James TaylorSpecial Committee — New BeginningsI’ve had a minor breakthrough on Special Committee. I’ve been working on the game in secret since the Kickstarter last year. It’s a product…Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
James TaylorMy git Strategy for New Unity HoloLens ProjectsThe MRDesignLabs github repository is a powerful tool for building apps on the MS HoloLens device. It’s basically a work-in-progress Unity…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
James TaylorWhy Did We Set the Goal so High? Lessons from a Stuck KickStarterOn September 24th, my coworkers and I decided to launch our KS campaign for Special Committee — A Hidden Identity Game Featuring Current…Oct 3, 2016Oct 3, 2016
James Taylor3 Things I Hope the PlayTable Will Do in the FutureDetect Rotation — Several times in the last 2 weeks, I’ve wanted to be able to put a circular “puck” down on the table and rotate it (like…Jul 8, 20161Jul 8, 20161
James TaylorWhat is a Soft Sytem?The phrase “soft system” has come into common usage at PlayTable. But what is a soft system? And why is it a valuable concept for us?Jul 8, 2016Jul 8, 2016
James TaylorScreen FatigueScreen fatigue was a tough issue we faced in our early port of Catan. In fact, the issue is still not resolved. It haunts us. It haunts us…Jul 8, 20166Jul 8, 20166
James TaylorPrivate vs. Public TutorialsOver the course of making several games, I’ve determined that it is necessary to distinguish between public and private tutorials. Public…Jul 8, 20161Jul 8, 20161
James TaylorLaying the Ground for New MediaMichael and I spoke for a while last night about the cultural circumstances that would need to coalesce to make this device a standard item…Jul 8, 2016Jul 8, 2016
James TaylorA Short History of Pieces for the PlayTableHere’s a short evolution of company thinking for the pieces that might come with a PlayTable. I’ll walk through a few of the design…Jul 8, 20164Jul 8, 20164