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A Spell Souls paper playtest in London. The first player killed...

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:02:00 +0100

Spells Souls Play Kit (Field Version)

A happy Tadhg is a crazy Tadhg.

First play of the new rules and rondle.

A Spell Souls paper playtest in London. The first player killed was our friend Colm (sucks to be him) and I got first blood in all of Play Souls. Tadhg looks far too happy for someone working in the games industry we obviously need to work him some more. www.spellsouls.com

Portacabin of Lost Children (From Riverside Festival Nottingham)

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:05:12 +0100

Portacabin of Lost Children (From Riverside Festival Nottingham)

$2.5bn market size estimated for virtual goods in the US by 2013

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:36:33 +0100

$2.5bn market size estimated for virtual goods in the US by 2013:

Last month Piper Jaffray published a research report titled “Pay to Play: Paid Internet Services”, which included their analysis of the paid social networking, virtual goods, online dating, domain…

The quickest path to $50m in revenue? Build fun.

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:56:10 +0100

The quickest path to $50m in revenue? Build fun.:

The Wall Street Journal has a good piece, originally based on Christian Chabot’s blog post, about how long it takes to build a technology empire.

Turns out it takes an average of eight years…

View from our southbank members club meeting area. Tadhg and I...

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:03:30 +0100

View from our southbank members club meeting area. Tadhg and I are doing meetings and game design.

Siobhans made up eyes from steve and pollys wedding in the Lynch...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:17:24 +0100

Siobhans made up eyes from steve and pollys wedding in the Lynch O’Dea household we love made up eyes

The largest book store in Europe in Blackwells of Oxford. I...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:36:23 +0100

The largest book store in Europe in Blackwells of Oxford. I walked into this place and was flabergasted.

Tadhg at ogilvy games day spinning some tales of social games

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:07:10 +0100

Tadhg at ogilvy games day spinning some tales of social games

Mo fest outside Nottingham yesterday

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:47:05 +0100

Mo fest outside Nottingham yesterday

Nudge London www.nudgelondon.com give a total download of the...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:12:36 +0100

Nudge London www.nudgelondon.com give a total download of the recent facebook platform changes at facebook developers garage

First ever design notes for our second game Final Horizon on...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:45:34 +0100

First ever design notes for our second game Final Horizon on train to London for a day of game design with@tadhgk

The Bell in Nottingham one of the worlds oldest pubs is on...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:08:40 +0100

The Bell in Nottingham one of the worlds oldest pubs is on twitter talk about old and new.

"Help design our Facebook game and win $1000"

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:58:00 +0100

“Help design our Facebook game and win $1000”

- http://ff.im/-29QOH

The view from the VJ box at Rock City.

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:58:49 +0100

The view from the VJ box at Rock City.

"Simple Lifeforms Startup Diary – Marketing Tools (#socialgames)"

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:16:20 +0000

“Simple Lifeforms Startup Diary – Marketing Tools (#socialgames)”

- http://www.simplelifeforms.com/2009/03/27/startup-diary-%e2%80%93-marketing-tools-socialgames/

"The hash (#) tag is a way to cut through Twitter’s noise to get to the conversations that you want..."

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:54:07 +0000

“The hash (#) tag is a way to cut through Twitter’s noise to get to the conversations that you want to hear. We’re promoting the #socialgames tag on Twitter as of today.”

- http://www.simplelifeforms.com/2009/03/23/the-socialgames-tag-for-social-games-on-twitter/

"8 Types of Social Games. Simple Lifeforms very own CCO and co-founder Tadhg Kelly details 8..."

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:28:55 +0000

“8 Types of Social Games. Simple Lifeforms very own CCO and co-founder Tadhg Kelly details 8 different types of social games.”

- http://www.simplelifeforms.com/2009/03/20/8-types-of-social-game/

"DFC Intelligence has recently released a report on the most commercially successful massive..."

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:29:09 +0000

“DFC Intelligence has recently released a report on the most commercially successful massive multi-player MMOs (MMO). World Of Warcraft, the most successful MMO has an estimated annual revenue of $500m. With the top ten MMOs in the world generating estimated combined revenues of $1,875m* there is no doubt they have matured into a highly successful commercial sector presenting considerable revenue and profits for their operators.”

- http://www.simplelifeforms.com/2009/03/12/how-do-massive-multi-player-online-games-mmos-make-money/

"Will the Facebook Redesign Help or Hinder Applications Developers?"

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:13:37 +0000

“Will the Facebook Redesign Help or Hinder Applications Developers?”

- http://www.simplelifeforms.com/2009/03/06/will-the-facebook-redesign-help-or-hinder-applications-developers/

I have had a Dr Manhatten tatto since my early twentys....

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:09:48 +0000

I have had a Dr Manhatten tatto since my early twentys. Where’s yours?