Posted on 21 Jul 2008 by John
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Hey all,

I'm gone this week! I'm leaving California and heading for Seattle for the week to take part in something called "Casual Connect," which is a mix-up of a ton of professionals in the Casual Games industry talking about their experiences and meeting up with other companies and individuals. It's a cool way to meet people who do game development like I do and love to entertain people on the casual game stage.

Casual Connect Website

I'll be keeping everyone up to date on what I am doing via my iPhone and Twitter, so keep your eye on the left side update bar to see what I am up to! Who knows, I might even post a few pictures!

And as an added bonus... I'm going to bring my laptop and program at 32,000 feet in the air!

And finally, I'm heading to PAX this year. If you are showing up, make sure to find me and say hi! I'll write a bit more about that when I get there.

Posted on 10 Jul 2008 by John
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I like to update my website with my personal life every once in a while. For this one, I have been living in Irvine for nearly a year. I moved here after the Armor Games office opened. Since then it's been an amazing year for my career as a Flash developer. Take a look at the list we've completed together:

Ocean Explorer
Scribble States
Dark Cut 2
TBA
Argent Burst
Mr Walters
Elements
Grid16
TwoThree
Compulse
Light Cut
Spectrum Genesis
TBA++
Elephant Rave
Hedgehog Launch

Seriously, it's been an amazing year since I started at Armor Games. Getting a desk and 40 hours a week of work to pursue my game ideas is AMAZING. Could never have been possible without Armor Games, for that I have to say thanks.

And since then I have been promoted! No longer a Senior Flash Developer, I have been given the title of Head of Game Development, meaning I am in charge of all game production at Armor Games. Pretty snazzy huh?

But now I am moving into an interesting part of my life. For the past few years I have been juggling expenses such as college, my first car, and trying to see my girlfriend 400 miles away. But now that my life has finally settled down, I have the chance to do shoot for some of my own personal dreams. First thing I wanted... to get out of my 520 sq. feet of apartment space.

I found a new apartment, the one of my dreams that I've always wanted. It's high up on the top floor, with 920 sq feet (nearly twice as big) and a nice deck to look out over. It also have a spiral staircase leading to a second story loft, which will be the perfect hideout for a computer work area and NES game station.

I move in exactly one month from now, so it'll be busy getting everything into boxes and moving once again. This transition is really more than just shifting space though. I always had these expectations for my life of what would happen and where I would be in 10 years or so... the goals I want to reach for myself and what I want to be doing. Everything seems to be falling into place.

I'll keep you updated on the move.

-John

Posted on 04 Jul 2008 by John
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Errrr.... Makena day!

In case you didn't know, Makena is just a chick. He is Roo's famous bird, and for our fourth annual Roo Day we are celebrating Roo AND Makena.

So happy Makena Day!

AND, if you are in the United States, Happy Fourth of July!