Hi, I’m Melissa (Mel is just fine, too) – a unique blend of narrative-driven game developer, writer, data nerd and business enthusiast, because I refuse to have enough commitment to specialize put myself in a box. Occasionally, I’ll share insights from these diverse domains, along with musings from my other passions, including mindfulness, writing, leadership… or whatever obsession I have at the time.
Latest posts
- Memoirs of An Unemployed DreamerJob searching is hard, and we’re all fatigued from posts about the misery or “hustle harder” expectations. I don’t have any big professional milestones to… Continue reading Memoirs of An Unemployed Dreamer
- Get started with Flutter on macOS and VSC 🦋Flutter is a versatile UI toolkit by Google for crafting natively compiled applications for mobile, web and desktop from a single codebase. Developers appreciate it… Continue reading Get started with Flutter on macOS and VSC 🦋
- Setting up 2D player movement in UnityIn this post, we’ll run through how to set up 2D player movement using the “New” (not so new anymore) Player Input System in Unity3D.… Continue reading Setting up 2D player movement in Unity
- Unity Tilemaps: From Spritesheet to Tiles 🗺️Before you start This post is intended to be a straightforward, beginner-friendly guide to getting spritesheet-based art in engine to use with Unity’s native tilemaps.… Continue reading Unity Tilemaps: From Spritesheet to Tiles 🗺️
- Publishing an Ink story to the webIf you have an interest in writing and game dev, it’s likely you’ve heard of Ink. If not, it’s a scripting language developed by Inkle… Continue reading Publishing an Ink story to the web
- Your new BFF, Github Copilot🤖 Github Copilot has been out for a while, but now it offers even more of an edge as it utilizes GPT-4 to generate output.… Continue reading Your new BFF, Github Copilot
- Beautifying Unity 2D Projects with Light and ShadowThis post outlines how to get started with light and shadow for 2D projects in Unity. We’ll achieve this by using the 2D Universal Render… Continue reading Beautifying Unity 2D Projects with Light and Shadow
- Setting up VSC for Unity DevInstall VSC if you need to. We need .NET SDK next. Then we need to install the stable channel of Mono. Note that below is… Continue reading Setting up VSC for Unity Dev
- Get your Unity project set up with Git & GitHub (Mac)Getting your Unity projects set up with version control is super easy and worthwhile! There are many options, but in this post, I’ll outline how… Continue reading Get your Unity project set up with Git & GitHub (Mac)
- Get your Unity project set up with Git & GitHub (Windows) – better version coming soonGetting your Unity projects set up with version control is super easy and worthwhile! There are many options, but in this post, I’ll outline how… Continue reading Get your Unity project set up with Git & GitHub (Windows) – better version coming soon
- How important is mindfulness in today’s world?In case you claim, like many, to have a short attention span, I’ll cut right to chase. Mindfulness is more important than ever before. This… Continue reading How important is mindfulness in today’s world?
- Magic formulas: Little’s lawNo matter what type of work you do, it helps to have frameworks to guide your decision making. We aren’t programmed with solutions to several… Continue reading Magic formulas: Little’s law
- Integrate mindfulness meditation into your dayThere are many, many ways to integrate mindfulness exercises into your day-to-day routine. For many, mindfulness practices help control emotions, anxiety and temptations, strengthening resilience… Continue reading Integrate mindfulness meditation into your day
- How to escape the grasp of negativity in 5 easy waysWe’re all subject to negative emotions from time to time. Of course, it’s important to recognise negative feelings and they should never be discounted. They… Continue reading How to escape the grasp of negativity in 5 easy ways
- 10 things every 20-something-year old should know how to doThis list was intended for people in their 20’s of all backgrounds/professions/motivations. If you have mastered around half of this list, then stop stressing; you’re… Continue reading 10 things every 20-something-year old should know how to do
- How to get your creative juices flowingAn astounding 9/10 Australians say that they would like to be more creative. Just kidding — that is a completely made up statistic. However I… Continue reading How to get your creative juices flowing
- Make the most out of spare timeYou have time to spare. Maybe you’re on a break from uni courses, taking some well-deserved annual leave without any real plans or recently unemployed… Continue reading Make the most out of spare time