WRITING

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Magical Crystals - Clichés To Hate
Magical crystals are the ultimate panacea whenever you need to put something into your story, but you don’t know how to do it.
07/13/2017 11:18 AM
Revenge Explains Everything - Clichés To Hate
If you're looking for a cool topic to talk about, you may want to avoid the vengeance cliché.
06/22/2017 02:51 PM
Bows Are Easy And Only For Women - Clichés To Hate
Isn't it boring how almost every female warrior in fantasy settings is forced to use a bow?
06/11/2017 01:43 PM
Wrong Literacy Assumption – Fixing A Bad Design
We made a mistake in our design and we think it’s quite an interesting one, even if it’s rather small.
06/08/2017 08:13 AM
Spread Diary Entries - Clichés To Hate #1
Introduction to a new series focused on avoiding overused storytelling clichés.
06/02/2017 09:48 AM
Jump into Javascript part 8
In which I remember to post it on RMN as well as Patreon.
05/30/2017 02:09 PM
Slip into Ruby - Under the hood part 19: MOAR WINDOWS
I accidentally overwrote the master copy of this one, so I've had to redo it.
05/30/2017 02:05 PM
Too much exploration makes you a sloppy fighter
How to balance exploration and execution challenge
05/24/2017 01:39 PM
My 2.5 years journey of game development
My experience in the last 2.5 developing the game Stitched
05/03/2017 07:09 AM
Free World Building Tools, Tips, and the Websites to Find Them.
Random Name, Term, Map Generators, Organization and Writing Tips, and More!
04/30/2017 04:08 AM
Introductory Side Effect Algebra
An extra tool as a formal method for reasoning about side effects
04/30/2017 02:51 AM
Jump into Javascript part 7
In which I object.
04/29/2017 11:08 PM
Slip into Ruby - Under the Hood part 18: More Windows
In which gosh darn it I'm late again.
04/27/2017 06:46 PM
Parallax Mapping - Work Flow, Lighting and Color/Tint Adjustments
Focus on: Types of Shadows, Lighting, Color, Tint and Color Dodge Adjustments
04/13/2017 07:57 PM
Jump into Javascript part 6
In which we exit the scene.
04/09/2017 05:56 PM
Releasing games without needing RTP, lightweight and easy
RPG Maker VX Ace without RTP
04/07/2017 04:08 PM
Slip into Ruby - Under the Hood part 17: When I'm Cleaning Windows!
In which the name doesn't have much to do with the actual content.
04/05/2017 12:19 PM
Character Editing - Smile Game Builder & Blender 2.78
Video Tutorial for editing default character assets.
04/03/2017 10:59 PM
Jo's Digital Art Tutorial 02
A walkthrough / narration of my regular painting technique.
03/12/2017 03:44 AM
Advanced Lights Out Puzzle
Make a light-switching puzzle with a single common event and some clever Javascript.
02/28/2017 10:09 PM
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