Category: Thought
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The Double Standards in Recruitment
A friend of mine from Copenhagen lost his job in November last year and has been searching for a developer role since then. Every time we talk, it always goes down to how weird the recruiting scene is recently. The thing that caught my eye is that he has to find a smooth way to…
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We Have a Conference at Home: The Story of Sunflower Festival
“We are doing something wrong. Look at all the money there!” – exclaimed my friend, sharing a picture with a price list for Gamescom Opening Night Live sponsorships. Yes, Gamescom is huge. One of the last three giants standing (with GDC and Summer Game Fest) after E3’s fall from grace. It makes sense that the…
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My Top Picks of 2024
As the year comes to an end, it’s time to look back and reflect on what made 2024 memorable. Here’s my personal list of the top things that defined this year for me: 🎮 Top 3 Games of 2024 2024 for me was mostly about playing some old hits that I’ve missed for ridiculous reasons.…
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4 Days, Countless Lessons – PMP Training Journey
The last time I truly immersed myself in a group learning was when I was learning Danish back in 2022. I don’t count self-education here as it does not include interactions with the “class”, does not have exams to verify your knowledge, and both these things require different approaches and bring a different experience. Recently,…
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Team ≠ Family
It’s common to compare teams to families. “We’re all a big family here”, “Welcome to the family!” I don’t buy that analogy. For me, teams are like ship crews. Each member has a defined role, a specific task. Personal connections are essential but the crew’s focus is always the mission – getting to that destination.…
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Context Matters… Why?
Have one of your friends ever asked you some vague theoretical question like “Would you rather never be stuck in traffic again or never get another cold?” and you answered “It depends” but the friend says that you are evading the answer? But it really depends on the context of the situation: how often are…
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Co-Op Gaming: Team Work Make the Dream Work
I recently posted a thought about coop gaming on my LinkedIn page (I split my content into thoughts for short random messages on hot topics and Articles for thought-through knowledge sharing about some topic that resonates with me). I was praising the success of Helldivers II, thinking out loud about the benefits of playing with…
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Six Lessons I learned in Tactile
In 2021, I left my hometown behind to move to Denmark and work for Tactile as a Penny & Flo producer. I knew a lot about management already from my previous jobs, and I also was pretty deep in the mobile F2P industry but never worked in an international company or story-driven game. My previous…
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