14 Jun
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7. The Magic Ingredient
So, to wrap it up .. before I make my final point .. the Super Heroes Guide To Development is about what?
1. Having an Origin Story.
2. Knowing your Proton Energy Pills, and knowing your Kryptonite.
3. Being (and/or Building) a Leage of Extraordinary Super Heroes
4. It’s about creating your own Catchphrase ..5. Wearing [...]
13 Jun
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6. Spider-Sense
Can anyone tell me what Spider Sense is?
(It’s one of Peter Parker’s more awesome abilities .. to sense danger in a limited capacity .. and which they totally botched in the latest movie .. ahem, anyway)
Support has usually boiled down to methods of communication where the Client contacts us. They have a problem, [...]
12 Jun
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5. Spandex Tights
(heh heh) The Catchphrase for this point is …
Wear Your Undies On The Outside.
Who doesn’t like spandex? I mean, seriously, what’s not to like?
How we present ourselves, our companies, our products, is most definately important.
But we know this, it’s an obvious aspect of Development, hard to do .. but still, we know.
Today, [...]
11 Jun
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4. Holy Catchphrase RadMan!
What are some well-known Catchphrases?
“Up! Up! and Away!”
Tarzan cry
“Hulk Smash!”
“Flame On!”
“It’s clobbering time!”
“Are You Having A Laugh?”
Crafting a memorable catchphrase is very important to the life of a Developer.
Having a simple catchphrase can be the difference between having a great product, and having a great product that is on people’s lips.
Can [...]
09 Jun
Posted by Stu as Aussie DevCon, Super Heroes Guide, The Bling (News, Opinions)
3. The Super League Of Extraordinary Heroes
Super Heroes are often seen working together. Teams. This is mostly because writers dream up situations which require more than the skills of an individual.
Remember Voltron? Either the Car or the Lion one. Battle Of The Planets? Each segment had a specific skillset that could be used in a particular [...]