Caleb J. Ross's Blog

A love letter to a life-changing video game. Two years. That’s a long time to write a book. But it’s nothing when the book in question is so very, very important. Of all the books I’ve written (many), this is my most important. I’m a life-long gamer and a devoted thinker, and this book is […]

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Humans can’t live without AI. Our brains won’t let that happen.

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Today is an exciting day. Today, I reveal the cover of my newest book, a book about my favorite video game of all time, What Remains of Edith Finch! I’ve worked on this book for the last two years. Of all the books I’ve written (many), this is my most important. I’m a life-long gamer and […]

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Who needs better weapons in a video game? Decision-making is my power fantasy.

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This book is my love letter to a game that has changed the way I live.

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What's that thing for when you want to create something but you're afraid of the burden it might put on you once it has been created? Something something phobia?

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How small can you make a thing and still have that thing be interesting? I’ve been told throughout my life spent creating things (books, video games, YouTube videos, podcasts) that simplicity is a core ingredient of creative output. When a thing is simplified enough, when it’s abstracted to its core requirements, when the guardrails are […]

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Programming and content writing initially seem like functions at opposite hemispheres of our brain. Though programmers will insist that creativity is part of programming, and content writers will insist that structure is part of content writing, I have witnessed a reductive division between the “left brainers” and “right brainers.” But that division isn’t actually so static. The gulf isn’t so wide.

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This game is my first Unreal Engine project. It's got plenty of issues, for sure. My main focus was to learn Unreal Engine, with things like gameplay, level design, optimization, performance, and everything else being way, way down the list of priorities. With this in mind, the project was a huge success. I really like Unreal Engine.

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I have kinda, sorta shared a stage with Reggie Fils-Aimé, Peer Schneider, and Daemon Hatfield.

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