A* Interview #7: Tim Ambrogi, creator of the “Jamestown” indie game

This one ran a little long, but we get into the serious programming talk at around 19:00.

Learn more about the A* interview series here.

Links from the conversation

Gertrude’s Secrets, the game that originally hooked Tim on programming.

Tim’s excellent game Jamestown.

Tim’s favorite bands Storyville and Protomen.

Tim recommends that you try out Codecademy if you want to learn to code.

And you should try Tim’s audio library.

Follow Tim on Twitter.

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