Posts tagged with Thoughts
Not Being Kind
I shared this awesome blog post by Andrew Bosworth (early Facebook employee, now a VP there) on Twitter: Be Kind The message to resonated with a lot of folks, and I was impressed by the frankness and humility in sharing…
The Acceleration of Educational Competition
As the parent of a happy and fun two-year old, I became disheartened when reading this report on how the pressure is increasing for toddlers – not even children! – to compete to get into the “best schools.” The gist is…
When Feedback Loops Disappear in Management
Early on in my engineering management (EM) career, I went around asking other, more experienced EMs for advice. They were happy to oblige, giving me way more than I could have absorbed at the time, while leaving enough unsaid so…
Year in Review – 2014
I've never tried to write end-of-the-year posts; they tend to be biased towards recent events, and I find it disingenuous to summarize a year's worth of events meaningfully into a small, overarching set…
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 Puzzlingly, it's an increasingly outdated focus, persisting mostly in the creative direction and subsequent marketing of games reflected in big-budget titles more than in general-appeal casual games.…
