Posted on August 30, 2009 - by Eric

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-30

• 36 classic mistakes of Software Development – http://ow.ly/l0LM v. useful for game devs too! #
• is holding off on some very lengthy and deep blog posts until after the website redesign and nearer a product launch. #
• someday i will play Planescape Torment. #
• Rock Paper Laser sales increased 100% today, which is awesome when taken out of context. Positive spinning is fun! #
• im spending too much time on making a staircase tile. restarting from scratch for the 4th time. grrrr. #wordgames #word #english #
• RT @UntoldEnt: Flash Microtransactions: How Low Can They Go? http://bit.ly/1rmwoV #
• @konjak – +1 bother from me to you. Ivory please. in reply to konjak #
• lost 20 minutes of painstaking illustration in #lash #cs4. can we start a trending topic – #crashinflash ? #
• Cloners vs Creatives (see comments section) – http://ow.ly/lbrw #as3 #flash #gamedev #web #browser #games #
• if you dont like Mario/Star Wars/sonic etc. straight up cloning in the flash game scene. comment to death this article. – http://ow.ly/lbsu #
• can URL shortener tech generate links that show their real URL in the status bar? that would be awesome and appreciated. #
• @MichaelJW – it was just getting started. way to go Mochi, now i have blue balls (with box2d physic) in reply to MichaelJW #
• s. (continuation of my last tweet) #
• CGDC prize is just $1,000 and no other non-monetary ones? blame the recession. #casual #games #contest #
• Karen – nice iTunes Tax woman just made my day. no need to obtain EID, 9 zeros is enough. why did she ask for a real one in the 1st place. #
• @indiegamemag – thanks for the follow friday! i have a domain "indiegamr.com". any suggestion on what to do with that? #
• Rock Paper Laser FREE! submitted to the app store with @mobclix ads. Will this be the one to make us millionaires? stay tuned… #
• Archbob is divulging the evil plans and machinations of flash portal owners, good job on the reverse psych, flash devs. – http://ow.ly/lciS #
• @eyuzwa @rosedragoness @GameDevigner – so is @UntoldEnt, the Batman of flash gamedevs now? in reply to eyuzwa #
• @eyuzwa – you want to listen to 2 hours of angry rants with female hygiene metaphors and non-existent cows? in reply to eyuzwa #
• @bovinedragon – congrats! wish you guys would write your experience on these game, postmortem and sales figures. in reply to bovinedragon #
• Unity iPhone 1.5 released! with features that exceed my expectations! – http://ow.ly/ldtm #unity3d #iphone #unity #engine #gamedev #
• RT @photonstorm: Your votes would be appreciated – a few more and it might sneak into the Daily 5th http://ow.ly/ldSa – voted! 5 #
• Gamasutra just awarded me a lifetime subscription to Game Developer magazine. awesome site with or without the sub! http://ow.ly/lf0x #
• @MuseGames: Announcing our $10,000 Unity 3D-based indie game development challenge!! http://bit.ly/2UMROI #unity3d #gamedev #indiegame #
• @rosedragoness – thanks! dr. agoness! #
• after decades of crappy Batman games we finally have a good one. and apparently its Bioshock-level good! – http://ow.ly/lg3N #
• @bengarney its being funded by come2play.com. its more like a scorched earth clone but used Worms instead since SE might be a hard reference in reply to bengarney #
• @bengarney Congrats on the new release. still impatient on the 1.0 release. can't wait to get more people on board PBE. in reply to bengarney #
• if the app store attached a star rating to the seller. based on atleast 5 of his app's ratings. that will aid buyers to avoid flooders. #
• video evolution of convert's UI from taptaptap – http://vimeo.com/6245088 #ui #design #ux #apps #
• @eyuzwa – it will be the Unity3d of 2d flash! i tell you. in reply to eyuzwa #
• @eyuzwa – not exactly. but its open source, modular, component for sale, it company-backed w/ lessons learned from Torque. #flash #as3 in reply to eyuzwa #
• Net connection slowed to a crawl. Wonder if some oceanic cable is once again broken. #
• Finally! a healthy discussion fire on the fixing app store article on gamasutra, care to join? – http://ow.ly/lp9y #
• @UntoldEnt – Youre on fire! with the blogs. go go Go! http://ow.ly/lpaN #as3 #blogs #gamedev in reply to UntoldEnt #
• @UntoldEnt – the question is, what about the week after? maybe that damned cow will finally appear in next week's post. in reply to UntoldEnt #
• After re-listening to the Neon Bible for the 5th time in 6 months. i finally get it. Its really good. #arcadefire #neonbible. #
• @UntoldEnt – just let it interrupt something like it ought to do. don't mess with a cow and its destiny. in reply to UntoldEnt #
