Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took potshots at BJP and RSS and called them "God-Se Lovers", in an apparent reference to remarks by Pragya ...

Just two years after taking control of Tumblr as part of its acquisition of Yahoo, Verizon is looking to offload the blogging platform. According to the Wall Street ...

For the past year-plus, I have been noticing a number of Microsoft bloggers posting that their blogs were either shutting down or moving to private/custom sites.

Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online personas.

Kibbles 'n' Bits 2/6/19: I have seen the Snappening and it is an RSS feed - The Beat.

I chanced upon an ancient backup of my RSS feed subscriptions, a cold hard stone of data from my time at Wired in the mid-2000s. The last-modified date on the ...

You can take your Wordpress SEO to the next level. Following are 10 ways to make sure your WordPress site and *content* are optimized to the fullest.

Dear Gurumurthy, Intellectually, you are far ahead of RSS colleagues who think the story of Shiva placing an elephant's head on the decapitated Ganesha ...

When Google Reader was retired in 2013, many people lost their favorite way to keep up with new posts from their favorite news websites and blogs.

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A recent study on blogging in 2018 shows that the least common blogging tactics are most likely to be successful.

A new generation of union activists see their struggle as part of the fight for equitable resources for the communities in which they teach.

While most Charleston-area influencers haven't reached a million-dollar level of success just yet, many have tens of thousands of followers and are climbing the ...

Blogs are back! At least, they seem to be making a resurgence as we try to disentangle ourselves from the predatory social media platforms that took all the ...

Communities like mine, in small-town Michigan, are told to blame immigrants when unchecked capitalism hurts us. We don't buy it.

Welcome to our new home on the web! For those of you who are longtime readers of Starts With A Bang!, I welcome you to our new location! And to those of you ...

Following the nation-wide police raids and arrests of several social activists – eerily reminiscent of an autocratic Indira Gandhi's Emergency – Rahul Gandhi ...

Unemployment is low, but federal employees are lining up at food banks. They aren't alone.

RSS was a revelation for blogging and online media; we got our first RSS feed in 2001 and I have relied heavily on RSS feeds to write this site (and stay ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tumblr made the decision to ban all adult *content* and its bloggers from its website yesterday. This decision ...

What is RSS? We explain why RSS is not dying and why it is still important. For small business owners and bloggers, we explain the benefits of RSS feeds.

Gameplay may come in all forms and genres, but today, we're going to talk about how we can break it down into two philosophies that govern the player'

Eighty-seven RSS swayamsewaks died fighting the Emergency. More than 80 thousand of them were jailed and suffered physical tortures. Many of them saw ...

State governments have many options for recouping the windfalls large corporations and the wealthy received through the 2017 Republican federal tax law.

Most of the oldest board games that have been found are Race Games, and they are found all over the world. They are also incredibly popular, being pla.

We show you how to become a science blogger and set up your science news site in 4 steps.

The RSS and VHP have done well to withdraw from the Ram Mandir agitation till the Lok Sabha elections draw to a close. For one, the movement was finding ...

Following a request on the Bureau Local Slack channel (join here) I created a tutorial on how to create a Slack bot which would post alerts whenever a new ...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) last week held a three-day conference to outline its world view. A lecture by its chief Mohan Bhagwat appeared to signal ...

Shape Theory is a theory we all know apart about and we are aware of it subconsciously. Here I break down how it can be used for level design and how.

Most of us are active at a number of social media sites. And I bet, we all have a blog (or several blogs). You are very likely to be eager to share what.

At its core, public relations is largely about creating consistency. Anyone who has been in a PR meeting has heard the word 'drumbeat' more than once- create a ...

Having moved from Prez to citizen, on Thursday Pranab Mukherjee turned philosopher-politician at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur. He reminded all present, ...

Should you post short, topical pieces at a high frequency, or is it better to have occasional posts with highly targeted information? The answer lies in between.

You see a lot of slides at GDC. These are the best ones from the sessions I attended.

