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Thoughts on making games, running a small studio, growing a career, and the odd side project.

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From Mobile to Mixed Reality: How We Saved Our Game Studio

Today, our company Exir Games and our latest title, Banners & Bastions, have passed 15,000 users with a 4.8-star rating on the Meta Quest Store. We’re a small team based in Finland, and we’re focused on one thing: making XR mainstream and accessible to anyone. But it wasn’t always like this.

· 4 min read

How Juniors Should Enter the Industry in the Age of AI

AI helps a senior developer far more than it helps a beginner. And that’s quietly closing the door on juniors. Here’s what I learned watching interns code with AI, and why I think the way we learn game development needs to change.

· 2 min read

My Personal Network Graph

I’ve always wanted to create a visual graph of every person I’ve ever met. It sounds weird, right? But mapping out your network might just be the best way to uncover hidden opportunities.

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