Enlisting the Aid of the Genius 14-Year-Old

Posted by Rampant Coyote on September 8, 2015

I joke that I was the world’s greatest game designer right up until the moment I had to design games for a real audience, and then I sucked all of the sudden. Mysterious thing that… Obviously, the point is that things always look a lot simpler from a distance than once you have to go […]

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Utah Indie Scene Gets Some Press

Posted by Rampant Coyote on September 7, 2015

The Utah Indie Scene has received some extra attention lately, due in no small amount to the efforts of a few developers who have gone the extra mile. While they’ve had their own projects they’ve focused a good deal of attention on, they have also worked to put together support networks for indie game developers […]

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Coming Soon: Beyond the Wail

Posted by Rampant Coyote on September 5, 2015

I mentioned some time ago that I am in a new, upcoming anthology. This is it. Next month Xchyler Publishing releases a new anthology of paranormal tales called “Beyond the Wail.” Here’s a trailer video:     It includes twelve tales of “love, loss, and lamentation.” A lot of them deal with the loss of […]

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Shattered

Posted by Rampant Coyote on September 4, 2015

I returned home the other night to find half of an old CD-ROM sitting on the table. It was an original disc for Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. It was later explained to me that it had fallen off the shelf and out of the jewel case, and our puppy, Clara (yes, named after […]

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Of UDEN, the VOID, and the Coffee House Six

Posted by Rampant Coyote on September 3, 2015

Last night’s UDEN (Utah Digital Entertainment Network) meeting was held at a place called “Church and State,” a non-profit “business incubator” that offers office space to small businesses inside what was once a historic church building build in the 1890s. As the last time I attended, it was a very entrepreneurial-focused meeting consisting of announcements, […]

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Game Jam Games Gone Commercial(ish)

Posted by Rampant Coyote on September 2, 2015

It shouldn’t be an impediment to Game Jams, but one of my big hesitations is that it’s a distraction from my main project. I mean, if I’m gonna carve 48 hours or so of solid work on a game from my schedule, I’d be far better off focusing on the game I’m currently trying to […]

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[Archive] Of Game Engines and Swarm Missiles

Posted by Rampant Coyote on September 1, 2015

Editorial Note: This is an article that first appeared in the previous blog back in January 2006. Yeah, it’s old, but still valid. I’ve edited it to bring it up to date. Although I must admit, working with Unity has provided me with a lot fewer ugly surprises than some other engines. In early 1995, […]

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