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Game developer and moral philosopher; made QWOP, GIRP and Getting Over It, and teaches at the NYU Game Center.
16 things
iPhone 4SHardware Apple
I love my iPhone 4S even more than I love my Mac, and as a frequent traveler it has completely changed my life.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
Nikon D90Hardware Nikon
I have a Nikon D90 camera which I love, but I feel less compelled to lug it around since I got the new iPhone with its competent camera.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
FlixelSoftware
I use Flixel and NAPE to make web games, and I use Cocos2D and Box2D to make iPhone games, and in both cases I can just implement my ideas without worrying about the boring, arcane aspects of programming.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
Cocos2DSoftware
I use Flixel and NAPE to make web games, and I use Cocos2D and Box2D to make iPhone games, and in both cases I can just implement my ideas without worrying about the boring, arcane aspects of programming.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
ChromeSoftware Google
After years of Firefox loyalism, I ditched it to find a browser that would actually remember passwords when I want it to, and eventually settled on the excellent Chrome over Safari.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
XcodeSoftware Apple
For coding I use Flash Builder and XCode, both of which do what I need them to do.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
ElementsSoftware
Elements on the iPhone is in many ways better than any of the word processors I've used on the Mac or PC.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
Etymotic hf3Hardware Etymotic
I do almost everything I do on a 15" Retina MacBook Pro and Etymotic hf3 earphones.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
BetterSnapToolSoftware
but I do use Dropbox and BetterSnapTool and iStat Pro to add functions that I really wish were built in to the system.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
KeynoteSoftware Apple
Keynote is better than Powerpoint, and you can control it nicely with an iPhone, but both Keynote and Powerpoint are too basic for my needs
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
ApertureSoftware Apple
I bought Apple's Aperture for photo editing, which is nice to use until it insists on using 6GB of RAM just to copy photos from an SD card, even if your system only has 1GB free.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
WordSoftware Microsoft
For writing philosophy, I have to use Word for collaborating with other philosophers, but I hate it with great passion
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
EndnoteSoftware
For collecting and citing references, I've used Endnote the most, which is almost as bloated and broken as Word
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
AudacitySoftware
For making games, I'm using Audacity for editing sounds, which somehow manages to be less usable than Sound Forge was ten years ago.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
VMware FusionSoftware VMware
For testing things in windows I use VMWare Fusion, which is just as hacky and broken as Parallels.
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
BlenderSoftware Blender Foundation
I would like to use 3D software in my toolchain, but I've tried just about everything and every piece of software is either too sadistic (Blender), too expensive (Maya) or too powerless (SketchUp).
His Uses This interview, a long and mostly exasperated tour of his hardware and software.
2012-08-10·usesthis.com ↗
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