On Valve

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:27:06 +0000

The following is an opinion piece - I wanted to write up my thoughts on Valve through the various perspectives I’ve seen them through. I originally planned to write and post this earlier in the year, prompted by the Steam Dev Days conference.

Disclaimer: I actually don’t know anyone who currently or has ever worked at Valve. I’ve worked with people that ended up at Valve at some point, but we haven’t kept in touch. Anything I know is simply from interviews, the famous employee handbook, etc.

Thoughts on the first Steam Dev Days

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:02:22 +0000

This past week I was lucky enough to attend Steam Dev Days in Seattle, WA. When I say lucky, I mean Ryan Vandendyck of Eden Industries graciously let me tag along with him, since he was invited (he has a game on Steam, Waveform, and is currently working on Citizens of Earth). Big thanks to Ryan for getting me into the conference, as well as to and from it (Check out his games!).

Dev Days on Karl Schmidt - Strategic Technology Advisor

On Valve

Thoughts on the first Steam Dev Days