The Past Few Months
It's been a while since I've updated my blog, so I thought I'd provide a rundown of what I've been doing.
Startup
We really found our focus over the past couple months. We are committed to making tools for mobile developers. Our name is Localytics, and our first tool is an analytics service for mobile applications.
We launched an early version of our analytics engine last week at a DemocampBoston1. Democamp involves a quick succession of presentations by local startups. Check out my recap.
We captured a video of our presentation. The presentation was 5 minutes with a 5 minute Q&A at the end. Check it out:
Registration is closed right now, but we will be opening it up in a couple weeks. During that time, we will add more features, documentation, and hopefully some guides on how to get the most out of the service.
For now, you can check out our demo, which might not make a whole lot of sense, but at least it's there and it works.
Gaming
I managed to get through a couple of the 2008 holiday season games. I have mixed feelings about most of them. The only ones I'd flat out recommend are Gears of War 2 and Left 4 Dead. Perhaps I'll go into more detail in future posts.
I finally discovered the wonder that is Xbox Live Arcade. There are some awesome games on there, many of them with a retro feel. Braid, Castle Crashers, and Geometry Wars are all great. Each is an update of classic game styles with gorgeous HD visuals.
Braid is a side-scroller with time manipulation, Castle Crashers invokes memories of Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles beat-em-up games, and Geometry Wars is Asteroids on crack. I especially like how Geometry Wars pulls in high scores from your friends, encouraging you to beat them.