Author Archives: Meg
GDC Monday
Monday morning, I went to the GDC press room to check in. I always think I’ve gotten a press invite as a mistake, so when there was some difficulty finding my name on the press list, I was absolutely sure … Continue reading
Walking Back
Harold’s been offered a job out of NYC and we were at a coffeeshop midway between our apartments, talking about it — Oh, sorry! I might not have expressly stated that where Harold lives and works has a direct impact … Continue reading
Pong Backlash
Atari‘s announcement of their upcoming $100,000 Pong Indie Developer Challenge came as a bit of a surprise to me, after their recent app-store cleansing of any indie games with any mechanics similar to existing indie games. Chris Priestman writes on … Continue reading
Internet Trendsettr
Harold, Chip and I went to a talk at The Yard, and then walked over to a nearby hipster spot for red wine. (Oh, and food.) We were, of course, talking shop. My friend Chip thinks in URLs and apps. … Continue reading
Director of Fancy Pants
My Swede-ified name and swanky job title appeared over my desk while I was out of the office. I’ll have you know that I did not write this, but the person who did surely shares my feelings on job titles … Continue reading
Comic Book Men
The other night, Harold wanted to give Comic Book Men a try. As far as I can tell, this show is about the staff of a New Jersey comic book shop, who make nerd culture jokes and dick jokes. There … Continue reading
Game Designer
Credit: Sheri Graner Ray Just for the record, my parents don’t think I fingerpaint all day. They know my job involves a computer. Edit: If there were room for one more, it would be “What some players think I do”. … Continue reading
Unclaimed Flowers
“While I was away from my desk, a dozen roses arrived with no delivery name, card just just reads Love, Jeff. If anyone has a significant other named Jeff please contact him to see if he sent you flowers.” –Mass … Continue reading
Herpetology
I’m on the phone with Eric and I ask him to tell Kristine, his sister and my old roommate, that I made use of some of her herpetology background while in Florida. “Oh?” Eric said, jumping to the immediate Hoffmann … Continue reading
