In 2017 I helped organize the Global Game Jam but didn’t really feel like joining a team because I didn’t want any pressure to get anything done. Some time into the jam though and after looking at some game creation tools, I decided to give GDevelop a shot. This tool makes it easy to create…
This year’s Global Game Jam (GGJ) will take place soon and I’ll take part in it and join the Leipzig jam site as a participant and co-organizer again. This marks my tenth GGJ anniversary and so I thought it’s time for a look back to the jam games which I helped create. My first game…
Writing a thesis is a big undertaking that takes alot of time, motivation and self-organization to complete. Dedicated supervisors can help accomplish that, but ultimately it is up to the author of the thesis to get it done. In this post, I want to share experiences how to help the students from my point of…
One challenge at work is to keep all information and tasks organized. I used to take notes with pen and paper and sometimes I used OneNote to take notes for meetings. However, eventually a friend of mine suggested Obsidian to me and so I gave it a shot. And what shall I say – it’s…
Different employees have a different level of bravery to make decisions on their own. Sometimes, they are missing required context, they are uncertain whether they are allowed to decide something or they don’t want to be held responsible for the consequences of a decision. This is when they turn to their manager and ask them…