Why hello there! Let me give you a quick tour of my brand new office, the home of delicious games and super secret future projects. Woo!

Before I do, here’s a look at my old office. It was a 60 square foot room in my house, which was originally a closet.





It really worked great for making CSD 1, but as I started to get PS4 and other dev consoles and more equipment, I quickly ran out of space. And eventually, having the office be in the same place as my home affected me in ways that I wasn’t expecting. When I wasn’t working and relaxing in my house, I felt guilty, because the computer was just around the corner and I felt like I should be working. It got to a weird place where I couldn’t separate my work from home. Even as I set my own schedules, I felt like I should be constantly at work, which led to worse productivity as I did less work when I felt forced to do it. It’s such a weird thing that I don’t expect anyone to really understand or empathize. I just needed a way to separate work and home so I could maximize my productivity in a way that I haven’t done before.



So I took some of the funds I made with CSD 1 and invested it into an office at a new location, away from my home. I was going from 60sq feet to 660 sq feet. It was nerve wracking, tiring, exhausting, and exciting all at the same time. And finally, it is just about complete. I’ve been working in it for the last few weeks and man, it’s like I have a whole ‘nother career. I enjoy my work so much more now.



In case you didn’t know, Vertigo Gaming Inc. is a culmination of a lot of people’s efforts from around the world, from Taiwan to Australia, but there’s no central “office” of people working. So basically this office is just for me.



I have a big desk with three monitors, which is something I’ve wanted for quite a while. On the other side is a living area where I can test how the game looks on a HDTV, as well as enjoy some gamin’.





Behind there is a kitchenette where I can have my lunch and extend the table for some tabletop boardgame action with some chums. (The lights on the ceiling are Philips Hue lights, and I can change them to any color I want. It’s really neat!).





And down the hall are the restrooms and an exercise room. I’ve also outfitted it with state of the art security…1080p security cameras, remote alarm systems, tagging all of my electronics with location equipment, all kinds of stuff. Can’t be too careful!

There is a part of me that is overwhelmed by all of this. Like I feel undeserving of it. I know a lot of other devs have gone through the same thing, and I never quite understood it until now. But I’ve gotten past that with one clear mission: make the best games I can possibly make. And that’s really all I want to do for the foreseeable future.



Thanks everyone for all your support, because none of this could be done without y’all. I can’t wait to give you another progress update on CSD 2, and I’m super looking forward to making games in here. It’s gonna be great!

