Polaris Reports
Reports have come in from Polaris, the newer offshoot of Project Horseshoe. The reports are all on topics I'm interested in, so I'm excited to get more time to dive into each. This year's reports included:
The State of the Industry?
The GDC 2025 State of the Games Industry Report has arrived, but it's nowhere near as representative of the industry as Matthew Ball's incredibly thorough report.
Tech Cycles Inevitable?
Cory Doctorow reminds us that enshittification isn't caused by VC. His latest essay details how the big tech platforms have locked in users, dismantled competition, avoided regulation, and leverage IP law to prevent third party developers to de-enshittify their products for them.
Linklogging
I've been reading some posts lately on the return of the linklog (also called link blogging). This is the kind of blogging that used to be ubiquitous on the web about 15 years ago, and I'm thinking about returning to it.
Done With My PhD
I’m finally done with my PhD. It’s been a long time, and many people—myself included—questioned whether it would ever actually happen. After all, for...
ADHD, Gamedev, & Self-Discovery
I learned last year that I have ADHD. This has probably been the single most important discovery of my adult life—on a personal level and especially on a professional and creative level.
Reflections on 2020
The end of the year always feels like a good time for reflection, and 2020 is a year that really demanded for us to...
Creativity and COVID
Last week I was on a panel for Pax Online about creativity in the time of the pandemic. I spoke about Fortnightly Fiction Jam and how I'm using that as a balance for the other projects I'm working on, which are all long-term, expansive projects. Some takeaways from the panel included...