Well I am back in the USA from my 6 month contract work doing design and production work for Luma Arcade in South Africa. You can read about my experiences developing games in South Africa here:

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaDallman/20090321/953/Game_Design_in_South_Africa.php

Back to back with returning was GDC 2009, and it was a great conference this year. The Flash Game Summit had its first appearance and was full of interesting conversation on Flash industry trends. I also attended the Casual Game Summit which had familiar faces and newcomers alike, with lots of talk about Social Gaming and emerging platforms. Lots of new opportunities to follow up on after GDC, still getting all caught up from it.

New version of Dragon Hatchery coming soon!