During my C++ class last quarter at UCSC (which was really only about three weeks ago), senior gameplay engineer Michael Duke came to visit and tell us what it’s like being an engineer at EA. Duke has 7 years experience in engineering games (1 year at Schell Games and 6 years at EA) and is [...]
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March 31, 2012
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What it’s like being an EA Engineer
By Isaac in Game Industry, Starting Game Development
February 6, 2012
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Sites/Video Series Game Developers Should Follow
By Isaac in Game IndustryLast updated: 5/12/2012 Here’s just a list of websites/video series I think are good for game developers to follow. From the Industry and Game Design/Development Perspective #AltDevBlogADay: This blog just about covers everything from programming, to design, to even the business of games. The best thing about this site is that the content comes from [...]
January 23, 2012
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2011 Retrospect and 2012 Resolution
By Isaac in Personal LifeThere have been problems I’ve been too afraid or too lazy to address for months, if not years. All sorts of problems: school problems, finance problems, friendship problems, and family problems just to list a fraction of them. Fortunately for me, all of them came crashing down on me all at the same time. Sure [...]
December 22, 2011
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New “Starting Game Development” Category
By Isaac in Starting Game DevelopmentI’m starting a new Starting Game Development category which will have posts that I feel are relevant to getting into game development and the game industry. Most blog posts you find on the net are from people who are already experienced game developers, however I thought it would be interesting to share the perspectives of [...]
December 1, 2011
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Changes
By Isaac in Personal LifeJust finished my programming assignment early for once (lol… 4:18 AM is apparently early) and lots of things have been on my mind, so I guess I’ll blog about it. I apologize for the emotional post yesterday since I know it’s such an abrupt tone difference when you compare it to the other posts, especially [...]
November 30, 2011
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A Fresh Start
By Isaac in Personal LifeI’m writing this post just to say that this marks a fresh start for me and that I’m finally going to realize reality and take control of my life. I’m going to stop thinking about how I’m failing and hopeless in school. I’m going to stop thinking about the opportunity I lost to be with [...]
September 30, 2011
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Happy Late First Birthday Blog!
By Isaac in Personal LifeI’ve been so busy lately, I forgot to say happy birthday to my own blog! It turned one on September 25, 2011… so blog, happy birthday! You’re the longest lasting, most frequently updated blog I’ve ever run in my life, so hopefully you don’t become abandoned and forgotten like all of my other ones. By [...]
September 12, 2011
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Modern Edge Prototype Now Online
By Isaac in Modern EdgeModern Edge’s first prototype is now online and viewable at: http://isaaclean.com/newsite Let me highlight some cool features it has: Ajax Page Load Each menu and page is loaded in via Ajax coded through jQuery. That’s why the page never actually refreshes and each section of the page loads in on one single, persistent page! Cool [...]
August 31, 2011
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Planning Modern Edge
By Isaac in Modern EdgeI’ve decided to blog my design and development process for the WordPress theme I call Modern Edge which will also be used for IsaacLean.com’s first revamp. I’m considering to sell it in the future too which is why it isn’t blatantly named IsaacLean.com like the current theme, but I think it will be exclusive for [...]