Gabriel Cornish

Microblogging should be simple and easy. But, most microblogging services are overkill for me. So, I made Postlets. A way to create and manage a microblog with a bookmarklet. No account creation. No complicated static site generation. Works offline. Outpu

Wishing there was more time to play games is not playing games. Thinking about playing games is not playing games. Browsing Steam sales is not playing games. Stressing about your backlog is not playing games. Buying more games is not playing games. Optimi

A few times in my career I've had to design leader boards for games. I have mixed feelings about them. As a player, you either care about them, or you don't. But, a leader board is rarely ignored. The player can feel its presence even if they're indiffere

There's something cozy about playing a video game offline. Try it. Turn off WiFi in the house or go into offline mode and boot up your favorite game. Get comfy with your favorite beverage and snack. If the game works in offline mode, you're in for a real

At the end of the day, when the kid is asleep, I sit down in front of the TV and hours go by. The algorithm tells me to consume, so I consume. The strength needed to fight it isn't there. It never ends. Consume, consume, consume, consume. Then it's time f

I've always struggled with the desire to make something that is considered "good"-and to do it consistently. The problem is, "good" is subjective. This led me to discover one of my toxic traits: I want the subjective to become objective. I'm always search

This year I became unemployed for the first time. Many of us in the game industry continue to be laid off, so I wanted to share how I structured my day in order to land another job in the industry. After the initial shock, and a bit of floundering, I deci