Bøger af Todd Mitchell

Enter the world of video game development in this collection of Q&A interviews with noteworthy game creators ranging from solo hobbyists to major triple-A veterans. Todd Mitchell--an industry writer, indie developer, and host of the popular development podcast, GameDev Breakdown--speaks to experts about their projects, their experiences, and how they broke into the game industry to do some of the coolest jobs in history. Interviewees include: Michael Hicks of MichaelArts, David Fox of Electric Eggplant (formerly of LucasArts, Rocket Science Games, and more), Paul Nicholas of Liquidream, Richard Rouse III of Paranoid Productions (formerly of Surreal Software, Midway, Microsoft, and more), Ryan Engle of Golf Scope, Jordan Mychal Lemos (formerly of Ubisoft, Sucker Punch Productions, Hardsuit Labs, and more), Say Mistage and Michael Silverman of Silverware Games, Joshua Davidson and Ash Lyons of Gearbox Software, Rob Hewson of Huey Games (formerly of TT Games, Dark Energy Digital, and Blade Interactive), and Thomas Kildren of Fletcher Studios. Games discussed include: Pillar, The Path of Motus, Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Thimbleweed Park, The Suffering (series), The Church in the Darkness, Topgolf with Pro Putt, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, MatchyGotchy Z, Saints Row (series), Borderlands (series), Battleborn, Lego games, Booper, Get Home! and more.

Break free of toxic success myths.Transcend the suffering artist paradigm.Actualize your immense creative potential.If you've ever struggled with doubt, fear, procrastination, or disappointment while trying to create, this book is for you. Breakthrough goes where no other books on creativity dare to treadexposing the toxic success myths that hold people back and revealing radical, perspective-shifting solutions. Through concise, friendly chapters that weave together personal experiences with guidance from research and nondual philosophical traditions, readers are given pragmatic ways to turn potential breakdowns into life-changing breakthroughs.

In the frontier village of Last Hope, people dismiss twelve-year-old Ash Narro as a flighty child who claims to hear the true names of things. But when enraged forest spirits attack, Ash shows that the names she hears have power. After taming a destructive forest spirit, Ash teams up with Fen, a wild forest boy, and embarks on an unusual journey to save her village. i In this steampunk eco-fantasy, the perils of deforestation and the power of friendship are explored through a fantastical adventure of giant mistcats, tempestuous forest spirits, a supernatural puppy, and a girl with a special gift for shaping what things become.

For animal lovers and fans of The One and Only Ivan and Hoot, this is the uplifting story of a girl who discovers a family of panthers that were thought to be extinct, and her journey to save the species. Eleven-year-old Kiri has a secret: wild things call to her. More than anyone else, she's always had a special connection to animals. But when Kiri has an encounter with the last known Florida panther, her life is quickly turned on end. Caught between her conservationist father, who wants to send the panther to a zoo, and the village poachers, who want to sell it to feed their families, Kiri must embark on a journey that will take her deep into the wilderness. There has to be some way to save the panther, and for her dad and the villagers to understand each other. If Kiri can't figure out what it is, she'll lose far more than the panthersshe'll lose the only home she's ever known, and the only family she has left.2018 Green Earth Book Award Honor2018 Colorado Book Award WinnerCAL Book Award WinnerGreen Prize for Sustainable Literature Award WinnerA Bank Street "e;Best Children's Book of the Year"e;A National Geographic Giant Traveling Map of Florida Selection"e;A powerful tale of a future to be avoided."e; Kirkus Reviews"e;An eerie cautionary taleabout the dangers of not protecting the environment, tackles an important theme in a compelling way...a fantastical tale with roots in real-world issues."e;Booklist"e;Earnest, heartfelt, and passionate, this book will likely inspire new environmentalists."e; Bulletin"e;A boldly original, profoundly wise, deeply moving book.It's a rare gift to any reader, as well as to our planet.' T. A. Barron, best-selling author of theMerlin Saga