Hey! I haven’t released a game for a while. What did I do all month?

The Pop-Up Games Arcade

• Started planning a day-long pop-up event.
• Found a cool venue.
• Bought laptops from facebook friends and TradeMe sellers.
• Painted a laptop! I was scared at first, but I grew braver.

Turned down a job

A lecturer offered me some contract work, building a game for her and the university. This was a great opportunity, but was it right for me?

At Webstock this year, Jim Coudal said “fire your clients!” His company fired its clients one-by-one until there were none left. Now they work only own their own projects.

I can already afford to work on my own projects, which is what I really want to do. Taking on a client is not a step towards that goal.

In the end, I turned down the job — recommending some friends instead.

Other things

• Joined a creative community called Scribble, and helped decorate a nightclub for an event. I was brought on board to help with software, but ended up cutting out cardboard triangles — a refreshing change from my usual work.
• Went to the first KiwiJam game jam. My favourite game was Pianocalypse: Blasphemous Resurrection.
• Saw my sister’s first improv performance!
• Saw the 100 Days Project exhibition. It was inspirational seeing so many proud creatives with their work.
• Taught web development at another Gather workshop, this time at Westlake Girls High School. At the end of the day, the students uploaded their websites to Neocities and linked to each other. This was super-fun, and reminded me of the websites I was making when I was their age.