A Great Honor

We live in a world of madness :p

 

This morning, I received an email informing me that I had been named as a Microsoft MVP for Windows - PC Games.  I'm really honored.  I didn't set up this blog or get involved at AVSIM with any sort of recognition in mind.  I do think that we are looking at the future of Flight Simulator with SimConnect, and likewise, the future of independent game design with XNA.

That being said, I think my recent silence deserves an explanation.  I know a lot of people have been asking for me to continue my tutorials, and I will.  I've got a draft of part five almost finished here.  Unfortunately, my job situation has been less than stable, and I'm trying to ensure that I'll continue to have income flowing.  At the same time, my new web project has been getting started, and I wanted to take an opportunity to talk about that as well.

Zero-Altitude.com is a project founded by my long time friend William Smith and myself.   Starting off, it will be a blog, podcast and forum challenging game designers and developers to stretch the boundries of what we create.  From there, gameplay experiments will test new concepts, and eventually melding those concepts into games, becoming Zero Altitude Studios.

Once again, thanks to everyone who has left comments or supported the blog, and watch for new stuff soon.