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Here’s this week’s progress report for new updates to Toytles: Leaf Raking, my family-friendly leaf-raking business simulation available for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. Get it at the Toytles: Leaf Raking page. I talked about fixing some typos and adding screen transitions in last week’s sprint report. Sprint 19: Screen transitions & time-based dialogue . . . → Read More: Toytles: Leaf Raking Progress Report – Scene Transitions I was surprised to learn that people I know who I consider to be the kind who spend a lot of time in game news didn’t know about this bundle, but the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality sale is about to end in a few hours. We reached out to our community and . . . → Read More: Mere Hours Left for itch.io’s Racial Justice Bundle A man was murdered by a police officer who walked away free that day. Almost everyone on my social media feeds who usually posts their concerns about a police state and tyranny? Silent. Then people took to the streets to protest the abuse of power by the police, the police escalated, and then there . . . → Read More: Want Peace? Demand Justice A colleague at my day job lent me a copy of the book Tools and Weapons by Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne. The main premise of the book is that technology is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it has the potential to do so much good for individuals, organizations, . . . → Read More: Books I Have Read: Tools and Weapons I tend to dislike relying on third parties to provide me with services I find indispensable. If I can help it, I prefer having control over my own services, even if it means having a poorer experience than a flashier, proprietary solution might provide . Staying in Control of my Mental Food Sources For . . . → Read More: How Much Do You Value Privacy and Security in the Apps You Use? There’s only so much time left for your charitable contributions to count towards your 2016 taxes. If you’re looking for recommendations, here’s two organizations I have contributed to because I believe in what they do. Electronic Frontier Foundation “Defending Your Rights in the Digital World” is the EFF‘s tagline, and I’m unaware of another . . . → Read More: Where To Donate Some Money Before the End of 2016 One of the things we’re taught to believe as American citizens is that we cherish our freedoms and our rights. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. And if we’re accused of a crime, we get to face our accusers and have a fair shot at defending ourselves. . . . → Read More: Why Are American Police Carrying Out Executions against American Citizens? #BLM I’m a white, straight, cisgender man. But I didn’t used to be. In the past, I was just me. A unique individual human being just living his life like everyone else. Then I started becoming aware of the fact that as a man, I live a completely different life compared to women. I . . . → Read More: Being a Real Ally for Marginalized People in the Game Industry In the debate, I often saw an argument along the lines of, “If I gave you 10 grapes and told you two were poisonous, would you eat any?” It sounds clever. There’s a risk. Most intelligent people would say no, and so the idea is that taking in Syrian refugees when potential terrorists could be . . . → Read More: Syrian Refugees Are NOT Potentially Poisonous Grapes I had two Muslim roommates when I was in college. They were the nicest guys. One was in computer science and the other decided to go into religious studies. We played computer games together. They threw the best party I ever went to as part of the fraternity they were pledging for during my . . . → Read More: You Are Allowing Terrorists to Win by Giving in to Fear |
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