Author Archives: Meg
Not Today
I’ve been feeling very not-today recently. There are some cool restaurants by my office, but it’ll be more efficient to eat quickly and get back to my desk. I think about stopping for a coffee, a designer coffee with foam … Continue reading
On Turning 30
I cannot wait these days to turn 30! Then I may put away all pretense of being marriageable and concentrate on my interests. — Letter from the mid- 1800’s, quoted by Betsy Israel in Bachelor Girl
Spring
This was going to be a picture of how it’s spring! And I’m growing a hyacinth! But since I am not very good at lining up shots, instead it’s a picture of my dresser! Which is only springlike in the … Continue reading
So Fine And Subtle Were They
I have a short story, called So Fine And Subtle Were They, included in A Torn Page: 2012 Spring Short Fiction Anthology. That version’s on dead trees, there’s also a Kindle edition for reading on the subway. I’m so pleased … Continue reading
Spiderman’s Villians
My sister came down from Boston to crash with me for a couple nights, while she visited the labs at NYU and met more professors and researchers. She had a lot to do in a short visit, but she had … Continue reading
Long Way To The Top
Coverage from the Flash Gaming Summit over at Indie Game Magazine: At the Flash Gaming Summit, a one-day conference on the edge of GDC, Kixeye founders David Scott and Paul Preece discussed how to succeed as an indie dev in … Continue reading
Designing In Parallel
Friday afternoon at GDC, I went to hear Josh DeBonis from Sortasoft talk about Designing In Parallel, his process of working on two games with a similar theme simultaneously. Since not every idea can be used in every game, even … Continue reading
This Post Is Not Actually About Sushi
Two MMO designers are looking for a post-GDC dinner. “I thought there would be a sushi place around here.” one of them says. “Yeah, me too — you’d expect one in a city like this,” “Weird. Let’s email the mayor, … Continue reading
Still Life With Nail Polish
Today’s press pass picture.
Blast
Yesterday, a player wrote on the forums to tell me that every thing under my control is great, that they enjoyed solving my puzzles, had an emotional reaction to my story, and actually liked the content. Hey Meg, After the … Continue reading
