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million-dollar ventures. It’s an interesting story for anyone who has a hobby they’re particularly passionate about, and has ever contemplated the possibility of monetizing it. Now I don’t want to give the wrong impression here. Marc wasn’t the classic hobbyist, like someone collecting numismatic coins or doing deep sea diving in their spare time. He had a hobby for sure, which was photography. But the million-dollar payoff came by applying certain business strategies to that hobby. It’s a story worth telling, and even more worth reading. Getty The Basic Dilemma: Photography Isn’t Where the Money’s At Photography is often advanced as an example of a hobby that can be turned into a profitable business . But in reality, that’s a tall order. There are some high-profile photographers who make serious money, but the vast majority earn very little. The technology is more advanced than ever, but the competition is incredibly thick. Anyone with a smart phone can take decent quality p...

Unlike their beastly centrepieces, boss fights simply won’t die. Battling beefed up baddies has been a staple in the games industry for decades, and while they might not be quite as prevalent as they once were, they still provide a satisfying challenge for players across most genres. Even without traditional bosses, developers still throw in a particularly tough adversary for players to face when the situation calls for it. “Games used to have more ebbs and flows, where you’d have calm periods and then a big boss would come,” says Marie Mejerwall, senior game designer at Jagex. “Whereas nowadays it’s a bit more of a sliding scale. Marie Mejerwall, Jagex “For example, the Dead Rising franchise used psychos as a form of miniboss, and a lot of other games have more lieutenant-type enemies so there’s a little progression and you get more variation — you don’t always need to go all the way to [boss-style challenges], you still get the intensity.” Breath of the Wild is another prim...

DIY-fan Ashlee White used a $12 linen-look tablecloth from Kmart to create stunning pot covers with a designer-style look. The $12 Kmart tablecloth – before Kmart Introducing a personalised touch to her home, the design-led hack looks expensive and transforms ordinary pot plants. “Linen is very on trend at the moment so when I saw that Kmart was selling a linen tablecloth for $12, I knew I wanted to create something with it,” the Sydney-sider told Better Homes and Gardens exclusively. “I love being creative. My background is in fashion design so I can very easily whip up patterns.” The stunning ‘after’ Ashlee White Ashlee created a step-by-step video tutorial for the DIY project, demonstrating how to create a pot cover for any sized pot. “I started by measuring my plant pot and drafted a pattern,” she explained. “I then chalked the pattern onto the fabric, cut the fabric out and sewed it all together....

In honour of its main character, Shelly ‘Bombshell’ Harrison, Ion Fury was originally known as Ion Maiden – but that changed soon after the band Iron Maiden threatened legal action. But the aging band needn’t have bothered – this throwback first-person shooter isn’t anything like the classic British metal forged in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Ion Fury is distinctively nu-metal; rooted in the ‘90s, hard as Nine Inch Nails and likely to make even the most skilled player feel like a bit of a Limp Bizkit. It’s as though [Ion Fury] slipped off a game store shelf in 1996, tumbled through a wormhole and landed in my Steam queue in 2019. Ion Fury is a singleplayer-only first-person shooter that feels reminiscent of pre-turn-of-the-century shooters like Duke Nukem 3D and Blood, with good reason: it’s been built on what is almost the exact same game engine, known as Build. It’s a colourful clash of primitive 3D environments with enemies and effects made of chunky 2D-sprites. Its pulsating MIDI-b...

The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. If you’re a streamer with some followers and you like classic Zelda you should get in contact with this developer. He’s looking to give away some Beta keys to streamers who want to stream it on Twitch or make YouTube videos. Your name: Dan Beckerton (aka The Cheesemaster) Twitter Handle/ Other Social Media: [@CheeseMaster_Pr] on Twitter, [Cheesemaster Games] on Facebook One interesting and random fact about you that people would not necessarily guess: I was valedictorian in my high school graduation. What country you live/work in: Just got back from teaching English in Korea for 4 years.  Now living in Canada. The video game company producing the project: Cheesemaster Games The name of the project: Fables of Talumos Estimated relea...

If there’s one thing you don’t want to be in the interior design industry, it’s outdated. While heritage may play a big part in Kravet ’s brand ethos, the century-old textile house certainly has the future in mind. Case in point: its new showroom concept, Kravet Workspace, which celebrates its grand opening at the New York Design Center today. The most noticeable element of the space at Suite 210 is, coincidentally, what isn’t there. The towering panel display racks often found in textile showrooms have been replaced by rows of folded samples and signage encouraging visitors to “think inside the box.” Swatches for some 9,000 SKUs are organized to please various sourcing preferences, with sections determined by color, collection, category, pattern, and trim. The self-service sample library, which gets replenished daily, is set up to be an efficient resource for the on-the-go designer. Some 9,000 SKUs are on display in the Kravet Workspace. Photo: Courtesy of Kravet Inc. The 3,...

Our society also continues to uphold a work culture that promotes success through exhaustion and burnout. We shouldn’t be celebrating making ends meet through 18-hour work days, but rather enforcing and applauding a healthy work-life balance. As a part of my series about how leaders can create a “fantastic work culture”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dave Madson, who is a Principal at the internationally-recognized Boston design firm CBT and has over 20 years of professional experience in architectural and interior design. As Director of Workplace, Dave brings to each project tailored design solutions that reflect organizational culture, support core business goals, and encourage efficient work. Currently, he is a visiting design critic and thesis advisor at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Thank you so much for doing this with us! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path? When I was in fifth grade, my parents decided to move and buil...