What does it take to ship a great game? I work as a Technical Program Manager at Xbox Game Studios, where I get to work alongside some incredible studios on titles like Forza Horizon, Fable, Hellblade 2, and Blade. These articles cover the technical side of game development - from diagnosing crashes on Xbox and Windows, to best practices for handheld gaming. Practical stuff, written from the inside. If you build games or want to understand how they're made, you're in the right place.
Game Development
In my career, I've been many things - a Support Engineer, a Software Engineer and an Engineering Manager. These days, I've settled into a Technical Program Manager role (which I am thoroughly enjoying). As a Technical Program Manager (or TPM), you're often expected to
Game Development
If you’ve ever had an app crash at the worst possible moment, you’ll know how frustrating it can be - both for developers and players. Recently, I wrote an article for the Microsoft Developer blog that dives deep into this exact challenge: how to diagnose and resolve crashes
Game Development
If you've ever played a game on a modern handheld device, you'll know how much fun it can be. I recently wrote an article on the Microsoft Game Dev Blog about some key recommendations to help you craft exceptional gaming experiences for handheld devices. Please head
Text-to-Speech
Over the past few months, I've been experimenting with Azure's Text-to-Speech service. It is a super powerful API that enables fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the tone and emotion of human voices. Whether you are building an app or a game, Text-to-Speech can be