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The new Visual Studio is here, the new Visual Studio is here...

Steve Loethen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:59:52 GMT

For those of you living under a rock, let me clue you in. This morning, VS 2008, formally called Orcas, was released to the MSDN subscription download service. If you have a subscription, run, do not walk, to get it.

It was a bit of a struggle this morning. The servers were getting hammered pretty hard, but I finally got in. Okay, you say, Steve, you work for Microsoft, couldn't you just call up Bill and ask for a copy? Trust me, the MSDN server's got the bits before the internal download sites did. And MSDN downloads quicker. :)

Pulled it down, burned a dvd, and installed it on my freshly built Vista 64 bit box. Tomorrow, the fun begins.

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Okay, how bored do you have to be to lick a toad?

Steve Loethen — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:17:57 GMT

Sitting in a meeting in Austin TX, I took a few minutes to read local news in KC. Blaring from the front page was the bold headline

"KC Man Accused of Toad Licking"

Just have to wonder how bored do you need to be, or desperate for a buzz that you are running around intentionally licking toads. Next thing you know folks will be eating mushrooms growing on cow dung...

Get your game on....

Steve Loethen — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:00:55 GMT

Dream of writing the next Halo? Want to retire to a tropical island on the revenue from selling your independent game company? Or do you want to write and share your vision of gaming with the world? Then check this out:

http://www.imgdc.com

What is IMGDC?

The Indie MMO Game Developers Conference was an incredible success last year, full of passionate designers and developers. The excitement and pure dedication to the art of building virtual worlds was apparent and astounding. A strong focus on networking at IMGDC allows Indie developers to gain a massive amount of invaluable connections and information relevant to the size of project they are working on. Eric Rhea stated last year that IMGDC allowed for over $30,000 in free consultations with industry professionals.

IMGDC is a venue for Independent designers and developers to come together to share ideas and learn in all areas related to MMOGs. IMGDC 2.0 has positioned itself to be an even larger venue with three fantastic tracks covering design, development and business aspects of Indie MMOGs. The present is a time of MMOG giants, but the future lies in the hands of the passionate Indie developers. Do you have the passion?

Where/When is IMGDC?

Minneapolis Convention Center, March 29th & 30th, 2008.

Hope to see you there...

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TV and Reality move farther apart...

Steve Loethen — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:58:16 GMT

Seems CSI NY has invaded Second Life...

I wonder what the rules of evidence are in a virtual reality...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YzI4yUgGY

Now you know why I am building a bar in my basement...

Steve Loethen — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:03:17 GMT

The trick will be to get the right balance of work and drink....

Halo is not done....

Steve Loethen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:14:53 GMT

Just when we all thought that Halo 3 was the end....

www.halowars.com

okay, we thought we had saved the universe after we nailed Halo3, but it looks like we are not done yet. Masterchief will be so happy.

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Basement Bar pictures...

Steve Loethen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:50:37 GMT

The man cave is coming along well. Here are some early pictures of the raw material.

The new pool table...

A place to sit and drink while playing...

The beginnings of where to get that drink. This is where the bar is going to be built...

Darts anyone?

And perhaps a nice cigar....

More pictures as the build out continues.

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HDC Scenes version 1.0

Steve Loethen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:45:44 GMT

Here are some of the scenes from the Heartland Developers Conference Last week in Omaha NE. Where 500 of our closest friends met and learned...

The podcast booth set up to capture some of the interesting bits at the conference..

The CodeToLive Roadking sitting on the trade show floor. It was wet and cold getting it there, but I look good in leather... :)

Me chatting on the show floor, wanting to take the bike out for a ride...

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