Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Timothy Ryan's Blogs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:50:34 EST en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) Merging Waterfall and SCRUM - by Timothy Ryan http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20120207/8779/Merging_Waterfall_and_SCRUM.php Production,Console/PC How to marry both methods of scheduling and the benefits of doing both http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20120207/8779/Merging_Waterfall_and_SCRUM.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:00 EST MMO Novel - Gamer/Reader feedback needed - by Timothy Ryan http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20110130/4701/MMO_Novel__GamerReader_feedback_needed.php 250 pages in, I can use some test readers on The Illusion Game, a novel that spans two worlds - an MMORPG world and the game company that is working on it. UPDATED http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20110130/4701/MMO_Novel__GamerReader_feedback_needed.php Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:43:00 EST A Game Geek's Journey - by Timothy Ryan http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100314/4659/A_Game_Geeks_Journey.php Reflections on the last twenty years of dreaming big and overcoming adversity http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100314/4659/A_Game_Geeks_Journey.php Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:50:00 EDT The Illusion Game - Kickstarter Project - by Timothy Ryan http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100308/4613/The_Illusion_Game__Kickstarter_Project.php Game Design The Illusion Game - an MMO novel is now a Kickstarter project. Please read on and support my independent project. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100308/4613/The_Illusion_Game__Kickstarter_Project.php Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:47:00 EST Needs More Cowbell: Why Publishing Producers Sometimes Dictate Design - by Timothy Ryan http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100224/4501/Needs_More_Cowbell_Why_Publishing_Producers_Sometimes_Dictate_Design.php Production This article explores the relationship between publishing producer and developer in regards to the game design. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100224/4501/Needs_More_Cowbell_Why_Publishing_Producers_Sometimes_Dictate_Design.php Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:10:00 EST MMO Balancing Techniques - by Timothy Ryan http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100218/4001/MMO_Balancing_Techniques.php Game Design If I were to make an MMO - Balancing Techniques http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimothyRyan/20100218/4001/MMO_Balancing_Techniques.php Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:35:00 EST