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I share about my recent start at Mages Design School to learn Character Concept Art. Find out more about their courses here: https://mages.edu.sg/

CG BOSS Plays Twitch Gaming Death Stranding

Watched the Prologue online and gave a short review about it. A fantastic introduction to the world and characters.  // Watch the Episode >> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGW2JRxWUU /  - Link:  - https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/08/18/mobile-suit-gundam-the-witch-from-mercury-prologue-to-stream-in-english-on-september-1

Sharing about new goals for this year. Resetting goals. Making my Game, And updates to this podcast. Thoughts turning 4-0.

I Give a short take on Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard as a Designer.  Links :   Coindesk Microsoft Bets on Metaverse  : https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/microsoft-bets-on-metaverse-with-69b-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard/ MBG a Playstation Influencer on the MS Acquisition (3HR Stream)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be6MLFFsLL4 MBG on Son...

Sharing a Podcast from my New Channel Gundam Battle Log, on how I got into Gundam after many years surrounded by fans of this series.  Follow the Gundam Battle Log Channel here: https://linktr.ee/gundambattle

I Continue with part 2 of my thoughts on Going back to social Media. I also ran some small experiments with ads on Facebook and discuss the results. I think going forward will podcast more on these social media marketing experiments. It may be a good way to build brand awareness for new product ideas to test. - Follow Me Links Bio: https://beacons.ai/cgboss - - George Tao Don't Quit Social Media:...

I talk about the new LIGHTYEAR Movie from Pixar and discuss how maybe Fan Art could have influenced it to be made. Maybe making Fan Art is not so bad.  - Follow Links Bio : https://beacons.ai/cgboss - Original Fan Art of a Realistic Buzz Light Year:  https://laughingsquid.com/to-infinity-and-beyond-a-realistic-illustration-toy-storys-buzz-lightyear-by-dan-luvisi/ Samurai Star Wars :

Giving a short take on this and how Facebook Meta can benefit or not for the future creator. I created a blog post with links to the videos and analysis Follow Links on Koji: https://withkoji.com/@cgboss - Links: Coin Desk Breakdown : https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/everything-you-need-to-know-about-facebooks-meta-metaverse-play/ Stratechery : https://stratechery.com/2021/...

Blogging is dead for me a creator if you want to get attention. Time to move on. I give a short thought snippet why I think Blogging an old technology is out and what I am trying out instead. I do still think you need a website. I am thinking go going into the JAM Stack Gatsby or VUE to connect to content sources like GHOST after I build up contents on YouTube or other CMS platforms. Links Mention...

Squid Game idea of a Story World. - *Minor spoilers*. This episode I discuss about a what if squid game had various trans media exploring the history and other stories of its characters.

(Thoughts Cast) While the internet has removed the gatekeepers there are more phantom gatekeepers as the old gate keepers have move upstream

(ShareCast) DayOne journal app gets acquired by Wordpress Company Automattic. I have used this app since 2016 and hope more good things come from this acquisition. [Link] DayOne Blog Post on Acquisition: https://dayoneapp.com/blog/day-one-at-automattic

Are you living above or below the API/APP? Like any digital platform there are some who work and earn Above or Below the App Line. In this mono Audio log I think about which side of the API I want to be on. Link to Wordpress Post: https://wp.me/pjAJM-1Lh Gary Tan Youtube Episode on Wealth: https://youtu.be/7Hdu4DlnLIk

My short learnings into Unity 3D, Trying out clubhouse. Time Stamps: [00:00] Ufo Unity [2:10] Clubhouse - Links: Clubhouse Post https://wp.me/pjAJM-1vw

I discussing and wondering whether I can make a lot of game project of the limited time I have on earth. I used to want to work in AAA but it seems that these Big Budget AAA Games are taking too long. Links Mentioned : - https://howtomarketagame.com/2018/01/23/what-we-can-learn-from-indie-fiction-authors/

Sharing a Post Mortem on my Unreal Engine Endless short game series. What are some things that went right and the next steps. I started learning Unreal in Nov 2020 and made a small game for itch.io https://cgboss.itch.io/endless-runner-template Post Mortem Article here: https://ariabento.wordpress.com/2021/01/04/endless-runner-unreal-engine-dev-log-3/ Short Link: https://wp.me/pjAJM-1kc

A dev Log on my journey back into Animation and Game Development. I am doing my own small learnings in Unreal Engine with a clone of Endless Runner. - Show Time Stamps: -[01:34] Animating in Maya for games -[02:30] tried to make a fighting game -[02:35] PB Game Jam 5 Unreal Engine learning notes - Links -https://itch.io/jam/pb-game-jam-5

I start again my dev journey. I share thoughts on making an indie AAA games and starting to relearn unreal and animating in Maya.  - Links mentioned:  - Deep Work https://medium.com/@nina.semczuk/5-practices-from-deep-work-by-cal-newport-thatll-change-your-life-303847ec5f3c  - Ultralearning https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/ultralearning/- Bright Memory https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=...

DC Fandome, WuKong. Recently DC Fan Dome (Part 1 as of this recording)came and went and there were exciting announcement from Batman Universe and Justice League. But with the COVID-19 still on this may be how future events be conducted.  https://www.dcfandome.com/thanksagain A little game from a bunch of exMobile dev create a trailer Black Myth WuKong in China for their new Company Game Science to...

Why Super story (Transmedia) is the future for independent creators. In today’s fragmented media landscape there are so many distractions and opportunities to reach an audience. I discovered this term and new way of creating stories during my Circuit Breaker period. Watch more on Howard Houston Here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLez8jOvskc-P2JPcWM4c135X3nvvsykRN and his company One 3 Crea...

Mixer is now closing down and what are the alternatives. I also talk briefly about why its good to build your own platform for yourself and see platforms as a distribution channel. Links to Articles https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299032/microsoft-mixer-closing-facebook-gaming-partnership-xcloud-features https://www.theverge.com/21300136/microsoft-mixer-closure-streamers-partners-move-twitch-...

End of an Era Wordpress sites Rise of Static. I Talk about some reasons not to start a Wordpress Website in 2020 if you are starting out online and wanting to monetize it, And the rise of Static Site Generators. https://ariabento.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/no-website-in-2020/ ---- Links I used for my thoughts on Static Sites: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/features/cms/gatsby-vs-wordpress https://www.tani...

Some thoughts about staying positive and what we can do in times of quarantine. As Long as you have a phone and an internet connection.