AdvJam2021 retrospective part 2
This is part two of the retrospective of my AdvJam project. Let’s get right to it.
How did I go about building the game?
Motivation
The first day of the jam went great. ...
2021-06-10 10:24:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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Find out what drives you
These past months I spent a lot of time pondering questions of autonomy and earning a living. I thought about the decisions I made and those that just happened to me and why. I thought about where I was ...
2021-06-08 05:58:09 +0000 UTC View PostAdvJam2021 retrospective part 1
In the last post I talked about doing a post mortem on my AdvJam project. When my wife read the article, she found it strange. How can you do a post mortem on something that is not dead, but rather thatâ...
2021-06-03 15:08:07 +0000 UTC View PostEnd of Adventure Game Jam
What a bumpy ride! Thank you to the people who organized AdvJam and all who contributed. AdvJam21 is now officially over and I’m still sorting my thoughts about the experience. I didn’t get to write ...
2021-05-22 08:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostProject Exodus terram: ready for lift-off!
AdvJam21 has started on 7th May and I’m happy to take part. Within 14 days I’ll give my best to let Exodus terram take shape.
»Project ExodusTerram sent ships to colonize Mars. You’...
2021-05-10 14:14:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe jam on the horizon
In 2018 I took part in my first Adventure Game Jam. It was a great experience, even though I had very little time next to my stressful day-job. I did it anyway. I didn’t end up with anything playable, but...
First contact
I was four years old when I got my first computer, a Commodore 64 that was previously owned by my brother. It was a magical machine to me. Like any first computer would have been.
Playing games was fu...
Support Auction
To raise some money for my game development, I decided to part with my spare Atari Jaguar CD unit and put it up for auction. It’s in great working order.
I originally bought it a...
2021-03-09 08:51:58 +0000 UTC View PostTreasures from the past for the Atari Jaguar CD
We are already halfway through February. Can you believe it?
Due to popular demand I want to share with you some more treasures from the past.
I’ll start with my Jaguar CD releases
2021-02-19 11:08:39 +0000 UTC
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Getting started on a creative routine
This post will not just be talk on how I establish my creative routine, but you can join me in some simple exercises to get creative yourself.
Okay, let’s start with the followin...
2021-01-13 12:38:32 +0000 UTC View PostOne from the vault: Eerievale
To show my appreciation that you’re here with me on this journey, I open my vault and give you an exclusive look at a piece of unreleased video game history.
Without further ado here is the lates...
2021-01-12 13:45:17 +0000 UTC View PostA short retrospective
If 2020 made one thing very clear to me, it’s the importance to look after yourself.
If you don’t do that, chances are you slave away in a dayjob that you think you need, but that doesn’t need you and if you get sick and can’t perform anymore, nobody will thank you for it. Few people w...
Welcome to 2021 and thank you!
Looking around, everybody seems to be happy that 2020 is over.
The new year lies right ahead and I wish you all the very best.
I hope 2021 will be a better year for you and I’ll do my best to con...
What will I be creating?
I have a lot of ideas and of course there will be many small things coming your way.
But to give you an clue of the big picture: I have decided on a writing project and a game project to persue in 2021.
The Fantastic Cases of Robert Fox : Novel
2020-12-08 10:58:22 +0000 UTC
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To new beginnings!
[Here is a Sample of my Patron-exclusive posts to come …]
I am aware this won’t be easy, but taking the easy path has never lead me anyhwere worth going.
This is a leap I ac...
For a better 2021
2020 was a disaster on many levels. But 2021 is not yet written.
Disasters can lead to rebuilding a better tomorrow. You can do it!
Grab your favorite pen and hold on to it for your life!
Go write a better 2021 for yourself!
2020-12-06 08:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post