Author Archives: Meg
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.
Reviewing School
A few months ago, I reviewed the novel School over at The Absolute, and the book is now out, with a quote on the back from my review! For some reason, they went with my summary and not with my … Continue reading
Video Game Industry Rant — luckysipe’s old man blog
Harold has a good post up about monetizing in games, and I wanted to share it here: So, I was at a game demo event a couple of years ago in NYC. This sort of thing was mostly attended by … Continue reading
Local Search Terms
Harold and I are in the car, when I notice a familiar name on a sign. Meg: Oh, that’s what *local business* is! I’ve been wondering who they are because they follow me on Twitter. I wonder how they found … Continue reading
From The #SXSW Gaming Expo
South by Southwest is almost a month of interactive, film and music shows, held annually in Austin, Texas. The festival is known for emerging music, launches of innovative tech startups, professional development sessions, and A-list keynotes, as well as for … Continue reading
Inspiring
We have new teachers starting at my work, including my friends Mor and James (Phase one of my plan to have every single person I like in North Carolina come work with me!). After class one day, we were talking … Continue reading
From #SxSWi: Gigg
SxSW Interactive always includes launches of amazing new apps (and, yeah, some ridiculous ones, but let’s not talk about that). With Gigg‘s new music app, users can make and share cute combinations of music, song lyrics, videos, and pictures. Choose … Continue reading
Shadows of Ghosts: The Civil War, With Centaurs
When the story opens in Shadows of Ghosts, the southern provinces have recently seceded from the kingdom, due to their belief that centaurs aren’t quite human and should be kept as slaves. This has led to a civil way … Continue reading
