Global Game Jam 2020: Turkey's Revenge

It's Thanksgiving and you're a parade float. Break free from the shackles of oppression and destroy the city! Wreck as much havoc as possible before the Air Force shows up to pop you. The theme of this year's Global Game Jam was "repair", but I ended up making a game about the exact opposite of that.

This blog is back! 👶

Hello world! It's been a while. Since I last posted here, I've:

• Worked on mobile games for Zynga (2016)
• Designed educational minigames with Age of Learning (2017)
• Built two escape rooms for Two Bit Circus (2018)
• Founded an arcade gaming startup (2019)
• Been locked indoors for the last two months due to a global pandemic (2020).

It's been a wild ride. With the whole industry shaken up by Covid, my game dev career is going to look very different in 2021. I'll have a lot of skills to re-learn, and new ones to learn in the first place. So this seems like a great time to resurrect my blog, and get to work!

Welcome back.

This blog is retired 👴🏻

Hello! It's no secret that this blog hasn't been updated in quite some time. Since it's collecting dust and spiderwebs, I think I should officially call it "retired". But I'm still making games! Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or visit www.salyh.com. Thanks for playing!

Cheers,
-Mike

Spy Cookout

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it: find the location of the Independence Day barbecue bash!"

Every year, my friend Ryan and I host an Independence Day cookout. We decided to up the ante last year, and turn our invitations into an experiential puzzle. Presenting, Spy Cookout.

Global Game Jam 2016: Burritos, Anime, and Deception

Remember when I made a really strange game for last year's Global Game Jam?

Well I just returned from GGJ 2016 with something even stranger: a game about a girl microwaving a burrito, that's played with a MIDI controller and a Microsoft Kinect. Allow me to present Burrito Kudasai.

The Scuttlefoot

"Remember the monster under your bed? The suffocating dread you felt when your parents flicked off the lights and left you alone in the dark? The long, sleepless nights spent wondering if you would make it until morning? It's back."

I've spent the last few months working on something special: my first virtual reality project! The Scuttlefoot is an interactive experience designed for Oculus Rift. 

Jontron: Bird vs. Camel

Ech! Popular game reviewer and all-around swood guy Jontron is under attack by a horde of evil camels! Can you defend him? You may have seen this game featured on Markiplier's YouTube channel! Right now, I'm blushing like sempai noticed me. Play it now.