Coaching Charts Exercise
Charts can help a team see itself better. Continue reading Coaching Charts Exercise
Author Archives: Bill Wake
Origins ’04 Trip Report
William C. Wake, William.Wake@acm.org, July, 2004 Originally appeared in Simages, August, 2004 (Trademarks are capitalized). The Origins ’04 International Games Expo (http://www.originsgames.com) is a game conference sponsored by the Game Manufacturer’s Association (GAMA). It was held at the Columbus (Ohio) Continue reading Origins ’04 Trip Report
Review – The Game Makers
The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers® from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit®Philip E. Orbanes, Harvard Business School Press, 2004. ISBN 1-59139-269-1.This book tells the story of the company from its founding by George Parker, through growth and management Continue reading Review – The Game Makers
Refactoring Thumbnails
Sven Gorts has introduced Refactoring Thumbnails to summarize refactorings. Continue reading Refactoring Thumbnails
Napkin Look-and-Feel
“Napkin” is a cool look & feel. Continue reading Napkin Look-and-Feel
Review – Game Inventor’s Handbook
Game Inventor’s Handbook, Steve Peek. F&W Publications, 1993. ISBN 1-55870-315-2. The “Game Inventor’s Marketing Handbook” would be a more accurate title. Other than one fairly light chapter on inventing games, the focus of this book is on selling and marketing Continue reading Review – Game Inventor’s Handbook
Review – Extreme Programming Adventures in C#
Extreme Programming Adventures in C#, Ron Jeffries. Microsoft Press, 2004. ISBN 0735619492. Ron uses the vehicle of learning C# to demonstrate the incremental design of an XML editor. He adds “undo” last (a feature often cited as requiring up-front design), Continue reading Review – Extreme Programming Adventures in C#
ISO Certification for XP at LogicaCMG
LogicaCMG’s experience with getting ISO 9000 certification for an XP team. Continue reading ISO Certification for XP at LogicaCMG
Review – User Stories Applied
User Stories Applied, Mike Cohn. Addison-Wesley, 2004. This book is all about user stories, focused on the XP-style customer or the Scrum-style product owner (although programmers and others should know this material as well). Mike describes what stories are, how Continue reading Review – User Stories Applied
The Humble “Yo!”
When you get blocked, do you get help, or hide and hope things will get better?. Continue reading The Humble “Yo!”