Author: Saeed Gatson

  • Glidey Grackle: Play Now On Itch.io

    Glidey Grackle: Play Now On Itch.io

    Escape a haunted forest with just one button! In the Endless Runner you play as a Grackle who must flap and glide their way past obstacles and enemies. Journey through a hunted forest in this stylish monochromatic pixel art game.

  • 7-Scoop Saturday — January 14, 2023

    7-Scoop Saturday — January 14, 2023

    Hi Friend! In true Steal Like An Artist fashion. For this issue of The Gatson Letter I wanted to try taking on Tim Ferris’s 5-Bullet Fridays format. So here’s a short list of seven ideas I’m pondering and exploring. Please feel free to forward this along to friends. Book I’m Reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.…

  • Defeat Procrastination: A Journey Back Into Game Development

    Defeat Procrastination: A Journey Back Into Game Development

    Hi friend! At a young age, I read the instruction manual from my favorite video game cover to cover. After I came to the realization that “normal” humans make videos games. That started me down the path to learn computer programing. And that lead to getting a B.S. in Computer Science. Continuing my career as…

  • Introducing Through Thick And Thin v0.0.2 Your Feedback Improved The Game

    Introducing Through Thick And Thin v0.0.2 Your Feedback Improved The Game

    Through Thick And Thin v0.0.2 Changes Welcome to the v0.0.2 Devlog! The First set of updates for Through Thick and Thin Demo. To start I wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to play the game. A special thanks to those who offer feedback. And an even special-er thanks to those who donated!

  • How To Finish Every Game Jam – Dev Log

    How To Finish Every Game Jam – Dev Log

    Today I’m going to tell the story of how I used extreme cutting to submit a game during my first game jam.

  • The Golden Link: Play Now On Itch.io

    The Golden Link: Play Now On Itch.io

    The Golden Link is a 2D Puzzle Platformer about two enemies who are sent to limbo in hopes of rediscovering the golden rule. Made in 48 hours, it ranked 8th in the FTGD Game Jam 2021.

  • How Small Towns Can Win A Big City Game

    How Small Towns Can Win A Big City Game

    People don’t give smaller towns enough credit. It’s easy to think that cities like San Francisco have everything going for the tech industry. But smaller towns like Eugene Oregon have plenty of advantages. Let’s talk about the advantages of Eugene Oregon’s tech sector, and show how small towns can win a big city game.

  • 5 Ways the Downtown Fiber Network in Eugene Is Great for Normal Folks

    5 Ways the Downtown Fiber Network in Eugene Is Great for Normal Folks

    So if you’ve been living in Eugene, Oregon you’ve probably heard about the downtown fiber initiative. Basically buildings downtown can get access to superfast internet. It might feel like the fiber network will only be good for a few people, but that’s not the case. High-speed fiber internet isn’t just good for business, tech folks,…

  • Eugene Is Building for the Future with Downtown Fiber

    Eugene Is Building for the Future with Downtown Fiber

    So if you’ve been living in Eugene you might have heard about the downtown fiber initiative. Business and residents will now have the option to get access to super fast internet. Construction of the publicly owned fiber network will be starting soon. It will connect about 120 downtown Eugene buildings to world-class internet. It might…