Show Notes – 9/3/2010

Business
- Prioritization of the podcast has been low
- Hold me accountable! 646-8200-DFL

Games
- gaming on the road isn’t really happening here.
- Adventure Week update – winners to be announced and rewarded next time I’m home!

Travel
- California, Oregon, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, London.
- Pandemonium Books and Games in Cambridge, MA
- The Outer Limits in Waltham, MA

Creativity
- Losing your creative work sucks. But there’s a bright side if you’re willing.
- if it’s short-term, maybe use it as an opportunity for editing
- if it’s long-term, try treating it as an opportunity to try something new and different.

Show Notes – 8/12/2010

Business
- Upcoming Travel! (Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, Atlanta)
- New Phone number! (646) 8200-DFL (820-0335)

Games
- Casual Games vs. “non-casual” games
- Mid-length games are getting longer
- Is it a matter of getting your money’s worth?

Travel
- Gaming on the Road… is it even possible?

Creativity
- Expanding Your Creative Horizons
- NanoStudio
- Final Cut Express

End of March is looking extremely busy, I’ve only managed to put together the first large push on this podcast/website with a great deal of assistance. Thanks Lisa! I didn’t make it to any gaming or comic shops on this trip to Los Angeles, due to a tight schedule and a lot of delays. But there’s a great shop in Pasadena that I discovered on a previous trip. Game Empire Pasadena runs events every day of the week, and was selling a locally produced board game called The Looney Bin. If you’re in the area, skip the downtown shopping zone as it’s the same as every other mall in California, and go right to this gaming shop for something new.

After Irvine, I flew north to SFO and went out to meet up with my friend Noble Bear. He and I have previously spent time talking cartooning art and game design. I demoed my Ghost Pirates game to him and we discussed game play and the scrawled cartoons art that I did during my first design session. I think that I’m very happy with how the game is playing, and aside from a few play-aids and rules clarifications, its ready to go out to a semi-public beta.

The next day after finishing up my work, I headed to Legends of Comics and Gaming in Cupertino. What a great shop! Thanks Jennifer for recommending the Marvel Siege one-shot to me. I read two issues on the plane home, and have enjoyed it a lot so far. I also picked up Kick-Ass on her recommendation, and the first Chew collection. Jennifer is also the first person I’ve talked to who knew something about the DC First Wave series that has apparently come out under my nose. I’ll definitely be hitting up my local shop to pick that up when I get home.