Jun 27, 2021О Ресурсах в ГеймдизайнеЯ недавно купил на распродаже Metro: Last Light для Switch за 1.5 евро. В игре много странных решений в отношении гейм-дизайна, но я решил поговорить об одном: о ресурсах, которыми распоряжается игрок. Любые ресурсы, которые выдаются игроку — это способ коммуникации геймдизайнера с ним, попытка объяснить, что и как стоит…Геймдизайн4 min read
Dec 30, 2020How I wasted $4k+ and half a year of my life to develop a game that earned only $30Postmortem analysis of Drunk Shotgun It’s been nine months since the initial release of Drunk Shotgun for iOS and Android. I realize that I should have made a post-mortem analysis in two weeks after the game launch while my memories were fresh, but the game failed so hard that I was in a very fragile…Post Mortem20 min read
Nov 23, 2020Why the 2021 Ducati Supersport will fail and what can be done to save itWhen Ducati recently announced that they are going to present a new updated Supersport bike, I was excited. I’ve considered the previous (current) model but never bought one because of the strange design decisions and weird headlight aesthetics. I’ve opted for a 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX instead, which was the…Motorcycle5 min read
Published in The Startup·Feb 10, 2020Bad API design — studying confusing AppsFlyer Server-to-server APIIf you want to learn how not to design APIs, you can just look at the AppsFlyer’s server-to-server events API. The purpose of this API is to enable developers to send additional events about user behavior after they installed your app. Analyzing the API Okay, let’s see what we are expected to do…API5 min read
Dec 31, 2019Итоги 2019 годаНу что ж, елка еще не наряжена, подарки не упакованы, скайрим на switch не докачался, а это значит что сейчас самое время подводить итоги 2019 года. В начале этого года я завершил работу в Pure, в котором в течение шести лет трудился на посту технического директора, и решил заняться самостоятельно…Итоги Года5 min read
Nov 26, 2019Using Elastic Beanstalk with PyCharm/IDEASince there is no official working solution that lets you deploy your app to AWS with Elastic Beanstalk from IntelliJ IDEA (PyCharm/RubyMine/whatever), you’re stuck with using your console to deploy the project. Or are you? Actually not. Since EB CLI that you typically use for deployment via the terminal is…AWS1 min read
Jul 3, 2019Grouping objects in UnityI am not sure why, but Unity does not provide an out-of-the-box solution for grouping objects in the scene — you cannot just select multiple GameObjects, right click on them and press Group. Luckily, there is a great asset that solves this problem with a self-explanatory name Grouping Tool (duh). …Unity2 min read
Mar 15, 2019Avalanche Run Open Beta TestAvalanche Run Open Beta installation links (open from your mobile device): iOS: install Android: install You would really help me make the game better by filling out the form after playing: Beta Feedback Form Thank you! And please share this beta version with your friends :)Games1 min read
Sep 11, 2018When helmet dropsAmerican bikers have a saying that I can really relate to. It goes like this: “Bullshit stops when helmet drops”. It basically means that you have to give up any thoughts that were running through your mind when you mount a motorbike (yup, I say “motorbike”, not “motorcycle” — I…Motorcycle1 min read
Mar 18, 2018Casually walking through an airportPunctuality has never been among my strongest traits. I tend to underestimate the travel time to the meeting or can just forget to get my outfit ready and end up being 10–15 minutes late with messed-up hair and non-matching clothes. Strangely enough, I’ve always show up at the airport early…Travel2 min read
