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I've shared only a brief description of the game so far. You might wonder, "so what kind of game is this exactly?" Image by Marko Deichmann from Pixabay I began this project writing a visual novel, similar to an earlier game I created with a friend, Morgan's Trail . Visual novels (VNs) typically focus on a strong narrative with a handful of choices and branching paths. They use fixed characters, and excel at storytelling with images and writing. Morgan's Trail visual nove

I've had a question about the castle architecture shown in the Throne of Orugallu poster I shared recently. I used a fairly generic castle style in the background, which is closer to German designs. For the game itself I intend to show Indian castle architecture. Throne of Orugallu game poster There aren't many examples of South Indian castles remaining from that period. One is Mudgal Fort, built by the Seuna kingdom and used by the Kakatiyas, Padmanayakas and even the Vijay

A friend asked me an interesting question recently. They hadn't been able to attend an event they'd very much wanted to, and pondered out loud - was this the result of destiny, karma, or simply an unforeseen result of a free will choice? Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay The most empowering belief I've found on this topic is to treat them all as free will choices - with different levels of awareness and memory. Something might seem like destiny or karma because you don't co

I've been working on a software project recently that has some complicated code. The kind that's had me taking frequent breaks. Walks to the kitchen. Walks around the house. Maybe a stroll around the block - wistfully gazing at the late summer sky, hoping for an insight to come streaking in, like the sun peeking through clouds. My eyes can see the code, but my brain doesn't understand how it works! So I look up documentation of a few of the third party tools used. Then I look

Have you ever felt confused or frustrated about measuring how your work is going? Be that tracking the profitability of a project, keeping on top of sales, checking the effectiveness of the latest marketing campaign, or measuring the productivity of your team? One of my hobbies is to study companies to invest in. I like to analyse their financial statements, learn about how their business works, how their industry functions etc. And eventually come to a reasonable valuation f

If you've been in business as an entrepreneur or small business owner for a while, chances are you've felt overwhelmed at times - so many things happening at once you don't know where to place your focus. It could be decisions that urgently have to be made, people clamouring for your time or just a background feeling that things aren't going all that well. Here are some signs you can tell you're approaching overwhelm before it all turns to custard. And some ways you can deal