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New Simple Look

Mark — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:30:59 +0000

I’ve changed hosting services and decided to go “simple” with an update to my blog. The last post I see was from August. Many many things have changed for me since then. There’s been a mini flood of life experiences, reflections and learnings. As I stare at the start of 2013, I know I’m not [...]

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Open invitation to my real friends: "Kick Me"

Mark — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:32:13 +0000

I am 100% certain that the way I feel about life, happy or sad, is completely up to me and the “context” I create in my own brain. I am certain of this based on my life experiences and by learning from other people. I have no doubt that the way I frame my thoughts [...]

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The Game of Life – My Context

Mark — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:22:29 +0000

We live life in a series of “contexts”. We move between different contexts with our work, family, friends, hobbies, etc. usually giving little conscious thought to how these contexts were first created and whether they really serve us. I realized recently that I can use my game making skills to consciously define a successful context [...]

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Thinking about the next 25 years

Mark — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:56:27 +0000

I’ve been posting a fair amount about “thinking deeply” on Facebook recently. Part of what I’m doing right now is sorting out what I want the next 25 years to be like for myself. While 25 years might seem like a long time, I know from experience it can go by in the “blink of [...]

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"Fall in love" to make great games

Mark — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:21:48 +0000

Over the past few months, I’ve been doing quite a bit of thinking about the steps, process and mindset I use to make games. Looking back at the 15+ games I’ve made, one thing stands out. For me to make a great game, I have to “fall in love” with what I’m making. Simply said, [...]

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