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Yomi vs. Nash Equilibria

over 1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I was rereading David Sirlin’s World of Warcraft Teaches the Wrong Things as part of a conversation with a friend and I got to pondering his concept of...

Hackers and Gamers

almost 2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I’ve been meaning to mention for a while that I’ve been contributing to the tumblelog Hackers and Gamers to share interesting links at the intersection...

Domain Registration Survey

almost 2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I’ve had all my domains registered at Name.com for a few years – great price, decent control panel, and competent support. Last week I went to renew...

One Fine Git Book: Pro Git

almost 2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
As long as I’m reading too much, let me suggest that you can skip the couple dozen blog posts and half-dozen books about Git. Read this one introductory...

Admitting Diminishing Returns

almost 2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
In 2009, I acted like this equation is true: (I chose The 4-Hour Work Week and Hacker News because they’re two very popular resources, but there...

Finish a Project

almost 2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development...

Efficiency Replaces Autonomy

almost 2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I’ve been pondering the rise of metrics-driven game design — from the sites I follow it sounds like the game industry at large has been as well. The...

Competition and Bluffing

almost 2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Direct competition is when a game is decided by how the opponents interact, how well they stop each other from succeeding. Indirect competition is when...

Game Influences (7/6): Warstorm

~2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I thought I’d finished the six post series on games that influenced Athenge, but I soon saw a game that changed my plans. This post is about how I analyze...

HTML is Your Markup Language Anyways

~2 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I hate Wiki markup. I hate BBCode. I hate markdown. I hate the million other custom markup languages that have infested the web. When you’re using...