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Benjamin Quintero's Blog   Expert Blogs

Benjamin is the founder of Inland Studios; an independent game company. He has dabbled in just about everything that has to do with gaming, from programmer to entrepreneur to writer and educator.  His love of all things pretty has taken him down a path of graphics programming and technology design.

You can find him at
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bquintero

or ranting at his usual soap box
http://www.inlandstudios.com/

or giving regular updates and random thoughts about the universe
@Ben_Quintero

Expert Blogs

10 PS4 Touch Pad Ideas You Can Steal
Posted by Benjamin Quintero on Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:00 EDT in Design, Console/PC
Here are some cheap ideas you can steal for your current/next game. Because.. Why not?!
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All You Need is Love
Posted by Benjamin Quintero on Fri, 17 May 2013 10:39:00 EDT in
I am hopeful that the people on the inside can do something to change the culture on the outside.
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The Drama of idTech5  Featured Blogs
Posted by Benjamin Quintero on Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:52:00 EDT in
idTech5 may be a glaring example for the cost of trying something different in the AAA space.
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Time To Review Game Reviews  Featured Blogs
Posted by Benjamin Quintero on Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:28:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
Let's put a stop to the arrogation of 2 features that rarely share more than some assets between them.
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AAA Envy  Featured Blogs
Posted by Benjamin Quintero on Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EDT in
Indie; is there ever a good time to quit? AAA envy may just end my career.
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Cloud: We Are Not Ready  Featured Blogs
Posted by Benjamin Quintero on Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:42:00 EST in
There is reason to be concerned but I don't know if it can be stopped...
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Benjamin Quintero's Comments

Comment In: Coding "To The Metal" is a dangerous ideal. [Blog - 05/22/2013 - 05:37]

Jane, those are different things. ...

Jane, those are different things. Yes, they will probably sell and things will change but that doesn 't change the here and now. You are talking about what if and someday in a world where someone could release something new tomorrow that is even better. r n r nMaybe the ...

Comment In: How do we preserve our games if technology won't? [News - 05/22/2013 - 02:57]

The difference is that the ...

The difference is that the physical book on the shelf has resell value to the collectors market. Not all books will be of value but some will be that 's more than 0. r n r nAnd having a physical book of something is like keeping a copy of the ...

Comment In: 10 PS4 Touch Pad Ideas You Can Steal [Blog - 05/22/2013 - 05:05]

Agreed. Some of those are ...

Agreed. Some of those are gimmicks for sure this post was just for kicks , but some things can be improved on. The one thing a pad gives you is peripheral control and not just center-screen focused control. That is where touch can move from gimmick to must-have.

Comment In: Opinion: Xbox One is a desperate prayer to stop time [News - 05/21/2013 - 04:54]

This article has some pretty ...

This article has some pretty venomous hatred. Leigh, Microsoft did not beat you up and take your lunch they just put a product out there and are hoping that people will buy it. How is that so egregious Sure it looks like it could rupture your spine if you tried ...

Comment In: Xbox One is Microsoft's biggest play for living room domination [News - 05/21/2013 - 01:41]

Not super detailed but better ...

Not super detailed but better than nothing: http://t.co/bP1480Idw7 r n r nI read somewhere else that both consoles are 1.6Ghz per core but PS4 squeezed out a few more stream cores on their GPU so overall TFlop of xbox vs ps4 is 1.2 vs. 1.8 respectively. r n r nWhat ...

Comment In: An Object Of Lust [Blog - 05/20/2013 - 08:34]

With one great gift that ...

With one great gift that technology has given us, it takes away many other. We trade convenience for free will. Most people of the Millennial generation frankly don 't care. They grew up in a world where everything from hand towels to cell phones are disposable. You can buy little ...

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