The Odd Magpie

The Odd Magpie

Michael Murphy-Burton

Tag: gamedev

25 Feb
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More Mushkin Match!

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The game is starting to accumulate little bits of goodness – a prettier tile face here, a special effect there, and I’m really pleased with...
23 Feb
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New WIP: Mushkins Match

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I’ve been working on this little match-3 game for a bit now, and while it’s still a long way from ready for public consumption, it’s...
15 Feb
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New Service: Godot Tool and Game Development

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I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been able to get deep enough into Godot development at this point to feel comfortable offering development in the...
01 Sep
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CMF Fall 2023 Windows Have Started Opening (or Once More, With Feeling)

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TL;DR: the CMF Fall funding program windows have started opening up, and Innovation & Experimentation, in particular, is already open. If you’re hoping to apply,...
19 Jun
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CMF 6: The Process

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This post is part of a series for game developers applying to the Canada Media Fund. Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4 Post...
28 Apr
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CMF 5: Putting Together an Application for the Big Dogs

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This post is part of a series aimed at game developers applying to the Canada Media Fund. Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4...
22 Mar
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Paint By Monsters DevLog 7 – Design Process Part 1 – High Level Design (So Far)

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Paint By Monsters started life, as with many of my original designs, as an attempt to subvert aspects of an existing popular design. In this...
11 Mar
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Paint By Monsters DevLog 6 – All the Business I’ve Gotten Wrong So Far

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More business development, for those following the studio, but this time focused on Paint By Monsters and various (avoidable!) mistakes I’ve made along the way....
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...