<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alireza Asadi · Blog</title><description>Thoughts on making games, running a small studio, growing a career, and the odd side project.</description><link>https://arasadi.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>From Mobile to Mixed Reality: How We Saved Our Game Studio</title><link>https://arasadi.com/2026/10/01/from-mobile-to-mixed-reality-how-we-saved-our-game-studio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arasadi.com/2026/10/01/from-mobile-to-mixed-reality-how-we-saved-our-game-studio/</guid><description>Today, our company Exir Games and our latest title, Banners &amp; 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:05:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Juniors Should Enter the Industry in the Age of AI</title><link>https://arasadi.com/2026/08/19/how-juniors-should-enter-the-industry-in-the-age-of-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arasadi.com/2026/08/19/how-juniors-should-enter-the-industry-in-the-age-of-ai/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:29:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Personal Network Graph</title><link>https://arasadi.com/2026/08/01/my-personal-network-graph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arasadi.com/2026/08/01/my-personal-network-graph/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:58:53 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>