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Unsolved Mystery Game
I went to GDC to meet clients, learn from peers, and slap the butt of a giant cat. One of my favorite things to do […]
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The Secret Game Developer Bar in Tokyo
Last week, I wrote about how joining the new game developers union gave me a sense of belonging to the game dev community. That feeling […]
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I’m a Union Man
I love the feeling of winning, but I’m not very good at celebrating my wins. When I hit a major milestone in my career or […]
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What Is The Human?
Two weeks ago, I wrote about completing my first game in Unity as part of my studio’s one week game jam. Since then, I’ve made […]
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Mystery vs. Mastery
When it comes to making games, I like to think of myself as a mountain climber. Not literally, though! No surly goats, freezing temperatures, or […]
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NDA Jam
I’m very lucky. I work at an indie game studio, Doborog. A few weeks ago, my boss said I could spend a whole week making […]
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Wanna Adopt a Ghost?
In these cruel, compassionless times, we need less ghost busting and more ghost understanding. Think about Slimer. The little green guy was minding his own […]
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Super Grateful
Game jams are hard. Surviving a natural disaster is much harder. Last month, Gwen Katz, founder of Nightwell Games, somehow did both. Together we finished […]
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Something to Feel Normal
Last month, I made a game called Cocoanut Hotel with Nightwell Games founder Gwen Katz for the public domain game jam. Also last month, a […]
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Burn, Panera, Burn
Cocoanut Hotel was no ordinary jam game. We developed the game last month in Los Angeles, during the catastrophic wildfires that blazed through the city. […]
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Equip Story is my newsletter of self-discovery through game development. I’m Geoffrey, a narrative designer, game maker, and interactive fiction writer from Los Angeles with over 15 years experience. I’ve had commercial success working for studios like Disney, Gearbox, and Ubisoft, but I’ve always treated commercial success as the most important goal for my art. Now I’m looking for something more. →
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