The Misadventures of Redbeard

Read about the process of building a game company from the ground up.

Global Game Jam 2017

Published by Redbeard on Wed, 01/25/2017 - 00:50

Made this sweet sweet surfing game for the global game jam 2017!

Ludum Dare 32

Published by Duadikos on Sun, 04/19/2015 - 20:24

I just finished up my submission for Ludum Dare 32. The game was made in 24 hours, and I spent the rest of the time making the GUI work in different resolutions/platforms. Check out the post to play!

Expertise

Published by Redbeard on Tue, 01/13/2015 - 03:40

How to hire an expert: IP Lawyers and the Trademark process

In order to get a game company up and running, there are a number of legal needs. I'm not a lawyer, so I had to hire some. This post is structured to apply to any expert (and is based on my experience hiring experts in many fields), but the post uses IP lawyers as an example. Thus, I also go into depth about the trademark process from the perspective of a non-lawyer.

Boston FIG Post Mortem

Published by Redbeard on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 23:35

If you've been following this blog and the kickstarter, you'll know all the background stuff. Skip it.

Background

Moriarty's Machinations...

AWS and the end of Fatcow

Published by Redbeard on Tue, 08/26/2014 - 23:37

I have posted previously about how terrible fatcow is. My day job is maintaining a very large and complex...