What started out as an idea for a gameplay mechanic has been steadily growing into a game, and this week brought a lot of changes to the future world of Knaves Online.

Knaves got a new name this week, the floodgates opened on the artwork, some essential code was completed, and some important details about the world were finalized. I love it when a plan comes together.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of places to go online to get help with a project. I've tried Freelancer.com, oDesk.com, and RentACoder.com in an effort to shore up either my development or artistic needs but with each new game project I embark on I find that tracking down a good artist can be hard to do.

This time, I think I've hit the jackpot...

Created in conjunction with Yellow Pencil, Time Trials is a game dedicated to testing your driving skills. Manoeuvre through the obstacles and park in each of the target zones to win. This game was designed for the Alberta Insurance Rate Board to help raise awareness of insurance related issues.

Play AIRB Time Trial

Everyone makes New Year's resolutions. Some people make them privately, some people shout them out loud, and some people resolve to not make New Year's resolutions - then they implode in a puff of inconsistent circular logic. I make resolutions, too, but I call mine Nerd Year's resolutions.