How Developers Keep Long-Running Games Feeling Fresh

Long-running games face a difficult challenge: they need to stay familiar enough to retain loyal players while introducing enough change to prevent the experience from becoming repetitive. Developers use a combination of new content, live events, balance updates, community feedback, and technical improvements to keep established games active for years. …

Grace Hopper, here I come!

I’ve wanted to speak at a conference since the first An Event Apart (awesome web conference from A List Apart people) I attended about a decade ago. With that goal in mind, I joined Toastmasters last December to build my confidence. I’m very pleased to announce that I’m conducting a …

Mom lessons for the workplace

Before my son arrived on June 30th, I was a little concerned that my maternal instincts would compete with my professional instincts, …

Keyword research

Keyword research can reveal topics that are of interest to your audience, while also helping you better understand their voice and what’s …

IP protocol

A packet filtering firewall is a management program that can block network traffic IP protocol an IP address and a port number …

Zoosk UX Team Blog

The Zoosk UX Team now has it’s very own blog! In our first post, we discuss our design principles. Good designs, to …

Overcoming Stage Fright

My last post (from a loooong time ago) was about being daunted by speaking on stage. Well… I’m taking a stand-up comedy …