Technical Advisor and Consultant, Former Head Of Engineering @FormationsCorp Former Tech Director/Co-Founder @gasketgames Mobify and Relic Entertainment alum
Vancouver, BC
Joined January 2009
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Are certain parts of your build CI almost always red? That’s how you train the team to not care! (broken-window syndrome/not-my-problem, learned helplessness/Stockholm syndrome). Be a Picard! 👇🏻
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#Formations Raises $8 #Million #Series A to Expand its #CFO-as-a-#Service #Platform for #Self-Employed #Professionals ow.ly/oYn450IIy7Z @FormationsCorp
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damn: thinkific laying off 100. if you or someone you know is on the hunt for a new opportunity, please hit me up and I'll do what I can to make connections, intros, etc.
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We saw this play out already 20 years ago, with players who wanted enforced player-killing in MMOs only happy with games that had both PKs and PvE players (aka "targets".) Only one game supported that (UO) and it eventually stopped doing so for its own survival.
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I am super proud of my company (Microsoft) right now - let me tell you why.
This week one of my employees informed me they had accepted a job offer at a competing company. I'm always sad to see someone leave the team, but it is part of life.
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Who knew a little GitHub hobby repo would provide the physics in Horizon Forbidden West. Feels like such a gamedev thing to use your side project code at work. github.com/jrouwe/JoltPhysic…
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Sabin is a man of many skills: punching, hitting, and also suplexing.
Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster provides new methods of showing these off. Master these combinations and you'll be a master of the fist in no time.
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Say fuzzy pickles! EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings come to Nintendo Switch Online members later today!
ninten.do/6010wDcly
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Lace up your cleats & prepare to bring the heat in #MarioStrikers: Battle League!
Fierce special shots, items, & tackles means there’s no rules except to rule the field! Mario Strikers: Battle League arrives on #NintendoSwitch 6/10.
Pre-order today: ninten.do/6019wD59L
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Latest 3-shot vaccine effectiveness data vs omicron, summarized
✓ ~50% against infections
✓ ~90% against hospitalizations
✓ ~95% against deaths
Anyone who thinks that vaccines aren't working against Omicron might want to review the data
erictopol.substack.com/p/a-s…
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Kick-start those #NewYears resolutions with Sneaky Sasquatch.
✅ Fitness: Surf or ski with Sneaky.
✅ Upgrade your career: Start a new job with Sneaky.
✅ Vacation: Go scuba diving with Sneaky.
2022 looks stealthily sweet: apple.co/sasquatch
ALT A still image of Sneaky Sasquatch characters surfing.
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On January 27th we will be welcoming PlayStation players to the #CircuitSuperstars family!
Do you have screenshots or videos that show what new players should be excited about? Share them with us by replying to this post! 🏎️🎥
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~ New essay ~
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲
• Why there is no luxury software
• The reason why social networks are free to use
• How Tinder and Fortnite monetize signaling amplification
↓
julian.digital/2020/03/28/si…
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📢 Are you a BC-based game studio with titles on Steam? 🎮
DigiBC & @creativebcs invite you to participate in the 'Games From British Columbia' Steam sale page. Check the link for further info and reply back to us by Jan 19 to be included.
➡ Learn more: bit.ly/3s03Yx4
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Wife of late Just Add Water founder Stewart Gilray urges people to get vaccinated eurogamer.net/articles/2022-…