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Inspiration - HDR Photography

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HDR stands for “High Dynamic Range” for those of you who don’t know. In some cases the range of hues picked up in the images are even greater than the naked eye can perceive by itself. In some cases, these images can look very artificial if not handled properly. Here is a great collection of HDR Photography from Smashing Magazine. Click here to see the rest.

Life Outside Of Your Own Digital Shadow

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While I’ve been neck-deep in web design, game design and illustration these last several years, I’ve never lost the need to break away from it all and actually live my life offline. It’s been a tricky balancing act, to be sure, but honestly I’d rather be spending my time with the people in my life that I care about anyway. With that in mind, I wanted to share this video with those of you who haven’t seen it.

Game Development? Yeah, I’m going there.

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Since I’ve recently been taking several classes in school to learn Adobe Flash inside and out, I’ve been bitten by a bug. I’ve tried to avoid it in recent years to really hone my web development skills, but I’m still being drawn to game development. I decided to download a game development tool called Unity and take it for a spin. Want to find out how hard I thrashed it? Well then, keep on a readin’!

What is FTP?

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We all have to start somewhere, and I recognize that - so if you’re a seasoned web developer you may not need this article (however it always helps to review the basics), but for all of you who are just starting out, I’ve got you covered. I promise I won’t kill you with geek speak - This article is a complete guide to FTP in plain English, so read on to learn about what FTP is and how it works.

Nostalgia Music: 25 Years of Mario

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Man, 25 years of Mario. These games are without a doubt, my absolute favorite. Proof that no matter where you grew up, this music truly shaped who we are today. Totally blows me away. I never thought that this would get the full orchestral treatment when I was a kid, but dammit, I really hoped it would happen…

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@Polykarbon Yep. 2nd episode: Hooked. Bob Ross gag finished the job. Thanks Pat, great recommendation.

Entertainment Stream

This is what I've been into. These are the TV shows, movies and games that either inspire me, or help me blow off steam.

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Naruto Shippuden
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Super Street Fighter 4 AE
Xbox Live Gamertag: Shinseijo

About Me

I think it's fun to create experiences component by component and then pull it all together using logic. I played with Legos a lot when I was a kid, and now I'm looking forward to the day that my kid is old enough to join in so I have a good excuse to play with them again.