by Andrew Barton | Sep 25, 2024 | game dev, random
I’ve been working on something a bit different lately—a video game project with my friend Steve. It’s a Missile Command clone, inspired by the classic 1980 arcade game where you defend cities by shooting down incoming missiles. The twist? We’re designing it for...
by Andrew Barton | Sep 25, 2024 | random, sketches
Enjoy a few pages from my sketchbook.
by Andrew Barton | Mar 13, 2023 | random
I made a surprising yet undeniable discovery about myself last month. I’m a geek. To be more specific, I’m a board game geek – the kind of board game geek that loves to go to 3-day board game conventions to learn, discover, and play games with randos (and my...
by Andrew Barton | Nov 1, 2021 | random
Back in February, I turned 40. There’s something about milestone birthdays that make us reflective, right? The big 4-0 hit me harder than expected. I had all these feelings I was struggling to put into words. As I engaged in some serious navel-gazing – and...
by Andrew Barton | Mar 16, 2020 | DIY, random
An adventure in primitive pottery Have you ever thought about what you would do if you found yourself in a world without electricity? I’ve been wondering about this ever since I was a teenager. The question occurred to me while reading Mostly Harmless by Douglas...
by Andrew Barton | Nov 22, 2013 | random
One of my all time faves: