See Part One for the First Half of the Interview. Jesse Freeman is a Microsoft Tech Evangelist, game developer and author of “Introducing HTML5 Game Development: Developing Games with Impact”. He recently started a Meetup called the New York Game Makers where he teaches a beginner game development and advanced game development class out of […]
DreamIt Ventures and Saborstudio Take Potatoes On World Tour
One potato, two potato, three potato, tour! There are very few successful games about potatoes, but Pota-Toss World Tour by Saborstudio has proven that with the right team, mentors and an original spin, tossing potatoes can be utterly addictive. José Cayasso, the Founder and CEO, quipped, “It turns out birds and fruits were taken, […]
Microsoft Tech Evangelist Jesse Freeman Talks HTML5 and Indie Game Development
Jesse Freeman is a Microsoft Tech Evangelist, game developer and author of “Introducing HTML5 Game Development: Developing Games with Impact”. He recently started a Meetup called the New York Game Makers where he teaches a beginner game development and advanced game development class out of Microsoft on Saturdays for free. The classes pull a mix […]
The NYC Games Forum: February Edition
If you’ve ever been curious about the gaming scene in NYC, perhaps even wondering to yourself if such a thing exists when the words “game development” are typically followed by “California” or “Texas,” the NYC Games Forum is an excellent overview of the incredibly varied and rich development happening here. I never know what I’m going […]
HealthTech Innovation in New York
If you’ve ever considered starting a HealthTech company in the N.Y. area, there is no time like the present. Demand for these products is high, because N.Y. State is moving the Medicaid population from fee-for-service to managed care. Providers are assessing the system as a whole and looking to tech to help them find […]
Why and How Gamification Works
Gamification has been defined as “The process of using game mechanics and game thinking in non-gaming businesses to engage users and solve problems.” Many companies are turning to gamification as a means of grabbing user attention in an increasingly busy and information-heavy society. Critics of this discipline point to the all too often used example […]
#TooManyGoodEvents – Social Media Week Guide
Social Media Week is fast upon us and with it comes the difficult decision of what to attend. With so many good speakers, 224 events and after-parties, how do you get the most out of this week while still pretending to go to work and attempting to grab longer periods of rest than the quiet […]
The Promises and Perils of Indie Publishing
Three floors above the garishly flashing screens of Times Square a group of authors were gathered to hear a talk on self-publishing that was hosted by the NY Self-Publishers Meetup. Speaker Amy Edelman, an author both self and traditionally published who now runs IndieReader.com, urged her audience to fill the traditionally bare first three rows […]
Just Beginning to Build: Happy Hacksgiving
This is part two of Just Beginning to Build: Ah Ha!, which covers Caitlin’s initial experience in the interesting world of Hackathons. The next stop on my tour of learning to code was to jump into a Hackathon. For someone with literally three weeks of programming experience, I think I get awarded points for bravery, but […]
Just Beginning to Build: Ah Ha!
Female programmers in New York City are no species of endangered bird. With organizations like Girl Develop It, Hack N’ Jill and NY Tech Meetup, this area is an incredibly welcoming environment to a woman starting down the dark path to becoming a developer. But if you’re anything like me, you’re well advanced in your […]
A Man of Characters: An Interview with Christopher Garrett
Christopher Garrett is the president of ZWorkbench, a company specializing in contract iOS development, and developer of the recently released iOS word game QatQi. Please give us your elevator pitch for QatQi. QatQi is an immersive, otherworldly word gaming experience. It provides relaxing but highly strategic play, combined with art from award-winning artist Kun Chang. […]