Author Archives: Meg
Turning Gaming Passions into Profits at SXSW
Anthony, one of my friends from The Phat Startup, was on a panel called “Turning Gaming Passions into Profits” at SXSW. I would normally skip this kind of panel, because these usually talk about elevator pitches and personal brands and … Continue reading
Grape Lemonade Gum
This is a new grape-lemonade gum, and it’s pretty much the best thing ever. The purple part tastes like the grape Bubblicious I wasn’t allowed to have when I was a kid because it has too much sugar, plus the … Continue reading
Codeswitching
I’m currently working on a core game, and I also teach programming for preteens. Today at the core studio, our server crashed in a way that meant hours of work for the whole team. While colorful language erupted around the … Continue reading
Miles and Miles
I ran a mile! Twice! Any by that, I mean that I ran successfully for a mile, and then was a able to replicate my results on a second occasion, not that I did anything crazy like run for two … Continue reading
Alchemy and Assassination in ‘The Red Lily Crown’
The Red Lily Crown by Elizabeth Loupas is out today, and I’ve reviewed it over at The Absolute. I love fiction set in this time period for all the over-the-top disregard for laws among the elite, and The Red Lily Crown … Continue reading
Spring Jade
After barely surviving this winter, my McGovern jade plant has just decided to thrive, branch out, and take over the world. (That’s kind of how I feel about winter and spring, too.)
Polygon on the Changes at Epic Games
From this week’s Polygon article on all the changes at Epic: The company’s only currently announced game, Fortnite, was revealed in late 2011, and Epic has been relatively quiet about its development. Epic has released new titles since then, including … Continue reading
Spoiler: Aristotle
My boss, in the midst of explaining why teaching is so important and how far teaching can reach, said sarcastically to my colleague, “Look how important Plato is. Everyone knows the teacher, but who’s ever heard of Plato’s students?” I … Continue reading
As Seen In My Office.
My work in games has included teams with nasty office politics, cognitive dissonance between internal and external communications, and rapidly shifting company priorities. So I’m particularly grateful for my work now and my wonderful team at Youth Digital.
