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Grant Shonkwiler's Blog

I am a game programmer and associate designer at Merit Entertainment in Philadelphia. I am currently working on games for our core platform, PCs and iPhone/iPodTouchs. I also moderate the forums at GameCareerGuide.com and enjoy a good game of rugby whenever I can.

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First Blog
Posted by Grant Shonkwiler on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:54:00 EST in
I figured for my first blog here I would just bring over an exciting announcement from my personal blog about this years GDC.
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Grant Shonkwiler's Comments

Comment In: Interview: Gray, Gabler On Experimental Gameplay Project's Return [News - 07/17/2009 - 05:09]
Awesome news And I have ... Awesome news And I have to say this may be one of my favorite quotes ever we all got really sick from sticking our face in science. Haha.

Comment In: Opinion: Don't Hate The Game - The Developer Game-Playing Malaise [News - 06/29/2009 - 05:40]
This is great advice, I ... This is great advice, I for one used to be one of the developers who didn't play as much as I wanted, then I realized how much I could learn and started playing games as much as I can. I think it is key that we realize you don't have ...

Comment In: Opinion: Game Development And Remote Workers [News - 05/15/2009 - 05:18]
Great article, I really enjoyed ... Great article, I really enjoyed the humor. As someone who works with a remote worker, I often wonder what he thinks of it.

Comment In: iPhone Devs: Rethinking the Art of Making Games [Feature - 04/23/2009 - 06:10]
I find it interesting that ... I find it interesting that consumers find .99 the right price for a game, the same amount they pay for a 3 minute song.

Comment In: Gamasutra's Top 10 Games Of The Year [News - 12/21/2007 - 06:00]
We all know game of ... We all know game of the year is Peggle. Most addictive game in years. It not only had my entire class of 30 game development students playing it but all of my family and friends. Or maybe Portal. : Great list though.