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Max Novak
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2 days ago

For the Löve2D of RPGs

Well, this has been a way bigger project than I thought it would be. I initially just wanted to make something small to try out Löve and see what I thought about it. But instead I decided to try to make a turn-based Role Playing Game, which is a way…

Love2d

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For the Löve2D of RPGs
For the Löve2D of RPGs
Love2d

7 min read


Oct 25

For the Löve(2D) of Games

This has been an interesting one! For this project I got to explore not just Löve2D, but also how to build for a non-web platform, and publishing that code to Itch.io. I think the variety of things I got to explore have made this the most fun build so far…

Love2d

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For the Löve(2D) of Games
For the Löve(2D) of Games
Love2d

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Oct 5

Prototyping Platforming

After making a few prototype-esque games, I wanted to combine some of my previous works into something more whole. So, I decided to make a small little platformer called Jumpy McJumperson (because why not). I started off poking around Itch.io again and found some cool hill pixel art and a…

Pixijs

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Prototyping Platforming
Prototyping Platforming
Pixijs

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Sep 20

Exploring Game Structure

For this game, I wanted to answer a different kind of question: How can you structure a game in PixiJS? While a game can just be a screen with a scene that just starts as soon as it loads (like everything I have made so far), if you want to…

Pixijs

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Exploring Game Structure
Exploring Game Structure
Pixijs

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Aug 30

Pipe Dreams

Well, it has been a minute since I wrote part 1 of this journey. Fun fact, life and work can get very busy and as I started making my second game things got hectic, for 3 months… But that break didn’t mean that I didn’t want to do this project…

Pixijs

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Pipe Dreams
Pipe Dreams
Pixijs

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May 16

Starting a Game from Scratch

I’ve always been interested in game design & development, and recently a friend (Lillie) & I decided to use some of our free time to try building a game together. As a way to catalog my journey into game development, I figured that it might be fun to archive it…

Pixijs

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Starting a game from Scratch
Starting a game from Scratch
Pixijs

4 min read


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Policygenius

·Dec 20, 2019

How We Got Our Content Publish Time Down To 1 Minute

Content is king. Here at Policygenius we are focused on giving people the tools they need to make good decisions about their financial protection and a huge part of that is educating users via content. We do that through our team of writers, who are focused on understanding the insurance…

JavaScript

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How We Got Our Content Publish Time Down To 1 Minute
How We Got Our Content Publish Time Down To 1 Minute
JavaScript

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Max Novak

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Software Engineer that likes to futz about with games

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