The Odd Magpie

The Odd Magpie

Michael Murphy-Burton

Category: creative

04 Mar
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Bizdev for Gamedev is Not For Everyone

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One of the things I took on when I started looking seriously at turning Perfect Minute Games into my full-time gig was an accelerator on-ramp...
20 Feb
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Paint By Monsters DevLog 5 – Shader Experimentation

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It’s been entirely too long since I was last able to talk about the development on Paint By Monsters, but with the Conceptualization Funding sorted...
08 Feb
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Recipe: Egg Salad

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I’ve developed this over the last few years with some experimentation. I like it a lot. Dressing Mix1/2 cup Miracle Whip1.5 tbsp lemon juice1 tbsp...
05 Feb
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CMF Conceptualization Iteration 4 – Funding and Bizdev and Planning Oh My!

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Turns out this post is part of a series documenting my first application to the Canada Media Fund and in particular its Conceptualization program Post...
23 Jan
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Jobs, Hobbies and Jobbies

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I turn nearly everything I do into a job. It’s a really old, really bad habit. A Tale of Two Mikeys My “day job” is...
21 Jan
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What is a Societal Singularity, and Are We In its Midst?

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Of late I’ve been worrying – perhaps overmuch – about the likelihood we’re in the midst of a period of change which outstrips the ability...
07 Nov
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CMF Conceptualization Iteration 3 – SoloDev Edition

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This is the third time I’m talking about this. Post 1 and post 2 talked about how the whole thing works and how to make...
05 Nov
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Paint By Monsters: DevLog 4 + Feature Video 0.0.10 – Brush Strokes!

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I’m gonna talk about all the faffery in a minute, but if you want the TL;DR, I invite you to take a look at feature...
23 Oct
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Paint By Monsters: Devlog 3 – On Tilemaps and Arrow Traps (Bonus: Feature Demo Video 0.0.9)

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New devlog up over at itch.io. Go check it out! And here’s the 0.0.9 feature demo video, which shows off the first fully-functioning lair upgrade:...
22 Oct
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First Monies!

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I put up a ko-fi page recently, and a friend was kind enough to be the first person to put some gas in the tank....