John LeBoeuf-Little - Vertex Rim

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Month Review: Projects Be Projecting

First month review!

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Week 4: Power to the People

Everything is more interesting in the dark.

Chocolatier & Campfire Stories

I've done a decent amount of TTRPGs in the last decade or so. Recently, I've had an opportunity to breathe back into life a number of short tabletop games from my very distant past, and I've been loving it. I'm getting to

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Week 3: Building Life Support

Building new mechanics is my favorite part of the process.

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Field Notes: Call of the Void

Outlines, translucent materials, and buried settings.

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Week 2: Let There Be Lights

I spent six hours developing an interaction framework... to turn off a light.

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Field Notes: Modifying Assets

Buy or build is a false dichotomy. Modifying assets is an easy way to get exactly what you need.

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Week 1: Building the Ship

It's time to move from vague idea to actual implementation, and consume a lot of diet coke on the way.

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Week 0: Foundations and First Assets

Starting a new business means a lot of prep and even more paperwork.