The top 5 reasons indie game marketing falls on deaf ears - and how to steer things back on track for your game!

Every game has ways to monitor and add gameplay at the right times. Interested in how sandbox game events differ from traditional linear ones? PAR.

Ever wonder how EverQuest has stuck around for the last 20 years? This article shares insight into EverQuest's ability to retain players decade after.

Inspired by the recent conversations on game difficulty surrounding the release of Sekiro, designer Keith Burgun gives his take. Beyond exclusionary g.

20 pages of thoughts on Artifact cards that begin with the letter 'A'

It was a high-profile coming out party. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, ideological parent of the Modi government, normally invisible in its secretive shakhas ...

Is it still possible to break into the games industry as an unknown indie in 2019? James Patton shares the sales numbers for his indie success Spinnor.

Three general lessons for students interested in narrative and game design on communities, supporting people, and the role of practice in trying to im.

In 2013, Jason Kottke wrote a prediction for Nieman Lab's year-end roundup: “The blog is dead, long live the blog.” Kottke was then (and still is) owner of one of ...

From “flashy” beginnings to the development swamp and finally launching a console game, this is the story of how Move or Die was made.

Procedural modeling can be a huge bonus to small teams that want to create diverse worlds. We needed to create piers. 3 of them.

This article is based on a talk I presented on the Tehran Game Convention. Slides are available here. It is also available in my personal blog, in case you prefer ...

Let's talk about social media automation, RSS feeds & get a comprehensive how-to on dlvr.it. An RSS feeding tool to automate posts to your social media.

Bloggers often ask me, what is thing called RSS and is it something I need for my blog. I tell them, only if you want more people to read your blog. RSS Feeds are ...

An addendum to my Designing a Production Process series that describes how to further utilize your issue tracking database to support it.

At Niantic, we're in the process of developing an incredible planet-scale Augmented Reality (AR) platform. In this post, we explore where we believe.

Analyzing the open world design in The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild to break down Nintendo's level design and use of topography to guide where t.

A unique feature in Double Cross is its investigation system, unusual in action-platforming games. How did it come to be, and how did it evolve to the.

In this series, kids (and not-exactly-kids-anymore) review how well their parents balance life and work. To nominate a potential subject, ideally between the ages ...

Does ArtStation bring artists closer together or their art, making it more similar in the process? In this article, I discuss if there is an underlyin.

Between 2004 and 2014, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced the 'no strong leader' problem. Party elder LK Advani's prime ministerial candidacy in 2009 and the ...

The summary of tips and tricks used in Graveyard Keeper to make different graphical effects and apply them on a pixel art picture.

Humanity vs. Human Resources. Intro While this article focuses on what I understand the definitions to be of 'humanity' and 'human resources' in the context of ...

I just got back from a trip to Boston where I took part in several roundtable discussions with indies and Valve that were mostly about how to make games that ...

Unity's audio import settings are not widely understood in their entirety, and at the time of writing, I have been unable to find any comprehensive guides to their ...

It's commonly wondered, searched, and debated by anyone who works with website *content* and copy: What's the ideal blog post length for SEO? The answer ...

Well-orchestrated public statements with high decibel levels seem to be polluting the environment as we await the Ayodhya title suit to be listed before an ...

In this first of two blogs I explore the AI decision making framework that enables the machine-animals of Horizon Zero Dawn to behave independently an.

Let's talk about blood in video games, and the 2D pixel bloodstain system developed for a weird narrative experience called NetherWorld.

What makes a good RPG? It's a simple question, but not one with a straightforward answer. Having designed several roleplaying games, I tackle the issu.

If a blogger falls in a forest, and there's no one around to see it…will Google still pick up the feed? Ha! I crack myself up. For those of us who spend time blogging ...

GDC 2019 is in a month and it's a time for many indie developers to network and pitch their games to investors. Rebekah Saltsman owns 51% of Finji, wh.

Observations from working on 50+ indie game marketing campaigns in 2018 - and some tips for how to give your game the best chance of success in 2019.

