One of the major technology convergences happening in the background is ai + quantum + robotics.
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🎮 18+ years in game dev | Sharing hard-won lessons from the trenches—design, production, strategy & the messy middle. I talk games to explore systems, creativity & real-world success. Helping you ship your ideas—in digital & in life.
What’s the difference between a producer and a project manager?
Stoic One Liners To Help You Overcome Adversity 1. “Misfortune tests brave men.” Seneca 2. “Excellence withers without an adversary.” Seneca 3. “If it’s humanly possible, you can do it too.” Marcus Aurelius
“When you optimize purely for efficiency, you treat people as interchangeable parts. That's when society breaks.”
"Embrace the process of learning, not just the results." - Robert Greene
Busyness is not productivity. Haste is not efficiency. High frequency is not progress.
The lesser known framework for decision making…the Cynefin Framework. I’m still reading up on this approach, will share more notes in the future.
What has made Nintendo such an extraordinary game creation company?
After years working in game and product development, one thing that’s really stuck with me is how much we talk about iteration, but how little we talk about what comes after — the rebuild.
Pressure vs Pace A lot of times in a Project, you might experience the dynamics of pressure and pace. These two distinct but interconnected forces that influence how work is executed. Here's a quick breakdown on how these concepts relate, and some techniques to balance things.
Which systems do you use, deterministic or probabilistic?
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What’s the most difficult thing when trying to achieve goals?
There’s a difference between batch work versus “one piece” flow work.
Is the problem/solution impossible or just difficult?
Games have always been a reflection of human conflict, power dynamics, and societal values, often reinforcing dominant ideologies while claiming to be ‘just for fun.’
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" Orwell
Games have always been a reflection of human conflict, power dynamics, and societal values, often reinforcing dominant ideologies while claiming to be ‘just for fun.’
Design Tactics - Manipulation, Deception, Power-Shifts Whether you're designing a game or studying politics, identifying manipulation techniques is essential to strategic success. Here's a Part 1 thread of key negotiation, persuasion, and psychological techniques used to manipulate people.
The “Stranger in the Room” technique is a negotiation strategy where an outsider—who is not directly involved in the negotiation or decision-making process—sits on and they can serve multiple purposes, such as introducing an element of psychological pressure, disrupting established dynamics.
Pressure vs Pace A lot of times in a Project, you might experience the dynamics of pressure and pace. These two distinct but interconnected forces that influence how work is executed. Here's a quick breakdown on how these concepts relate, and some techniques to balance things.
“Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while working.” Matisse
How important can live services be for games? The needs of each game is unique, and live services can mean slightly different things depending on your game. Here are some takeaways for discussion. Reception of live services varies by game and player expectations: (Thread Below)
One of the most complex words around is the word “change”. There’s so much meaning and depth to its existence. #change
Something that’s not often talked about in board and “analog” games, is dice quality, it’s a lot harder to get the perfect dice. So what’s spacial about precision dice?