January 2012
8 posts
“In a fascinating study known as the Coding War Games, consultants Tom DeMarco...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/opinion/sunday/the-rise-of-the-new-groupthink.html
On Leaving...
It’s with a mixture of excitement and sadness that I’m writing to let the world at large know that as of February 1st, I’ll be leaving this crazy business of music to start a new endeavor. After more than eight years Sub Pop, I’ve decided to move on to take a new opportunity in the world of HTML5 gaming.
This decision was incredibly hard. More than just my employer, Sub...
“Gone were the fuzzy approximations of focus groups, the anecdotal fudging and...”
– James Marcus, Amazonia.
“Well, there’s not much entertainment in a game of eating, so we decided to...”
– Toru Iwatani, Pac-Man creator
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
1 post
July 2011
7 posts
tl;dr
Way more than you ever wanted to know about me at http://www.hdh.me
MSTP: My Twitter Based Reddit Style Board
I did this project last fall for an independent study that I took, and have been sitting on the code since. Since locked up code that no one (including myself) is using does even fewer people any good, I opened up the project on GitHub. Maybe this can be of use to someone. I really like the concept, but haven’t had the time to take it any further.
The source is here:
...
I've Been Published!
An essay that I wrote last year has been included the inaugural issue of the Four Peaks Review. The journal collects long-form writing on digital media primarily from the University of Washington’s MCDM program (from which I’m about to graduate). The journal is available here:
https://digital.lib.washington.edu/ojs/index.php/FPR/issue/current
I think my article (on historical...
June 2011
5 posts
Sprouting
I’ve been working for some time on a new project. It’s a location-based social game called Sprouting. My pet peeve with most location-based services and their “gamifaction” is that the gameplay elements feel bolted onto services that seem primarily focused on marketing and market opportunities.
My goal is to do better than that with Sprouting. With it, I hope to create a...
May 2011
5 posts
SXSW Haiku
I just found a haiku that I wrote during Interactive 2010:
Take 10 thousand nerds, multiply by 10 beers each. That’s a lot of beer.
March 2011
8 posts
February 2011
2 posts
January 2011
1 post
Are You My Friend?
Well, then I’ve missed you. And the problem is definitely not you, it’s me.
Why me? Well, I can be hard to get along with for one, but mostly I’ve just been busy. I was busy getting grades, then busy getting married, then more busy getting more grades. In the end, I’d hoped that this whole over-scheduling thing would help me to become super-human, but I’m starting to...
December 2010
3 posts
My Top 10 of 2010
Getting married
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
Dancer and Prancer
November 2010
5 posts
As My Dumb Luck Would Have It
I got a call at 11:30 yesterday morning saying that my practice space was flooding. I managed to get in there for a second to haul most of my stuff out of my space (which had 3-4 inches of water on the floor and was dark—thankfully the power was out) before busting ass over to Town Hall for Andy’s memorial. Long story short, I’m looking a space to put my stuff, appraise the water...
October 2010
1 post
1 tag
ISO Cyberspace Intern at Sub Pop
From the desk of team Cyberspace:
Sub Pop Records is a record label which has signed the likes of Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Fleet Foxes and Band of Horses, among many other awesome artists. We are located in Seattle, WA.
We are seeking an intern to assist with Digital Assets and Online Communications. Projects may include: - Collecting and organizing physical materials and digital assets....
September 2010
5 posts
derekerdman:
Yesterday we went car shopping with...