What I learned from Steve Jobs
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Wed, 5/10/11 – 21:02 | No Comment

Today the world loses a brilliant visionary creator and business mind. Here are some of the things I’ve learned from the life of Steve Jobs.

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My first foray into Flash games
Wednesday, 2 Feb, 2011 – 3:01 | No Comment
My first foray into Flash games

How I learned to stop worrying and love Flash development. Also, in which I invite you all to come play a game I made in 24 hours.

Violent video game regulation: A deeper look
Wednesday, 10 Nov, 2010 – 1:04 | No Comment
Violent video game regulation: A deeper look

Tonight I joined my local Fox affiliate for a debate on violence in video games: Should games be regulated? Should they be completely protected under the First Amendment? What about the California law that is …

My Top 7 iPhone Games
Wednesday, 1 Jul, 2009 – 19:38 | No Comment
My Top 7 iPhone Games

With the iPhone whipping gamers and developers alike into a frenzy, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about the games I’ve been playing.

Update: Six Days in Fallujah canned
Wednesday, 1 Jul, 2009 – 17:10 | No Comment

Konami recently announced that they would no longer be publishing the controversial shooter.
Its developers are looking for a new publisher to help them finish it out.

The revolution vs. the evolution
Friday, 17 Apr, 2009 – 22:37 | No Comment
The revolution vs. the evolution

The revolution is here, and it is in people’s living rooms. Of course I’m not speaking of a Marxist holiday, I’m referring to the development codename for the hottest gift item over the last two years, that we know as the Wii.

Gamers to spend Six Days in Fallujah
Friday, 17 Apr, 2009 – 22:22 | One Comment
Gamers to spend Six Days in Fallujah

Wargames are about to break new ground in their evolution, as Konami Digital Entertainment and Atomic Games prepare for the 2010 release of “Six Days in Fallujah,” a shooter akin to other first-person affairs that …

Featured in Michigan Business Review
Thursday, 6 Nov, 2008 – 14:26 | No Comment

There’s an article on the Michigan Film Tax incentive program up on MLive.com in which I’m featured. Check it out!

The sixty second game
Monday, 20 Oct, 2008 – 13:02 | No Comment
The sixty second game

As a person who’s pretty fairly dedicated to gaming, I lament the lack of time I’m able to put into something I enjoy.

And now for a candidate we can trust
Thursday, 16 Oct, 2008 – 23:44 | No Comment
And now for a candidate we can trust

So my pal Dock, better known for his work on the fantastic Wiiware title Lost Winds, set out to make a quick game in the Unity engine, which is a pretty fantastic piece of technology.

The new business school
Tuesday, 28 Nov, 2006 – 15:11 | No Comment
The new business school

Amidst a sea of IP vultures, Web 2.0 success stories, buzzwords and new market capitalizations, are a handful of individuals whom I respect (sometimes grudgingly!) and whose examples we could stand to learn something from.