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(impostor syndrome part 2) you are not special, but don’t let the man get you down

One of the most consistent recruitment methods by various right wing factions (religious, n*zi, etc) is preying on people who are desperate…

25 min read3 days ago

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(impostor syndrome part 2) you are not special, but don’t let the man get you down

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the biggest threat facing your team, whether you’re a game developer or a tech founder or a CEO, is…

If you are running a business, your goal, generally, is to make money. A lot of people go to business school to learn how to do it, and…

64 min readMar 31, 2024

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the biggest threat facing your team, whether you’re a game developer or a tech founder or a CEO, is…

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no, microsoft isn’t quitting hardware, lol

So, there I was, minding my own business, getting back from a lovely dinner while catching up with a friend, and twitter is on fire. I…

39 min readFeb 5, 2024

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no, microsoft isn’t quitting hardware, lol

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in 2023, i completed 39 games — my lowest since 2015 — but for a good reason.

This was both the best and worst year of my life. I’ve been dealing with some intense medical stuff since May, when my doctors started…

69 min readJan 21, 2024

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in 2023, i completed 39 games — my lowest since 2015 — but for a good reason.

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as writers, we face a common pitfall. i’m gonna give it to you straight: there’s a way out

Hello, I’m Doc Burford, and I make toys.

39 min readNov 20, 2023

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as writers, we face a common pitfall. i’m gonna give it to you straight: there’s a way out

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starfield is an immersive sim, or: “i’m gonna prove that the immersive sim is easier to define than…

I’m gonna make a bet with you and it goes like this: I’m going to do my best to prove that Starfield is an immersive sim because A) I think…

75 min readOct 30, 2023

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starfield is an immersive sim, or: “i’m gonna prove that the immersive sim is easier to define than…

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refuting the bullet: so you wanna write an interesting story… but don’t know where to begin?

Right now, you are on the threshold of an amazing adventure… ~showtime!~

80 min readSep 17, 2023

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refuting the bullet: so you wanna write an interesting story… but don’t know where to begin?

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micah benedict’s opus

article coming soon but i wanted to preserve this short story i’d written. it’s the seed for something i will be working on

2 min readSep 7, 2023

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a little story

When I was a boy, I would often play in the river, sailing paper boats, fishing for catfish, catching — and running from — snapping…

5 min readAug 27, 2023

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anyone who says ‘it’s not a game’ has nothing valuable to say, and here’s why

So, those of you who know me probably know I’ve worked on a lot of video games as a consultant, both indie an AAA, but predominantly AAA…

45 min readAug 1, 2023

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anyone who says ‘it’s not a game’ has nothing valuable to say, and here’s why

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Doc Burford

Doc Burford

I do some freelance work, game design consulting, and I’ve worked on games Hardspace: Shipbreakers and created games like Adios and Paratopic.

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