Little Games, Big Discoveries
Welcome to a new issue of Ninja Sparks. My son went back to school today and I am in the middle of a game jam project that has become a bit of a rabbit hole.As is normal for me, we’ve... • Read More →
Newsletter Updates
Figuring Things Out
Well, the summer holidays are almost over and I’ve already spotted festive chocolates in the supermarket, so I guess it’s time to start preparing for Christmas. Of course, schools aren’t back yet, so we’re still doing lots of things with... • Read More →
Games, Constraints and Creativity
How is everyone? Still enjoying the heatwaves I hope?I’ve just got back from the trip up north that I mentioned in the last email. We spent a very pleasant couple of weeks in Liverpool, the home of the Beatles, visiting... • Read More →
Play Something, Learn Something
We’re still living through a heatwave here in the south west of England. Apparently it moved on from the rest of the country, so I’m hoping to escape up north for a bit of fresh air soon.With the summer holidays... • Read More →
Small Joys and Crazy Beautiful Skies
The last fortnight has been a bit of a blur. It’s still stupidly hot here in the UK, and I started work on a “weekend project” that I am now two weeks into.I am building a tool that generates skies... • Read More →
Shoelaces, Rabbits, and More Niche Sites
In the UK, and across much of Europe, we have spent the last week in a heatwave. Some of the hottest weather ever recorded in June in the UK. It’s been draining, so I’ve basically spent as much time as... • Read More →
Maps, Systems, and Creativity
Last week we had WWDC and a Nintendo Direct, two events I like to make time for.WWDC is Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and I usually look forward to seeing what is coming next for Apple devices. Unfortunately, this year was... • Read More →
The Week Everything Clicked
I feel like I say this every other issue, but I’ve spent the last week on half term holiday, which means my son has been off school and I’ve been doing Pokemon-related things with him. We’ve been playing card games,... • Read More →
Game Boy Music and Stop Motion Magic
It’s been a busy week in the best possible way. I’ve been juggling lots of different projects recently and feeling more productive than I have in quite a while.The biggest launch this week was a brand new Brush Ninja app:... • Read More →
Star Wars, side projects, and strange ideas
Happy Star Wars Day! I am writing this whilst wearing a Millennium Falcon T-shirt and watching the latest episode of the new Darth Maul series on Disney+.So anyway, last week I was working on my game for the gamedev.js game... • Read More →
A creative week in London
Hope you’re doing well. I recently got back from a trip to London. I’m originally from South East London but now live in the countryside, so it’s always nice to go back, see the city, and catch up with family.While... • Read More →
Bulk Photo Tools and Behind the Scenes
I hope you had a nice weekend. Over Easter we decided to make our own large, hollow chocolate eggs. We bought some moulds and chocolate, melted it down, and poured it in with our own fillings. It was a lot... • Read More →