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NeuroSky and Unity

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One of the coolest things about working at a tool company is the chance to see the interesting, innovative and exciting things people do with that tool. This week I got to take advantage of that benefit by visiting the San Jose office of NeuroSky. These folks have developed a group of products based around…

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Terrain lighting & shadows, and the road towards it

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People have been asking: why built-in shadows don’t work on Unity’s terrain? (here, here, …) Yes, right now (Unity 2.0.2) they don’t. Why – because we didn’t have time to make them work yet. Both terrain and built-in shadows are new features in Unity 2.0, and those two don’t happen to just work together. Here’s…

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Sliced bread is overrated

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Just had this chat conversation: & Aras: whoa Joachim: it rocks Joachim: automatically instantiates material for you Joachim: the same way we do it for scripts Joachim: best thing since sliced bread i think Aras: Aras: hey, back in…

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A must read: The Casual Games Manifesto

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I frequent many sites to stay up-to-date on various game industry news and today a real gem of an article appeared on Gamasutra courtesy of Daniel Cook and it’s a must read for anyone working in the casual games space: The Casual Games Manifesto It’s a relatively brief article that offers some great insights and…

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Weekend in Berlin

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With our recent iPhone announcement having my mailbox boiling over, I’m so happy that I’ll be spending a long weekend in Berlin. I’m flying out to Berlin Wednesday evening to meet up with my whole family – arriving from London, Reykjavik, and Halle – and to celebrate my grandmother’s birthday, eat good food, and have…

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