Micah Mangin, senior full stack engineer. Portfolio, project write-ups and notes on building things.https://cunningorb.com/en-ushttps://cunningorb.com/blog/likely-story-rpg-a-lesson-in-async/https://cunningorb.com/blog/likely-story-rpg-a-lesson-in-async/This RPG maker game was developed in 2017 by myself and my brother. It was briefly available on the Windows Store and Google Play until 2019 when it was removed. We made it as an experiment to see if we could build a whole game in a…Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTprogrammingvideo-gamingasyncjavascriptportfoliorpg-makerhttps://cunningorb.com/blog/i-uninstalled-unity-lets-go-godot/https://cunningorb.com/blog/i-uninstalled-unity-lets-go-godot/Recently Unity has fallen out of favor with software developers. No, let me rephrase, they screwed up big time. If you missed the news then let me just say that the board and CEO made a pricing change that was communicated in the most damaging way possible to gamers, developers and publishers trust in Unity.…Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTprogrammingvideo-gaminggame-designgodotopen-sourcesoftware-developerunityhttps://cunningorb.com/blog/disney-coaster-1993-pc-review/https://cunningorb.com/blog/disney-coaster-1993-pc-review/If you ever went to an amusement park as a child you remember with joy those moments spent riding roller coasters and waiting in lines with nothing but your anxiety and a severe sunburn to comfort you. Maybe you remember laying down to sleep after a long day of amusement, feeling the rush of crazy…Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTvideo-gamingdisneyeducationalnostalgicretroreviewvideo-gamehttps://cunningorb.com/blog/learn-to-do-what-you-love/https://cunningorb.com/blog/learn-to-do-what-you-love/As far back as I can remember I've loved socializing with anyone and everyone around games. I remember being scared senseless playing Myst on PC in the dark with my brother. I remember connecting two computers via COM cable to play Star Trek Armada. I remember organizing Halo Lan tournaments for my friends. That last…Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTadultingvideo-gaminggrowthtechvideo-gamehttps://cunningorb.com/blog/where-in-the-world-is-carmen-sandiego/https://cunningorb.com/blog/where-in-the-world-is-carmen-sandiego/Editor's note: I originally authored and published the below post on a now defunct site called "The Cool Ship." Enjoy this reprised content! There is a simple question that keeps me up at night, gives me chills and causes me to break out in random cold sweats, where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? You…Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTvideo-gamingeducationmysteryreviewvideo-gamehttps://cunningorb.com/blog/teach-to-learn/https://cunningorb.com/blog/teach-to-learn/Back in the winter of 2020, a great man took me to brunch to ask me to join the youth leader volunteers at our church. At the time, I didn't think I had much to offer a group of middle schoolers navigating through one of the toughest times in their lives. I don't remember much…Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTvolunteering