300 Eyes

So today was the big day, presentation day at my studios all-hands meeting. The first one since we have split into separate studios a few weeks or so back. It was also the first opportunity for me to get up and speak to everyone as a whole. In the past it was usually my team or bits and pieces while in meetings specific to engineering only. What a great learning experience although not something I would want to do all of the time until I was more versed at it. That said, I assume the best way to become more versed at it is to do it more often - hmm, dang double edged swords!

All Eyes On Me

So my slide was number 6 or so in the overall presentation today. It was a little nerve racking to sit and wait for my turn to come up and have to get in front of everyone and talk. At least it was not "seat of my pants" like it usually is when I have to get up and give a speech at my racing awards banquets. Today's talking was essentially scripted based on my previous "topics slide" sent to senior management in representation of my team and path ahead.

I think that all-in-all everything went very well and I was able to make some good points and help others to better understand the role of my team and myself. At the very least it gave everyone a little face time with me and gave me the opportunity to help everyone feel comfortable coming to myself or my team for help as well as my team going to them for the same.

Lunch

Today will be a little different for lunch. I plan to head out with my friend and coworker Aaron and grab a bite to eat and then head over to his house to check out his new CNC machine that he finished building a couple weeks back. It should be really cool to check out and I am looking forward to seeing it in action.

For Aaron, having both the CNC machine as well as the 3D printer he has quite the setup for making cool stuff on his own. So far he has made some pretty cool prints on the 3D printer one of which is below. This character comes from his game engine. It's a character named Mikey that he always uses in his testing and setup of his worlds. I have seen Mikey many times on PCs to laptops, iPhones, android phones and various tablets. So to see and own a tangible Mikey is really cool.

Quick Weather Update

So we had some more rain last night that turned into snow over the night while we were sleeping. The accumulation was nothing more than maybe 1/2 inch or so and that was mainly in the shaded areas and on the lawn. By 2:00 this afternoon everything had melted and you would have never known that we had any snow on the ground in the first place. One of those things that I really like about living in the valley vs. up on the mountain.

The ski resorts will be loving it this weekend I am sure - I imagine that everyone will be rushing up to enjoy some of the fresh powder, I cant blame them one bit. I would probably be doing the same - or would have already taken off today to get in a few runs.

Photo: Meet Mikey



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Hi! I'm Curt, "Troublebaker"
to those that know me best. Currently: A Game Studio Manager I love going fast

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