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It will come as no surprise that I am a fan of #starwars, primarily the trilogy of Episodes 4,5&6. Perhaps more than most, it and the era of 70s and 80s #scifi had a big impact on my childhood and beyond. There are obvious clues - a career in #spacecraft operations and #robots serving human needs being foremost! But there are more subtle influences too. The films display the power of storytelling that Lucas and team used at a time of self doubt in the US psyche. It shows what can be done when a team align behind #visionary #leadership, particularly that of the underdogs and outsiders (the films’ narrative, but also how they were made). And there are some remarkable business lessons too. I’d always said that #TheEmpireStrikesBack is my favourite of the original trilogy. Did you know it wasn’t directed by George Lucas, but he #delegated arguably the most important project of his career to Irvin Kershner, whose experience with character driven storytelling brings depth to the trilogy? Did you know that Lucas #funded the project personally and via bank loans based on the merchandise revenue he had secured making Star Wars, giving him almost complete artistic authority without behind beholden to the studios? Did you know that he #marketed Star Wars by finding someone who lived and breathed the fans’ world of sci-fi and comics (read about Charles Lippincott here https://lnkd.in/e_y3sjEZ )? Lucas did this using businesses he started ( Industrial Light & Magic , Lucasfilm ). Not much more relevant to a successful business leader of one of the most successful startups ever than #vision, #delegation, #funding and #marketing / #productmarketfit !!! So whether you are just going to enjoy the films, reminisce, or explore the history of #starwars filmmaking, #MayThe4thBeWithYou

During the roundtable I lead at GDC 2024 , a couple people brought up examples of antisemitism that occurred AT the conference Monday and Tuesday. There were more examples of things people simply encountered while being Jewish at work. If you're confused and want to learn more, we're also hosting a webinar today at 1 PM PST with some experts on antisemitism: https://lnkd.in/g9yQiXTK

As accessibility reviews of Ubisoft's "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" continue to emerge, it's important to both celebrate the creativity and progress of studios and understand how accessibility features have varied impacts on players across the disability spectrum. For example, watch 🧑🏻🦯 Victor Dima's hands-on for his firsthand perspective as a totally blind gamer. It's a completely different experience than, let's say, Mike's—another consultant on our Easy Surf team (C6 quadriplegia, https://lnkd.in/eKf4DAcF). Different accessibility considerations are required to welcome everyone to your game. And the earlier you consider them, the better.

💫𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙙'𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢💫 A later addition to our team (phase 2 of our Avengers line up, some might say), but one of our most valuable! Sirius has displayed incredible talent, most importantly allied to amazing passion, as demonstrated by the two articles he wrote on the wonderful work he did with us 🤍 #TranslatorsintheCredits Here are his fascinating articles about the Chinese localization of Darkest Dungeon 2 & Tinykin: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHan6XZw 👉https://lnkd.in/e52aEaPu (As always, the portrait was made by Ryuutsu - https://ryuutsu.carrd.co/ ♥ )

The Day Before - Everything You Need To Know The Day Before is a new multiplayer open-world survival game developed by Fntastic and published by... Read More on Lawod https://lnkd.in/gavBDAvD

The game that started the #dragons saga! #Fazhom's first mobile #indiegame is an #innovative #gameplay of puzzle, action and destruction. 110 levels that will challenge your wit and reflexes in beautiful worlds. From the #fairy forests to the desolation of countries ravaged by sandstorms, destroy the world of men and live the awakening of the HIGH #DRAGON...https://lnkd.in/eUhYYsC4

I am particularly looking forward to digesting the global sports #gTLD usage section. (My *personal* view is they have been under utilized by the relevant sports governing body organizations, teams, clubs, etc. for their #domains from a security and branding point of view).

Wow! https://lnkd.in/eprKhuw8 (you know, I'm thinking his line, "projecting our images in space and time" is a recap of Innis/McLuhan)

Come get your 👁️ of the 🐯 on and read my interview with Kenny Van Cauter of the Trademark Clearinghouse as we talk "all things TMCH" in the latest #Markmonitor New gTLD Quarterly Report. Happy reading! #DomainNames #TMCH #NewgTLDs