Posts by Allen Cheung
When Clicking is Pleasurable and Addictive
Click. Click click. Click click click click click click click click click click click click. One of our company mailing lists brought attention to Particle Clicker, a game that, as the title suggests, is about both particles and clicks. While…
Flash Boys
I'm convinced that ever since humans have invented this idea of trade, that there soon followed people, with the idea that they can profit as middlemen, even if they have nothing to buy or sell directly. This concept…
(Management) Game Respect (Engineering) Game
Software engineers. Most of the time, we're docile and content and easy to please. We write software for big enterprises and tiny startups alike, create our own startups once in a while, and only occasionally pen a blog…
The Privilege of Meaningful Work
I've been listening to the Unprofessional podcast. The show's premise is simple: a pair of hosts bring on a rotation of guests and talk about all things not work. But as hard as they try, their…
The Indie Game Bubble
I've been meaning to write down my thoughts about the state of gaming and where we'll go as an industry for the next few years. As we're in the annual post-E3 lull, this…
The Troublesome Portrayal of Women in Video Games
Video games are notorious for catering to teenage boys. Puzzlingly, it's an increasingly outdated focus, persisting mostly in the creative direction and subsequent marketing of games reflected in big-budget titles more than in general-appeal casual games.…
