Tag Archives: mochi media

Flash Game Development: There’s a lot more to it than you think

I have had many people tell me that I should develop flash games. My childish doodles are those commonly found in some of the less serious flash games, such as Wake the Royalty. I never really gave the idea much thought until I began this blog. So I dove into the subject and found it takes a lot more time and money than you would think to get your game up on the internet and playable for your audience. Where … Continue reading

UPDATED: Interview with Ryan Creighton of Untold Entertainment and Andy Moore of Radial Games about current projects and technique

Untold Radial by eurekas_castle Above is the interview I got to enjoy with developers Andy Moore and Ryan Henson Creighton at FGS 2011.  After attending the panel discussion on “Getting Your Game Sponsored” at FGS 2011 I tracked down moderator Creighton of Untold Entertainment. We enjoyed our lunches together and talked shop a bit. He runs UE in Canada where (GET THIS!) the government helps fund his projects! Governement and gaming?! I was shocked! But apparently ’tis true, and the … Continue reading

Mochi Media CEO Jameson Hsu talks about MM and Adobe’s release of “Molehill” at FGS 2011

Interview with Mochi Media CEO Jameson Hsu by eurekas_castle Here is a short interview with Mochi Media CEO Jameson Hsu moments after Adobe announced their 10am launch of the “Molehill” API. Adobe unveiled the program at the third annual Flash Game Summit in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Tweet

Photo slideshow of FGS 2011

Here are a few photos from the 2011 FGS. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch the tail end of it because I heard Notch from Minecraft was over at Moscone Center getting ready for GDC, which takes place all next week. Of course I wanted to try and get an interview with him! Around the time of this discovery some developers were headed over to GDC to setup. So I hitched a cab ride over to Moscone with a guy and tried … Continue reading

‘Crush the Castle 2′ takes home two Mochi Awards at Flash Game Summit 2011

It was a surprising day for Crush the Castle 2 programmer Joey Betz and artist Chris Condon. Taking home the Mochi Award for Best Flash Game Port and Best Art Game, the duo are stoked that they don’t have to split the award in half. They were the only game that took home more than one award. Check back later tonight for a special interview with the duo about winning! Here’s a list of the other game winners: Best Indie … Continue reading

Adobe Keynote Speakers Announce Launch of “Molehill” at Flash Game Summit 2011

This morning at the third annual Flash Game Summit Adobe announced the launch of their 3D API Molehill. A loud round of applause broke out as the keynote speakers/comedic duo Thibault Imbert (Adobe Product Manager) and Lee Brimelow (Adobe Platform Evangelist) after they explained and showed examples to the audience of what “Molehill” could do for flash games. Learn more of the technical aspects here from the Unity Technologies Blog. After some bad-yet-hilarious acting and a debate about how many … Continue reading

Watch the Flash Game Summit in San Francisco Live Tomorrow

It’s almost here, folks! Tomorrow I’ll be headed out the Flash Game Summit at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. With my digital and video cameras in tow I’ll be going to get you the best, cutting edge information about the Flash Game industry. Sad you aren’t able to make it? Well watch it live! The summit will be shown via live stream at: Robertson Room Stream Fisher Room Stream Throughout next week I will be posting the various … Continue reading

Third annual Flash Game Summit Comes to San Francisco Feb. 27: Preview Seminars EC will attend

Needless to say, San Francisco is one of the best cities in the world to get the scoop in the flash game industry. This weekend it gets better with the third annual Flash Game Summit at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. I was lucky enough to score a VIP press pass to the event and am excited to share what I learn with all of you. Here is a list of the seminars I will be attending: Continue reading