Comments for Flammable Penguins Blog http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog The internet home of Claire Blackshaw Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Judging Daring Doers by WebPad: Bring your Own Controller « Flammable Penguins Blog http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2011/08/judging-daring-doers/comment-page-1/#comment-762 WebPad: Bring your Own Controller « Flammable Penguins Blog Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:50:58 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=767#comment-762 [...] my Useless Designer series to talk about a personal project which has me very excited. While judging Dare I came across a good idea which could be brilliant: using a mobile device as the controller in a [...] [...] my Useless Designer series to talk about a personal project which has me very excited. While judging Dare I came across a good idea which could be brilliant: using a mobile device as the controller in a [...]

]]> Comment on Stop being the Useless Designer by Brad Merritt http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2011/08/stop-being-the-useless-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Brad Merritt Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:34:33 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=764#comment-737 I saw your post on AltDevBlog, I learned some nice Excel tricks. I never knew I could name a range of cells. Thanks! I saw your post on AltDevBlog, I learned some nice Excel tricks. I never knew I could name a range of cells. Thanks!

]]> Comment on The Hidden Evil of the Micro Transaction by admin http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2011/07/the-hidden-evil-of-the-micro-transaction/comment-page-1/#comment-733 admin Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:34:12 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=753#comment-733 I wrote this article because I've spent the last 9 months working on a MTX game, called 8Realms, and the last few weeks have been intensive monetisation design, and discussion so it was on my mind a lot. Having said that I was watching the CCP storm, I have a few friends who work there, and other goings on with interest because I have a lot to say on the topic. Most of which I can't say because it's all NDA or not publicly released yet. It's a fascinating challenge trying to innovate in the social & MTX space and not be another me-too Facebook style product. I wrote this article because I’ve spent the last 9 months working on a MTX game, called 8Realms, and the last few weeks have been intensive monetisation design, and discussion so it was on my mind a lot.

Having said that I was watching the CCP storm, I have a few friends who work there, and other goings on with interest because I have a lot to say on the topic. Most of which I can’t say because it’s all NDA or not publicly released yet. It’s a fascinating challenge trying to innovate in the social & MTX space and not be another me-too Facebook style product.

]]> Comment on The Hidden Evil of the Micro Transaction by Jonathan Ferguson http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2011/07/the-hidden-evil-of-the-micro-transaction/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Jonathan Ferguson Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:17:40 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=753#comment-732 I'm curious, did you write this article in response to the recent meltdown in EVE or is your terminology (Greed is NOT good) just a coincidence? Great article. I’m curious, did you write this article in response to the recent meltdown in EVE or is your terminology (Greed is NOT good) just a coincidence?

Great article.

]]> Comment on Do Tutorials suppress Play? by Do we need tutorials? Drija http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2010/07/do-tutorials-suppress-play/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Do we need tutorials? Drija Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:33:14 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=583#comment-99 [...] Copied from Blog Post for explanation and context [...] [...] Copied from Blog Post for explanation and context [...]

]]> Comment on Quality of Life by admin http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2010/10/quality-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-81 admin Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:30:27 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=650#comment-81 Sadly many times its not a choice. While you may not be contracted or forced into there exists an unspoken requirement for it. In recent projects I was lead and had accountability. So when poor decisions or unrealistic demands were made of the team then you either need to fight and oppose the source of these demands (sometimes impossible, other times at risk of employment) or just find some way of addressing them. Sadly many times its not a choice. While you may not be contracted or forced into there exists an unspoken requirement for it. In recent projects I was lead and had accountability.

So when poor decisions or unrealistic demands were made of the team then you either need to fight and oppose the source of these demands (sometimes impossible, other times at risk of employment) or just find some way of addressing them.

]]> Comment on Quality of Life by NeiloGD http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2010/10/quality-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-80 NeiloGD Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:17:56 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=650#comment-80 I'm hoping my new job doesn't demand too much overtime either - I have been telling you for a long time to just not do it! Glad you're finally in a happy place though :-) Love the choice of picture though! I’m hoping my new job doesn’t demand too much overtime either – I have been telling you for a long time to just not do it! Glad you’re finally in a happy place though :-) Love the choice of picture though!

]]> Comment on Chess and Unity by admin http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2010/08/chess-and-unity/comment-page-1/#comment-57 admin Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:35:54 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=625#comment-57 Again the documentation takes you through most the quirks, and of course its easier to find quirks the more systems you've worked with because you get much better at spotting quirks. This is a good page though http://www.unifycommunity.com/wiki/index.php?title=Head_First_into_Unity_with_JavaScript Also I've pretty much stopped googling stuff with rare exceptions and just going straight to the docs. Again the documentation takes you through most the quirks, and of course its easier to find quirks the more systems you’ve worked with because you get much better at spotting quirks.

This is a good page though
http://www.unifycommunity.com/wiki/index.php?title=Head_First_into_Unity_with_JavaScript

Also I’ve pretty much stopped googling stuff with rare exceptions and just going straight to the docs.

]]> Comment on Chess and Unity by LoneStranger http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2010/08/chess-and-unity/comment-page-1/#comment-56 LoneStranger Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:50:27 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=625#comment-56 I've been tinkering with Unity for the past week or so. I find it very interesting, though frustrating at times. You wouldn't happened to have found a good Quirks website, have you? I find that I spend half my time googling things and wasting my time sorting through crap. I’ve been tinkering with Unity for the past week or so. I find it very interesting, though frustrating at times. You wouldn’t happened to have found a good Quirks website, have you? I find that I spend half my time googling things and wasting my time sorting through crap.

]]> Comment on Turn Based Strategy and Casual Games by LoneStranger http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/2010/08/turn-based-strategy-and-casual-games/comment-page-1/#comment-52 LoneStranger Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:38:09 +0000 http://www.claire-blackshaw.com/blog/?p=606#comment-52 I've been wanting to do this for over a decade now. :( Sadly, I'm lazy. I’ve been wanting to do this for over a decade now. :( Sadly, I’m lazy.

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