• @MattRix – cant decide if Windowsill or antichrist blues is my fave. really personal and powerful songs. in reply to MattRix #
• dont understand why these sites cover top ranking apps over & over again. do they want them to go over the top 1 & into space? #
• Is appfigures still non-functioning after 3 days? #
• District 9 is the best film of 2009 so far. its unlike any other sci-fi film with its quasi-documentary approach. #
• @eyuzwa – theres flex builder 3, & FDT pure. flashdevelop is the ide of choice on windows tho. just persever on going over that wall. in reply to eyuzwa #
• @cartoonsmart – the baby app is the easiest one to make so that might make it out 1st. thanks for voting! in reply to cartoonsmart #
• Flash cs4 crashed yesterday when shape tweening – #adobe #cs4 #crashinflash #
• Flash cs4 crashed today when scrolling over a shape with gradient shading #crashinflash #adobe #cs4 #
• pulling an all-nighter to finish Word mansion assets and game design. #
• A contest of who make the most money from microtransactions, is this a good idea? http://ow.ly/lye4 #flash #contests #
• @lowpolycount – yeah i pulled all-nighters then exploring assets. in reply to lowpolycount #
• @chrisError – yeah, it will be fun to watch if a certain (pricing) chaos will be produced by this contest. in reply to chrisError #
• RT @photonstorm: New blog post: Q-BLOCK: Create 3D Pixel Art Online http://bit.ly/rNFvP #
• @cartoonsmart – hehe. whats next for you? an app that measures the probability of your iphone exploding? in reply to cartoonsmart #
• RT @iphonedev07: AdMob Announces Agreement to Acquire AdWhirl http://bit.ly/RQtot – talk about a conflict of interest. #
• RT @bit101: oh noes. flash is dead. now what am i going to do? back to iphone i guess. that will never die! #
• Flash is dead, ad nauseam – http://ow.ly/lDze #
• Nokia N900 is actually really good looking. http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/ #
• its like an iphone with a real keyboard and better OS. the game developer in me is excited! http://ow.ly/lEex #nokia #n900 #maemo #ovi #
• @zapakitul – thanks it will be even better once were done with the css/xhtml final theme. tnx for the follow too. in reply to zapakitul #
• @zapakitul Chaser? is that what it is primarily to you now. wait, are u drunk? in reply to zapakitul #
• force feeding the latest Arctic monkeys release – Humbug. so far, liking the unpredictable beats.. #arcticmonkeys #humbug #music #
• @zapakitul – lol. just messing with you. roll with it next time thanks for checking out the vid. looking forward to your games too. in reply to zapakitul #
• thank @zapakitul for the forever feverish follow friday fellashio fornitacion. hmm why do many bad words start with 'F'? #
• Rock Paper Laser! promo codes DM me if you want one. have a few left before the next update. review it pls #promocodes #apps #promo #
• preparing a powerpoint for a small meet and greet amongst local developers on monday. we are organizing/sponsoring. #davao #
• i wonder if an iphone game about being an app store reviewer would be approved by Apple. #apple #ideas #games #iphone #
• RT @kristoferjones: Champion Archer was recently submitted. Not much hype, but I feel it will do better than Sparta. #iphone #
• The Creeps is the latest iphone game to grab me. play it on hard. love the new twists. #iphone #apps #recommended #
• hunting for sound effects and bgm for Word Mansion. we adjusted the difficulty down. @GabrielBianconi was right about the timer. #wordgames #
• @audiomicro2 – rockin site! will surely include you in our list of sound/music providers. http://bit.ly/2ePUcq #flash #sound #source #free in reply to audiomicro2 #
• there are at least two crappy Fusion Wars on the net. time to get creative with domains for our next game. 1st in a series. #
• i just discovered a font called "My Wife Sucks", i am pretty sure that one has two meanings. #
• am i right to think that tubmlr is like blogger with an aggressive recommendation engine? #tumblr #whatitis #worthit #blogger #
• Pleasant surprise! Gamespot just made a company page for us. with Rock Paper Laser as our IP. http://ow.ly/niBX #gamespot #luvya #
• @pearapps – allow me to chime in with our old (but still relevant post) – http://bit.ly/1aCQXm in reply to pearapps #
• will try and make a post about the ad providers (adwhirl, mobclix and tapjoy) next week. #
• @pearapps – yeah ive been talking to Agon about differentiating on that feature but understandably they have to do other stuff first. in reply to pearapps #
• @pearapps – all 3 have their pros and cons. Agon's main draw is its the no-frills, fastest and user-friendliest one. in reply to pearapps #
• RT @FGL_Team: Chat Event – John @ ArmorGames – 3rd September 2009 – 1PM PST – http://is.gd/2HavA #