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  • My First Love: Tiny Worlds

    My First Love: Tiny Worlds

    Spring is approaching and that means love is in the air. For this week’s edition, I will share my first love of making games. Before I was a narrative designer, before I was a technical artist, before I was a Unity developer and before I was a game artist; I was a level designer at heart. Sort of… let’s get into it!

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  • Heroes of Might and That Magic Feeling

    Heroes of Might and That Magic Feeling

    We’re doing something a little different today. I want to do a little analysis on one of my favorite games of all time. In the process, we’ll look at the legacy baggage of older games, Advance Wars and a prototype I made a thousand years ago.

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  • What Is A “You” Story?

    What Is A “You” Story?

    A Michael Bay movie has explosions, a Miyazaki movie has beautiful nature and delicious-looking food, a Wes Anderson movie has off-beat pacing and vintage colors. These are all components that make up their respective signature styles… But how does one get to that point? How does an artist find their own voice?

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  • Creatively Antsy

    Creatively Antsy

    Do you know that feeling of giddy nervousness that comes with inspiration? As though you’re bursting at the seams with creativity, but can’t manage to point in the direction you want? Well, I’m practically vibrating with the stuff right now, so let’s talk about it! Also, there are cat pictures, so stick around!

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