Digi-Capital's Games Report forecasts that games industry software/hardware combined could drive well over $200 billion revenue by 2023, despite short.

If you spend much time online, it's likely you're aware of RSS feeds as a method of keeping up with blogs and websites. But what exactly is this technology? And ...

Now that we are done with the singing of paeans (very well-deserved, of course) for our valiant Air Force pilots, isn't it time to sit back and think whether or not ...

Introduction. Two years ago I setup Yobowargames and work in my spare time as a solo Indie developer. Since I also have a full-time day job I would classify ...

Hi, I'm Toby and I'm the lead on the User Interface redesign for Sunless Skies. This is a a major overhaul touching every element of the UI, so I wanted to give a ...

A critical analysis of common Japanese game narrative mechanics, their development and current modification from an outside perspective.

In my first game design book review I take a look at Game Programming patterns by Robert Nystrom. This book is a great resource for somebody who knows.

A look at 2018 numbers for crowdfunding and video games.

Apple has announced its new game distribution *service*, Apple Arcade. This subscription-based *service* offers unlimited access to games present in its c.

In this blog post I'm going to elaborate on a selection of tips and tricks that I've tweeted over the last few months from my account @TomPugh1112. These tips ...

The Minority Department in the Congress party organisation is charged to look after the affairs of minorities that include Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, ...

In a manic display of energy, he's here, he's there, he's everywhere. Election 2019 is quickly becoming all about Rahul Gandhi. His NYAY scheme may or may ...

Oscar Brittain and Akupara Games are releasing Desert Child on Switch, Xbox, PlayStation 4, and Steam December 11! Oscar hit us with the following tec.

World Cyber Games, the “Olympics of Esports”, had announced that Blizzard Entertainment's Hearthstone is one of the official game titles in the.

Yogi Adityanath may or may not have said that Hanuman was a Dalit, that portion of his speech is unclear. But he did set off a hectic ownership dispute in the ...

Digi-Capital's Games Report Q1 2019 tracked games companies raising $5.7 billion in 2018, which was over twice the previous record investment from.

Are you looking for ways to promote your blog for more traffic and better rankings? Here is a list of over 30 on and offline ways to do that.

Is *content* syndication right for you? Let's look at the basics of *content* syndication, what it is and isn't good for, and some tips for getting started.

One year ago I failed to ship 700 units to stay in business. Now I'm working on my next game after releasing a major update to the original one. A fai.

Your funding is not a problem to solve, it is an opportunity to generate success. Just be mindful of the ideal timing of the different sources of proj.

Black Mirror's Bandersnatch episode recently debuted, and offered viewers a lesson on the illusion of choice that developers have to deal with.

I can't speak for Shashi Tharoor or Manu Joseph, but much of your article rebutting mine made sense to me. I respect your clarity, but still don't share it. There's a ...

Organic blog promotion is a tactic that trips up many *content* creators since there is rarely one sure-fire to get increased traffic. Some of the strategies marketers ...

When a customer signs up to receive emails from your business, you get a lot of information. Sitting in a database connected to your email account, valuable ...

A recent TV commercial by Hindustan Unilever for its Surf Excel brand triggered an explosion of outrage in the Right-wing universe. The ad shows a group of ...

Dawn and the worlds it has been to. The ship left Earth in 2007, sailed over Mars in 2009, orbited Vesta in 2011-2012 and has been at Ceres since 2015.

There are several ways to solve object grabbing in VR with Unity3D but all have some kind of issue. This blog post summarize different approaches and.

Freemium? Premium? If you have a hard time choosing which one is best for your game, mixed monetization strategy could be the right one for you.

We present some concepts with which one can enrich the available toolset when writing and designing in-game dialogues, mostly inspired by comic design.

If you're new to using chatbots to broadcast messages in Facebook Messenger for up to 8x higher engagement rate than email, you've found the place to start.

HOW BLOCKCHAIN CAN (AND WILL) INFLUENCE GAME DESIGN. Imagine that your users can create unique *content* for your game and get paid for doing that ...