Pinned… Trust Yourself, That’s My SuperpowerGif, DaisyDisk, ATOM, C#, Medium, Slack, GitHub, Survival, Crash …. WHAT? Diving head first into the challenge of video game development two and a half days ago, yes days… is a one-hundred eighty degree shift from thirty years in event marketing and management… or so I mused. …2 min read2 min read
Dec 11, 2020Wind, Rain & Routers, Oh My!Protect your family data With regional indicators pointing toward the onset of another La Nina event, the first to form since 2017; now is the time to prepare. Preparing for Inclement weather Hurricanes are surprisingly rare in the Central Pacific region but we do experience our share of tropical cyclones…3 min read3 min read
Dec 8, 2020💭May the Force Ever Serve YouHawaii tech Day Four — Ripping through Salesforce! Trailhead training — I’m in knee deep and delighted by the content of these modules — soft-skills are as important as hard. It is refreshing to discover while utilizing an organizations training modules they not only embrace but explicitly instruct around core…Salesforce2 min readSalesforce2 min read
Dec 4, 2020Fostering Intellectual DiversityNo milihini here…! Falling in love with a new tool within a new educational environment is nice but not remarkable. However, when the outcome serves to build soft skills too, this is stellar! Such is the case with a recent dive into Google Earth (GE)! This bleu spiraling orb had…Salesforce2 min readSalesforce2 min read
Dec 3, 2020Stacking Keysonboarding Salesforce! The most fascinating people I’ve encountered along this journey called life are obsessed with learning. Their thirst for understanding across an array of disciplines is insatiable over decades. Most I’ve discovered are rather accomplished in their own right and have no need for higher learning — still yet…Salesforce Training2 min readSalesforce Training2 min read
Dec 2, 2020Opportunity Tires Screech… Get in! 🏎2020, in myriad instances, has blown business productivity to dust; the remnants found blowing like Covid-confetti across continents that dissipate like vapor. While some entrepreneurs require slight adjustments to repurpose the focus of work to meet market demand; others find it necessary to come to terms with the truth. Our…Pandemic Response4 min readPandemic Response4 min read
Nov 28, 2020{Curly Surly Brackets//when programmer.finds scripting errors = (apply lokahi); } Bad tempered, ill-natured little buggers! Perhaps you’ve met them? They hide under perfectly logical code, and mock with red squiggly lines, indicators of impending doom embedding nasty bugs in my game development. Initially perceived as a journey in simple discovery, the hunt…Scripting Saturday2 min readScripting Saturday2 min read
Nov 27, 2020Unity Engine ♥️ HeartbeatI love MAC. It’s been twelve years since I’ve worked w/windows mandated at the time by UHMC to interface with Laulima software. Generally speaking, the world has grown to incorporate Windows, Linux and MAC operating systems and dozens more. If you are new to game programming, however, and contemplating the…Beginner Programmers1 min readBeginner Programmers1 min read
Nov 26, 2020… Invigorating is the JourneyDay Eleven Unity is a fascinating environment to create in, the concepts are sinking in with repetition and utter persistence. Discovering solidarity with this new language has been a key these past 24 hours. With a natural propensity and thirst for problem solving; Unity delivers in spades. Monotonous busy work…Programming2 min readProgramming2 min read
Nov 24, 2020Beat the Blocker!Day Ten Home Run @gamedevhq GameDevHQ interns refer to them as “blockers”. Probably a sports analogy, in any case, blockers prevent the developer from moving forward while building a game. Trust me, there are plenty. Why? Computers only do what they are instructed to do, the instructions are code. We…Beginner Coding3 min readBeginner Coding3 min read