Anything related to Soma Games itself as a company, group of people, or international man of intrigue.
There have been several times where we’ve been asked to talk to students about job opportunities in the gaming industry. In most cases, these conversations are hosted by a teacher or administrator who has a vested interest in Academia as a pursuit in and of itself. I think in most cases those folks wish we…
One of my favorite lines to (mis)quote is from This is Spinal Tap: “there’s a fine line between clever and stupid.” Today I’m thinking about the fine line between faithful and stubborn. We had a dismal Q1 around here and when I say “dismal” I mean something like the “Oh wow. There’s a good chance…
We have been using an Asus ZenBook Ultrabook thanks to our friends at Intel like Bob Duffy for about a month now and wanted to share what we think of this new category of mobile computers. Intel has categorized these as ultrasleek, ultralight and ultrapowerful. They really stand up to that in our workflow test…
One of the best streams we’ve been able to swim in over the last year has been the growing conversation called “Gaming for Good” or “Serious Play.” in that vein I had the honor of speaking at Serious Play in Seattle, the NRB conference in Nashville and now we’re scheduled to speak at Casual Connect…
It took us a while but we finally got this on the web. Chris Skaggs was asked to give the commencement address this winter at the mid-year graduation commencement ceremony at George Fox University. It was a real honor and Chris took to heart this message of calling, glory and life.
We’re just wrapping up the LA Games Conference here at the Hollywood Roosevelt and I thought I’d share some snap observations. 1. This hotel is SO cool! Ultra groovy, old Spanish mission architecture updated with modern awesome – just beautiful. 🙂 2. On the still growling desire to see an effective bridge between Hollywood and…
Wind Up Football, Mobile Gamers getting some respect, G Prime concept art, and shout out to friend Lyla Foggia.
This week we wanted to talk about favorite games both known and unknown (at least to most) we are really enjoying. Chris and John share their two. So check it out. Here are links to all the mentioned games. Gardens of Time, iAssociate, Minecraft Pocket Edition, Warp Dash, Burn the Rope and yes Cupcakes XL…
by Chris Skaggs I’ve been going to the annual GDC in San Francisco every year since Soma Games launched the first title in 2009 while the world of mobile gaming exploded into existence virtually overnight. Every year those of us who make mobile games have seen ourselves (and have been treated) as the younger upstart…