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'Play From Zero' Development Philosophy

'Play From Zero' Development Philosophy

(I have been asked about my limited writing here, and the reason is simple: My dad died in February, only a week before my birthday, and I have...

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No market for 'good games'?

No market for 'good games'?

No, this is not about the quality of modern games, don't worry. At the start of the year, a small handful of 'business angels' gave me a limited...

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When code just isn't enough...

When code just isn't enough...

I have this theory. It goes "nobody has any real idea what they're supposed to do until they're done doing it". Case in point, the project to gamify...

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A game to save the (real!) world?

A game to save the (real!) world?

Little over a year ago, my blog postings on science in games inspired a small private investor to track me down for a chat. We talked about the next...

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Worthless, Chapter 63

Worthless, Chapter 63

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 62

Worthless, Chapter 62

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 61

Worthless, Chapter 61

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 60

Worthless, Chapter 60

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 59

Worthless, Chapter 59

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 58

Worthless, Chapter 58

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 57

Worthless, Chapter 57

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 56

Worthless, Chapter 56

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 55

Worthless, Chapter 55

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 54

Worthless, Chapter 54

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 53

Worthless, Chapter 53

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 52

Worthless, Chapter 52

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 51

Worthless, Chapter 51

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 50

Worthless, Chapter 50

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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Worthless, Chapter 49

Worthless, Chapter 49

(This is only the second draft of the book Worthless. Expect typos, plot holes, odd subplots and the occassionally wrongly named character,...

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