Games

Apr 2026

Big Plans is out now

Big Plans is out now on iOS and Android. We built it at Secret Lab for Bank of us, the Tasmanian customer-owned bank, as a story-based game for kids …

Feb 2026

Tas Game Makers 2026

We just had the AGM for Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc. (TasGM) in Launceston on Friday, and I was thrilled to (once again, somehow) be elected as …

Jan 2026

We Made a Game About a 1993 Hint Line

I’m so proud of this. Hint Line ‘93, a game we made at Yarn Spinner, is now on display at ACMI’s Game Worlds exhibition. We put up a …

Jul 2025

We're all adults here

The recent delisting of over 17,000 games from the independent platform Itch.io wasn’t a content moderation decision made by the platform …

Mar 2025

Constraints are the Point

I get it. I disagree with it, but I get it. The tech industry is throwing obscene amounts of money at LLMs. VCs are salivating over AI startups. The …

Mar 2025

Beyond Bad Output

The Deeper Problems with AI in Creative Work “But AI will get better at writing stories, won’t it?” This response to my rant about …

Mar 2025

The Empty Promise of AI-Generated Creativity

“Are you going to add AI writing to Yarn Spinner?” It’s a question I hear almost weekly these days. Whether at game development …

Feb 2025

Yarn Spinner at GDC 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Jon, from the Secret Lab and Yarn Spinner team will be presenting a talk at the GDC this year in San Francisco: …

Feb 2025

SAGE 2025

Today, I got back from the South Australian Game Exhibition 2025 (SAGE). It was an expo and mini-conference with a showcase, and an awards night, run …

Feb 2025

TasICT Creative Technologies Event

Update: This event is now passed, and it went great! I’m incredibly excited to be speaking at the upcoming TasICT event in Hobart, alongside the …

Jan 2025

Tas Game Makers 2025

We just had AGM for Tasmanian Game Makers, Inc. (TasGM), and for the third year in a row I was pleasantly surprised to be elected President. I’m …