Tag: gaming

  • From Hex Editors to Roblox: A Game Dev Dad’s Journey

    From Hex Editors to Roblox: A Game Dev Dad’s Journey

    The familiar hum of a PlayStation 5 fills my living room, but my ten-year-old isn’t playing the latest AAA release. He’s in Roblox, building games. Not just playing them—creating them. His laughter mingles with friends’ voices through his headset as they craft their digital worlds together. Their natural fluency with these tools fascinates me. They…

  • Everything I needed to know I learned from the Legend of Zelda

    Everything I needed to know I learned from the Legend of Zelda

    When I was eight years old,  my mom told me to stop playing Zelda all Saturday and to go out and play. Thirty-seven years later, my mom told my son and I to stop playing Zelda all Saturday and to go out and play. Fast forward to 2020, homeschooling became a challenge during the pandemic.…

  • Discovering the Joys of Gaming Through the Eyes of a 5 year old

    Discovering the Joys of Gaming Through the Eyes of a 5 year old

    As a lifelong gamer and a 20-year Game Developer, I’ve always been a huge fan of the GameCube controller. Its design is perfect for smaller hands, making it my go-to choice. However, due to the frustrating joy-con drift issues, I decided to try out the iPegas controllers shaped like GameCube controllers, which I ordered from…