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129: Bringing The Fun with Lori Olson
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01:23 - Lori’s Superpower: Mapping
03:56 - “Positive Mania” and Getting Into Game Programming
07:42 - Fun, Learning New Stuff, and Abandoning Old Stuff
12:42 - Cultural Differences Between Programming Language Communities
23:18 - Thoughts on Platformification
27:44 - Maintenance; The Evolution of Home Automation
32:13 - Mentoring Novices and Beginners
“Suckin’ at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.” -- Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
37:34 - Creating Tutorials for the WNDX School and Getting People Excited About Programming Via Game Programming
Since this interview: A Dark Room pulled from Switch eShop for including code editor :’(
Reflections:
Jamey: “When I’m learning something new, I’m starting at the beginning, and it’s hard for me too.”
Janelle: Bringing the fun back to the corporate world.
Lori: We have to bring the fun to the job ourselves.
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Special Guest: Lori Olson.