January 2011
7 posts
There's a Little Surprise Coming. →
Anonymous asked: Hi
Anonymous asked: Perhaps I'm just being a dope. But I'd like to donate to this project and I have no idea how. Where do I go to send a few dollars?
January 2011 - Bake Your Game! →
Every January, the gang at SelectButton.net throws a good old-fashioned games bakedown. The rules are simple: you get the month of January to make a game. It’s a good time to ask questions and learn all kinds of useful stuff, and even as a passive observer it’s awesome seeing the different stuff people come up with in the creation of their games. Come join us and get baking!
December 2010
1 post
Games as Journalism? →
WikiLeaks Stories — Game designers are encouraged to give the actual content of the cables leaked to Wikileaks the coverage that has been sorely lacking in traditional outlets. This is not a new trend — Gonzalo Fraca gained notoriety a few years back with his game September 12th, and even further back, during the golden age of arcades, we saw Missile Command, a bold statement on the...
November 2010
8 posts
thusspokepi asked: |3=====>
Anonymous asked: =D
thusspokepi asked: How are you going to distribute this thing?
Anonymous asked: what is it like dealing with the legions of fans that clamor to lay hands on your spinach each day?
thusspokepi asked: Do you have a list of people you're going to interview, or is this gonna be a slightly more seat-of-your-pants kinda thing?
(if there is a list, I am on it right? Right?)
(if there is a list, I am on it right? Right?)
October 2010
1 post
Anonymous asked: What are your ultimate goals both with regard to the industry of video gaming and your penchant for community projects?
September 2010
2 posts
Super Mario Romhacks
so, today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the original release of Super Mario Bros. there’s no better way to celebrate than with romhacks! you’d do well to seek out the following and play them in your favorite NES emulator:
Extra Mario Bros. is a Metroid tribute made in the Super Mario Bros. engine. running through a Metroid-like map with all the limitations of Mario (you can only...
Learn to Play Exhibit →
If you’re in the SF Bay area — especially if you’re in Silicon Valley — you should come check out this exhibit. Also, word on the street is some new video of The Nicest People is premiering there on the Sep. 17th preview night, but you didn’t hear that from me.
August 2010
1 post
July 2010
3 posts
Anonymous asked: I mentioned your project on Zippygamer: http://www.zippygamer.com/2010/07/you-meet-the-nicest-people-making-video-games/
Pickup Game →
this is the grant application for that workshop i’d mentioned in the previous post. my first ever grant app — it was terrifying at first!
oh, i'm so bad at keeping up!
it’s been awhile since my last update, and the fundraiser is just days from ending!
in my time away, i’ve gone on the radio (that recorded audio is floating around an office somewhere!), visited detroit for something else entirely, come home to find everything different from what i’d left behind, all while wondering what it is that really separates The Nicest People from Indie...
June 2010
5 posts
kickstarter project launched!
I’ve just relaunched The Nicest People on kickstarter! Back it if you can! Spread the word! Tell your grandmothers! This is a documentary that wants to happen, and it’s going to take all of our efforts to make it!
the new budget
$10,000. It’s actually more like $9,500, but Kickstarter takes 5% off the top. This is a far cry from the $22k I’d targeted last time out. Originally, I was aiming for a 3- or 4-person crew, a full set of lights, a boom mic, a shoulder-mounted camera (I was very self-conscious about the shaky shooting you can see in that trailer) and a van (these things drink gas).
The whole thing...
on the radio
I’ll be talking about The Nicest People on the air next Wednesday (June 9th), on Block 2 Block Radio, 91.5 fm in Silicon Valley. So, if you’re local, tune in! If you can’t catch the show, don’t worry — I’ll have a recording up before too long.
