Category Archives: New Jersey
On My Way
The other day, I went to a job interview pretty close to my dad’s church, and when I got out, I had a text message from my dad asking if I wanted to come by and meet for lunch. I … Continue reading
Facebook Demographics
Meg: Hey, Marcus, you ever notice that 99% of your Facebook wall is girls telling you how great you are? Marcus: That’s because all my male friends are out in the woods stabbing things with pointy sticks and cooking over … Continue reading
Civ 2, Or Why I Should Listen To Eric Sometimes
Nick tagged me in that 15 games Facebook meme, but as I started to compile my most memorable games, I realized I’m unable to just type a list. Civilization 2 would definitely make that list. When Civ 2 came out, … Continue reading
Rolling Dice
I went to play D&D this weekend, with Ian and Andrea and their friends. They’ve got an ongoing run, that happened to have a couple openings. I think the conversation went like this: DM: We have two characters available, so … Continue reading
Hometown
“Don’t forget to move your car,” my dad said. “It’s a thirty-seven dollar ticket for parking in front of our house.” “Thirty-seven exactly? And you knew that off the top of your head?” “Of course I did. Want to see … Continue reading
Crayon Physics
Before settling down to create the full length Crayon Physics Deluxe, Petri Purho, of the one-man game studio Kloonigames, wrote one minigame a month. You can really see that creativity and adaptability in the finished Crayon Physics. Each level of … Continue reading
Iron Game Dev
Saturday morning at IndieCade was the Iron Game Dev Challenge. I was excited to see so man creative devs together, and I’m kind of fascinated by what goes into a game. No matter how many games I playtest or how … Continue reading
Lord Stabbington
The last few days of school had a lot of angst for my students as summer couples separated. I always enjoy being the older confidante in teenage adventures, but this particular situation reminded me so much of being exactly my … Continue reading
Two Worlds Collided
Tonight was the end-of-term dance for the students, and some of the responsible adults also grabbed the chance to dance around the gym/auditorium, gossip by the water fountain, hang out with the smokers on the stairs and generally act like … Continue reading
Talented
The other day, I had my students make menus and play restaurant. I’d put them in groups and let the kids choose whether to be waitstaff or customers, polite or rude. Usually this class is le tired, so I was … Continue reading
