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[gallery] There may or may not be something entirely new brewing @urbanfort

Check out Elyxir, my new game on iOS and Apple TV! Grab a Copy! (Source: https://player.

Elyxir for iOS and Apple TV coming soon! (Source: https://player.

Another strong evening of development on the game. We’re getting really close to a 1.0 that I’m proud of. The testers have been amazing, I’ve gotten so much feedback it’s crazy. This video shows the “Nuke Break” Elyxir (Red) which clears all matching spheres of …

[gallery] I worked my butt off this weekend on my new game “Elyxir” which should be available for purchase in the iOS and Apple TV app stores this week. Elyxir is a match-3 style puzzle game with endless play that allows you to make potions while you play that radically change the game. …

[gallery] Mood Board has been selling like crazy lately and I’m nearly at a new milestone for sales that should result in me starting work on version 1.4 which has a vendetta-style list of changes to item selection, position control, scaling and rotation. I’ve also been itching to …

[gallery] I’ve been brewing a little something something for the Mac in my spare time for the last little bit. It’s a text processing tool for the Mac Desktop. If you’re interested in beta testing (and you’re not already on my list) hit the Ask button and let me know what …

Mood Board 1.3 Released

Mood Board 1.3 ReleasedI’ve released version 1.3 of Mood Board via the Mac App Store. Go Buy a Copy

Get Help with Creating …

Get Help with Creating Great Mood Boards - URBANFORT Corp. Independent Software DevelopmentI added a new thing to the UF website this morning for Mood Board. Go Check it out!

A Failure to Communicate …

A Failure to Communicate with SceneKit - URBANFORT Corp. Independent Software DevelopmentI’m kind of bummed that so much research time went into invalidating SceneKit as a viable option for a desktop application but there you have it. TLDR; if you’re thinking of using SceneKit for anything robust or …

[gallery] And Badoosh! Mood Board 1.2 goes to the App Store for Approval! Here’s a link to the product page official And here’s a hit-list of the awesome stuff I just built for you that’s coming later this week: (Fixed) There was a layer sorting issue that I wasn’t aware of …

Mood Board Gets Clippy - …

Mood Board Gets Clippy - URBANFORT Corp. Independent Software DevelopmentI’ve posted an update with a sneaky peek of a new feature brewing at the fort for Mood Board. Check it out at the link above!

[gallery] Mood Board Update I just spent the weekend working on nothing but Mood Board. It’s an application that helps you quickly put together concept documentation for creative projects like jewelry, paintings, illustration, concept art, weddings and pretty much any kind of project where …

On Bad Reviews

I’ve kind of got a reputation for being a little cerebral. I tend to overthink things to the point of exhaustion. It’s made maintaining friendships difficult for pretty much my entire life. So when I get a negative review on something I’ve created, this process starts, like some …

Maintaining Integrity in …

Gruber posted a link to a Medium article by Jon Bell about his time at RealNetworks. We talk (probably more than we should) about this kind of stuff at the fort and more so in the last couple of weeks as the 2014 plan really starts to unfold into the new year. Looking at evidence (however anecdotal) …