Running for office, XKCD-style
A brilliant campaign-based comic. Check it out.
Hi, I'm Mathew Hoy!
I'm the CEO, CFO, CTO and CDO of HellaBoss, a red-hot creative laboratory based in London, Ontario, Canada. HellaBoss has officially stopped working on others' jobs to focus on our own killer projects.
When I'm not working, I cuddle up with both my wonderful wife Jennifer and our new son, Ferris. And when I'm not doing that, you can either find me skateboarding, or playing my XBox 360.
PS: If you like this Tumblelog, then you'll love my other Tumblelog, Zero Plus One Emissions, a blog about learning how to skateboard.
PPS: You might also like my videos on Vimeo, photos on Flickr, and my tweets on Twitter!
Fiest loves counting to four. A four-star performance. Love those chickens!
Castle Crashers hands-on at E3
You might want to mute the voices as they are crazy-making. Art style, gameplay look solid. Can’t wait!
Protecting the boreal forest in Ontario
“The future of Ontario’s northern Boreal lands and waters will be determined through an innovative land use planning initiative with Canadian First Nations. Under the plan, almost half of Ontario’s Boreal forest, or about 87,000 square miles, an area nearly equal to the entire United Kingdom, would be restricted to eco-tourism and traditional aboriginal uses, such as hunting or fishing.”
The Penny Arcade guys hit another one out of the park with an accurate comic about the three main keynote presentations at E3.
Small update
I’ve finally tweaked the Back and Next buttons at the bottom of this page. They are now in the same illustration style as the clouds behind my name at the top.
Nothing fancy. As you were. Move along, move along. Not the droids you’re looking for. She’s a goer, eh? Eh? Say no more, say no more.
Flood
It feels good to be missed. I keep getting calls, emails, and Facebook messages from ex-coworkers who wish me well, tell me I can use them as references if I need to, and that they are very upset at the “cloak and dagger” method by which I was removed from their midst.
I really missed working with them all today as it would have been the first day back at it after our/their holidays. It sounds like the day was long, depressing, and everyone was easily set off.
“ If you screw someone over in Japan, glorious Nippon - you bring shame to yourself!
The latest meme. Can’t figure out if this rant on Square Enix’s 360 move is a joke or not.
I saw this a long time ago and was reminded of it today. I still cry when I watch it, particularly at the part where the natives are dancing. I love that sort of thing. I cannot get enough of native peoples celebrating through song, dance, storytelling, etc.
Avatars and dashboards
I think I really like this new Coverflow/Dashboard concept revealed today by Microsoft for the XBox 360 at E3. It’s a very fresh approach from a Microsoft standpoint, even if it does look a lot like Apple’s Coverflow. I’m mainly excited about the lack of blatant advertising.
But - not only does Microsoft seem to be lifting Nintendo’s Mii concept, but it also looks a bit lot like the PS3/PSP crossbar navigation. From the image, it looks like you shuttle left and right, then up and down to select specific information, much like the way the PS3 crossbar works (without the icons).
Something I’m confused about - is the number before the G in the upper right and below the username XBox Live points or is it Gamerscore? I’m asking because Microsoft calls their currency both Points and Gold in the current dashboard.
I guess that with their partnership with Square-Enix, it could even be Gil.
