If there’s one thing I’ve preached in the years I’ve been doing internet marketing it’s to reuse and repurpose the content you create. I’m not a big fan of using PLR materials for much when it’s really pretty easy to create your own content. And once you have that original, unique content, you can put it to use in many different ways. Here’s a perfect example: Article Marketing Explained on Amazon Click that link and you’ll be taken to amazon.com where you’ll see a new ebook on article marketing. While some material is new, the bulk of it was...

Not too long ago I was reading a book I got from Amazon recently called “Paid to Play: The Business of Game Design” by Keith A. Meyers, who’s done a lot of board game creation and publishing. I bought the book because I thought it might have something good for my computer game development. And it surprised me… …by giving me an idea for a board game. The last couple weeks, off and on while waiting for things to compile, when I needed a break from programming, etc., I wrote up the rules for my game and created a prototype. Here’s a picture of the final prototype played...

Yesterday I finished the initial prototype of my first board game. I came up with the idea while reading the book, “Paid to Play: The Business of Game Design” by Keith A. Meyers, and while I’ve only created computer games in the past, this one came together really quickly during a brainstorm session. I bought a pack of index cards and using a pen and colored pencils created the cards for the game. Then taped four sheets of notebook paper together and drew the board on that. Finally, last night I sat down and typed up the rules for the game. Today will be the first real play test with...

After about 16 years as Jennings Interactive Media I decided a name change for the business was in order, so as of a few days ago it’s Jennings Nation. (Soon to become Jennings Nation, LLC., right after the end of the year.) I know, it sounds like I’m an Indian tribe. And while I do need to lose some weight, I’m just still a solitary person. But I like the sound of the name. It also is open-ended enough that if I decide to switch from programming to clog dancing or something, it’s still good. Plus, if the kids will ever stop texting (Chelsea) and playing Xbox (Tom) and join me...

My newest game, Roly-Polies HD for the iPad, was submitted to the App Store last night. It looks like they’re taking about 7 days to approve new apps, so hopefully by this time next week you’ll be able to download and play!   Here’s a short demo video for Roly-Polies: http://youtu.be/RpWUNqpfFXw

Last week I finished 13 weeks of D&D Encounters, a weekly Dungeons and Dragons game that’s designed to get new players into the game (or old players back into it). Instead of marathon sessions that are hours long, the encounters take a couple hours and are designed for people who maybe can’t make it every time. Probably because of my interest in sci-fi and fantasy literature, along with my penchant for performing, I’ve been interested in D&D since it came out when I was a teenage, but we never lived anywhere with a large enough population of geeks for me to get into it. So...