your browser, even on mobile! It’s over! 😌 (Is it?) In a way, I failed. Once again, the design doc — while not bloated — ended up too dense. …

My arguably most ambitious jam yet — have I bitten off too much? — The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is an at times weirdly corporate-feeling but nonetheless fantastically community-driven annual mega event where folks literally all over the world come together in teams of up to five people to build some kind of video game or interactive experience in the course of a weekend. …

It’s hard when you can’t remember what it feels like — Up to the age of about 15 I was absolutely brimming with creative drive, such that the discipline to actuate and even finish projects came to me easily. I arguably produced more completed work between 2011 and 2013 than in the entire seven years since. …

2021 is the year I change that. Hello! If you’re already following me, it’s probably thanks to one of a number of ad hoc and slightly contentious responses I’ve written over the years to various sociopolitical opinion pieces I’ve found floating around here on this platform. All of those responses…