Author Archives: Mark

Global Game Jam 2018

Posted on 30/01/2018 by Mark

I went to the Global Game Jam again this weekend. It was amazing. The last and first time that I went to Global Game Jam was 2012 where I felt defeated and a failure. I said then that I’d return … Continue reading →

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Taiwan, 2017

Posted on 20/07/2017 by Mark

“If you don’t do this, you’ll regret what could have been”, I told myself and I’ve felt that pang too many times already so I jumped into the unknown and travelled with some other students and teachers from my university … Continue reading →

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2015 – 2016

Posted on 31/12/2016 by Mark

I haven’t posted here in two and a half years, so in point form, here is the gist of some of what I’ve been doing since then. I started studying a Master of Teaching (Primary). I did my first teaching prac … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about sets, baby

Posted on 28/06/2014 by Mark

Let’s talk about geometry Let’s talk about all the ways To tessellate tiles sets Let’s talk about sets Let’s talk about sets Let’s talk about sets Let’s talk about sets I considered doing this whole post to the tune of … Continue reading →

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Finish It!

Posted on 25/02/2014 by Mark

“Who here has actually made a finished game?” asked the presenter at a conference I attended a few years ago where people who were wondering how to get into the games industry sat in the audience. Less than a quarter … Continue reading →

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Freeplay 2013 – Volume of Revolution

Posted on 28/12/2013 by Mark

When I last wrote here I was about to attend this year’s Freeplay festival and was trying to avoid the dreaded impostor syndrome. I’ve been meaning to return here post-Freeplay and write about how it actually went but I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Still Alive

Posted on 25/09/2013 by Mark

I’ll travel to Melbourne this weekend for the conference program of the Freeplay festival. It’ll be hard not to let impostor syndrome rear its ugly head again. When I went to the entire Freeplay festival last year, I was inspired … Continue reading →

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Dudebro

Posted on 08/03/2013 by Mark

I’ve been meaning to post about my mockumentary film Dudebro on here as I put it online last month where it was featured on Kotaku. So here it is to watch: As it’s International Women’s Day today, it seems an … Continue reading →

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What is game?

Posted on 05/01/2013 by Mark

I never really enjoyed sports much. Sports are games. You follow the abstract rules to try to beat your opponents and win the game. I understand how they work, but instead for me, the type of physical games I enjoyed … Continue reading →

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There and Back Again – A Year in Review

Posted on 23/12/2012 by Mark

The year is drawing to a close so I thought I would look back on what I’ve done and what I’ve learnt. It’s been a year of ups and downs. There’s been times when I’ve wanted to flip a table … Continue reading →

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