Fun sites, from webcomics to distractions.
Games, interesting news and events, and all kinds of crazy projects! The Coding4Fun blog is where you'll find all that, and more. |
Online game where you rule an entire country! |
The gaming webcomic par excellence. |
An amusing webcomic featuring the best coffeehouse on the planet. |
A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. |
Interesting events which I have attended or served on staff.
Toronto's premiere sci-fi and fantasy literature convention. |
Canada's #1 anime convention! |
An action packed day of IT events, workshops, and plain old fashioned fun. |
One day mini-conferences of the DemoCamp style, for game development in the Toronto area. |
Develop an entire game – in three days. Yes, it's possible. |
An annual conference on game development, held in Toronto. I am one of the founders. |
Resources for game developers.
Games, interesting news and events, and all kinds of crazy projects! The Coding4Fun blog is where you'll find all that, and more. |
The sister site for Game Developer Magazine. |
One day mini-conferences of the DemoCamp style, for game development in the Toronto area. |
Great resources and community for game developers. |
A special interest group of the IGDA, focusing on independent game development. |
The industry association for people who make computer games. |
The Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine. It's not a game engine, but it's a great start for game graphics. |
Develop an entire game – in three days. Yes, it's possible. |
An annual conference on game development, held in Toronto. I am one of the founders. |
If you are interested in using Microsoft's XNA Framework for game development, this site has the information you need. |
Organizations, clubs, and groups with which I am associated.
A special interest group of the IGDA, focusing on independent game development. |
The industry association for people who make computer games. |
The parent organization for all Toastmasters clubs. Find a club anywhere around the world or learn more about our organization. |
Formerly known as Toast IT, this is the Toastmasters club that I've been a member of since March 2006. A great way to build communication and leadership skills! |
Friends and family.
Rob's a great friend with some interests in game development. However, he's first and foremost a web developer, and is responsible for a good number of Drupal modules that provide interaction with other web services. |
Sacha's a great programmer, and promoter of web 2.0 and social networking. She's also a past member of my Toastmasters club. |
Terry is a fellow programmer, with interests in politics and robotics. |
Tools, libraries, and articles relating to software development.
The unofficial standard library for C++ programmers. |
Games, interesting news and events, and all kinds of crazy projects! The Coding4Fun blog is where you'll find all that, and more. |
The website for all things relating to Windows development. |
The Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine. It's not a game engine, but it's a great start for game graphics. |
Great place to ask or answer programming questions, or just spend some time reading the questions and answers of others. |
Great website for anyone writing code meant for Windows-based systems. |
Websites relating to writing fiction.
While technically for producing film scripts, the SLang program on this site can still be useful for working out plot, and Storyboard Tools is good for visualizing scenes. |
A successful authoress with many useful articles and tips on writing fiction. |
Annual contest, where entrants must write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. |
Fun, interesting tools and articles for authors. |
Good resource for anyone writing such fiction, although it's a bit dated. |
