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Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

We took a few minutes to reflect on what was 2008, and what is 2009. Among the upcoming events are DrupalCon 2009 and a barrage of new work for the portfolio.

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Even meaningful games should be fun

As browser-based game developers, it is easy to loose sight of what we are really after when it comes to creating meaningful games. No matter how much valuable information is packed into a game, it can't really succeed if it is not fun to play.

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Process

Not Just a Day Job

It's amazing to work with people who love what they do enough to do it at home, off the clock.

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Getting Inspired

As a designer, it's important to stay abreast of the latest work in the field. When I'm looking for inspiration, I have a few sources that never let me down.

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Design

The Fun of Making Games Fun

We're rounding third base on our latest game right now. After several months of work, we're finally to the part where we get to play it for the first time--and where we get to make it fun.

Drupal YouTube Module on the YouTube Developer Blog

Yesterday, there was a blog post about Brad's YouTube API module for Drupal on the YouTube Developer API Blog.

Fresh Paint

The Aten Design Group website has a new look, new copy, and new technical platform.

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Drupalcamp Colorado a Success!

This past weekend we had the pleasure of being platinum sponsors at DrupalCamp Colorado.

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YouTube API Module in the Wild

Earlier this week I was able to release the first supported version of the YouTube API module I've been working on for the last couple months.

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Taming the Drupal 5 Permissions System

A few weeks ago I wrote a short how-to on allowing various roles to view unpublished content without having the 'administer nodes' permission in Drupal 5...

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