Before too much time had passed, I needed to make a quick post documenting one of my best ski weekends this season. I was able to go to two resorts at the end of the first week of March. On Friday, I hit up the Canyons, and then I spent all day Saturday up at Solitude! Needless to say, I had some very sore legs for a few days afterwards, but man was it worth it!
Hai Tech Eric
eclectic musings
Open Letter to the Workforce
(This soapbox rant comes as a result to some interesting feedback I received at work yesterday. Apparently, a couple of people had complained to the boss of my boss about the hours I keep and background entertainment I run on my machine. Whereas some people like to listen to music, sports radio, or some other form of entertainment in the background while they work, I prefer to run live streams of professional gamers—I imagine there are those that may misinterpret my background media as me playing games, but still. I also tend to work from home in the mornings to better fit with my work/life balance, and then I stay later than the average bear at the office when I come in. I was somewhat surprised that this came up, and thus I felt compelled to write this response. Hopefully, this will serve to benefit the understanding of those complainants as well as any other “normal” people in the workforce)
Digital Home Overview
While I was out sick last week, I spent all of this week in downtown Salt Lake City attending the Adobe Summit for Digital Marketers. That is why I haven’t been posting as regularly as I’d like to. But for those of you who wonder what my role as Product Manager means, part of the answer can be found in the presentation I attached below. I spent the week talking with customers and partners to evangelize the product and functionalities I am responsible for. One of those responsibilities is for the Digital Home, a vague yet intriguing area of growth. Set-top boxes, connected TVs, and video game consoles play huge roles in the media & entertainment industry, but you can already begin to see applications for all verticals as advertising becomes more prevalent on these platforms:
Daily LOL #2: Do ya’ feel lucky?
Even though I don’t post about my games every day, I do get a chance to play practically every day. This helps me practice and prepare for the Adobe team matches in the AHGL. I played this round today during lunch, and thus continued my branching out and playing different roles. I had hoped to make it through a promotion series to the Gold tier, and I still have enough time as of this writing, but we’ll see if I get enough wins in to make it happen.
AHGL: Rockstar vs. Adobe
On Friday night Adobe (2-4) faced off against another AHGL League of Legends team with a winning record, this time versus Rockstar Games. They held a similar record (4-2) compared to Pipeworks, but their skill levels and coordination seemed to be a cut above most of their competition. I always feel a little apprehensive about playing against these companies that are gaming-centric, mainly because those employees are also gaming-centric and have a higher likelihood of being really good at the game. Spoilers to follow…