Category: Retrospective

PRE-SPRINT 13 – YEAR OF THE SWITCH – RETROSPECTIVE

YEAR OF THE SWITCH Week of January 1st, 2017 OVERVIEW What a good week. First, I had a ton of success in learning GameMaker and porting old code and concepts over to it. I had been worried that I wouldn’t ‘jive’ with the GameMaker Language or GMS in general, but I genuinely love it and […]

PRE-SPRINT 12 – MERRY QUITMAS – RETROSPECTIVE

MERRY QUITMAS Week of December 25th, 2016 OVERVIEW Well, it’s official, then. I’ve put my two weeks notice in. Quitmas has come and gone, and now all that remains is a two week limbo before things really hit the fan. I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m somehow both thrilled about how much money I saved + dismayed that […]

PRE-SPRINT 11 – CASE OF THE MONDAYS – RETROSPECTIVE

CASE OF THE MONDAYS Week of December 18th, 2016 OVERVIEW After months – like, literally months – of saying I was going to focus on (ironically) focus and concentration, I finally go around to doing it. And it’s been great! I’ve studied up and practiced meditation. I’ve re-incorporated the Pomodoro system, this time with some […]

PRE-SPRINT 9 – LET IT SNOW – RETROSPECTIVE

LET IT SNOW Week of December 4th, 2016 Overview What is “game”? This question has plagued mankind for generations. Can it be answered here? Answered today? Can it be answered at all? Is answer even the right word? Is answer spelled right? Why the ‘w’? What purpose does it serve in that word? All good […]

Pre-Sprint 8 – DAWN OF MEGA-MONTH – Retrospective

DAWN OF MEGA-MONTH Week of November 27th Overview The nice thing about sprints – really, one of the most defining things – is being able to  change gears quickly. After weeks of programming I essentially spent an entire week where I didn’t open up my IDE once…and it was the best decision I’ve made thus […]