Author Archives: Meg
Look, A Three-Headed Monkey!
I’ve recently learned that it’s actually much harder to work How appropriate, you fight like a cow. into the dialogue for a tropical island game than Monkey Island might lead one to believe. Just in case you were wondering.
(I Attack The Darkness)
Meg: Hi, *New beta tester*, was *endless grind assignment* the least fun you’ve ever had playing a videogame? New Beta Tester: No. Yesterday Caitlin had me swimming underwater to take pictures of the darkness.
Sunshine Challenged
I ended up with my apartment in Bed-Stuy because it was close to the train to my office work, walking distance to Harold and to Roy, and near lots and lots of hipster coffeeshops, but my bedroom happens to have … Continue reading
Kuala Lumpur
The following is probably only funny to my college friends, but it proves that I’m not the only one who waits years for the perfect chance to say something ridiculous. Eric does too! Meg: Remember when you poured iced tea … Continue reading
Thoughts on Michael Saladino’s GDC Talk “Wake up! Your Team is on Fire! Why Your Real Problems Are Cultural and How To Change Them”
A common metaphor we all hear in game development, and software development in general, is fire. After an absence, we ask our team what’s on fire. We talk about projects that are on fire, we refer to fighting fires as … Continue reading
Protecting The Finnish
I’m on a Skype call for work, meeting long-distance with co-workers based in Manhattan and in Gothenburg. One of the guys has just told us a Swedish joke, and then asked if anyone else knows a good joke about Swedes. … Continue reading
Daredevil
Stick asked me the other night where if my sister Bethie picked a grad school yet. “She did!” I tell him. “She’s going to Columbia! She’s going to live in the city, near me!” “Columbia? That’s a great choice!” Stick … Continue reading
Magic Library
I’ve been reading a lot on my Kindle, and just as I was about to run out of money buying books, Roy told me I could check NYPL e-books out on my Kindle. This is pretty much the greatest thing … Continue reading
Arizona
My company shares a floor with a bunch of media companies, social advertisers, and tech start-ups, and someone on our floor has gotten a contract with Arizona and left a crate of Strawberry Coladas in the office kitchen today. That … Continue reading
