Radiator Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

This post spoils what happens in my Quake map. I made another Quake map -- this one was for a map jam called Retro Jam 7 , where we all spent 2 weeks making level design homages to the greatest hits. The theming felt very fresh for Quake at the time, taking notes (and maybe a few textures) from Unreal.

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Designer Notes

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Chet Faliszek, who co-founded Stray Bombay and is best known for his work at Valve on games such as Left 4 Dead and Portal 2. Games discussed: Pong , Tecmo Bowl , Civilization series, Archon , M.U.L.E. This episode was recorded August 17, 2021.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2021

I made another Quake map, this time in collaboration with fellow mapper @mrtaufner for the 2021 Quake community Xmas Jam. the original blockout version of the first encounter, by MrTaufner Since 2017, the annual Quake community Xmas Jam has had one traditional constraint: all maps must fit within a 1024 x 1024 x 1024 volume.

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

Gaming can be associated with a lot of things today. Having come a long way from its humble beginnings in the 80s, gaming today is a core part of pop culture. The culture surrounding games has matured too, giving way to numerous events that include gamers from all facets of life. More genres of games were now part of eSports.

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Radiator Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Taught By Thirst is a new Mesoamerican themed single player Quake map that I made for Remix Jam , a 3 week community level design event where we all adapted multiplayer maps from other games for Quake. Like a lot of Counter-Strike Source, it often feels more like a game engine tech demo rather than something for humans to play.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. ✉️ Received this email from a friend?

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Radiator Blog

AUGUST 25, 2021

For Rock Paper Shotgun, I recently wrote a three-part series "Quake Renaissance". Part 1 is an industry history of Quake's cursed development at id Software, Part 2 is a primer to 25 years of Quake community modding, and lastly Part 3 is a how-to guide for getting into Quake and enjoying its mods. Hell has no gods.

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