Tag Archives: gaming

Rock Stars and CEOs

Posted on September 21, 2013 by tropicaltheartist

Ever noticed how absurd product launches have become?  I’m sure there are very creative people behind the launch of high tech gadgets.  There is the stage, the lights, the music, the video, the pizzazz and the amplification.  Those are all … Continue reading →

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Reaping What You Sow

Posted on July 30, 2013 by tropicaltheartist

I read an interesting blog post the other day about online abuse and trolling.  It was somebody from the game industry bemoaning the fact that whenever the slightest element of game play was changed (e.g. a weapon’s response time), the … Continue reading →

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Tedious, Insidious Premises in Computer Games

Posted on April 21, 2013 by tropicaltheartist

People who like computer games are probably not going to like this.  I don’t really like computer games all that much.  For me, they don’t take me on the imaginative journeys I like to go on, when I have free … Continue reading →

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The Number One Creative Idea for Starving Artists – Don’t Work for Free

Posted on March 29, 2013 by tropicaltheartist

It’s all about respect.  If people ask you to work for free, you have a choice.  You can do it, if you support the goal of those asking, you believe in their project passionately and you want to donate your … Continue reading →

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The Dawn of Yawn

Posted on February 19, 2013 by tropicaltheartist

I must be getting old, crusty and cranky.  With apologies to my composer and sound library friends, there is something that is getting my goat. For those artists that don’t work in audio, in the sound design community, there are … Continue reading →

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Why Would Anyone Pay Money to Spend Time With You?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by tropicaltheartist

It’s an interesting question, for an artist, I think.  What makes it worth anybody’s time to pay attention to you and having paid attention to you, what’s going to make them pay you, or spend money to make the journey … Continue reading →

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Treasure Unearthed

Posted on June 18, 2012 by tropicaltheartist

It was only three quid, so I bought it for old time’s sake.  I have a fondness for music of this era.  Maybe I could refresh my memory and learn (or re-learn) a few things about what made this music … Continue reading →

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Release

Posted on March 11, 2012 by tropicaltheartist

Remember when record releases were an event?  You anticipated them and waited with bated breath for them.  When the record was finally released, like a breath of fresh air, it came beautifully packaged, with a twelve inch square work of … Continue reading →

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