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Julyoween

by Heather Wilson / July 16, 2008

You are probably wondering where my bloggity blogging self has been for the past couple of weeks, well I have been working on an all encompassing secret project that has taken up all of my time. Read full post »

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Informational Post

by Heather Wilson / May 14, 2008

On Fridays the whole of Harmonix gathers in the Freq Pit (a giant room in the middle of our main floor) for Weely. Weely is a weekly meeting and catered lunch.   Read full post »

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Look At Us Still Talking When There's Science To Do: An Interview With Jonathan Coulton

by Heather Wilson / April 1, 2008

Harmonix writer Heather Wilson talks with Jonathan Coulton, creator of the Portal-inspired song "Still Alive." Read full post »

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I'm Making A Note Here: HUGE SUCCESS

by Heather Wilson / October 15, 2007

As you may have noticed I have been absent from blog writingclass the past few weeks. This is because I changed jobs, went on vacation, andhad a Monday holiday, in that order. Read full post »

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Harmonix Is Wired

by Heather Wilson / September 14, 2007

Wired visited the Harmonix office and wrote up a nifty story on us. Read full post »

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A Title Is Required

by Heather Wilson / September 3, 2007

This past week I finished the last of the Rock Shop names and descriptions (excluding instruments, that's Helen domain - she knows waaay more about instruments than I do), which leaves bug fixes for this week. I get all sorts of bugs, mostly grammar ones as I am notorious for forgetting commas. Some of my best bugs revolve around misinterpretations of slang terms. I have to give major props to EA QA though, as they have found a lot of tiny things I've needed to fix. Read full post »

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Write Monkey Like French Fries

by Heather Wilson / August 27, 2007

My blog will be short today because I am crunching to get the Rock Shop writing done this week. So here it is: Read full post »

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Write About It

by Heather Wilson / August 20, 2007

Yesterday a group of us went to a magical place called Monster Golf! It's like an arcade and mini golf course in a black-lit, Halloween themed, former bank. The course is flat but has lots of angles and even wandering monsters in the form of two caked-up gangs of children dodging our every hole. I didn't get enough tickets for butterfly candy by playing Ice Ball (what monsters call ski ball), but rest assured I will return and conquer. Read full post »

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Johnny Come Lately

by Heather Wilson / August 6, 2007

Last Wednesday, August the 1st saw the inauguration of the following thread on our newsgroups, Subject: Damn you, bathroom boombox! The thread was started by Robotkid (our Creative Director) because listening to the bathroom boombox had caused him to purchase a reggae album. Read full post »

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Better Than Quicksand

by Heather Wilson / July 31, 2007

Saturday it rained a lot. Like, a lot. It rained so hard the QA ceiling leaked. It was also the first of a new weekly tradition: Sushi Saturdays. Since we are in crunch and nearly everyone is required to work Saturdays the company pays for lunch. Kris thought it would be cool if we had sushi for lunch to make working on those days nicer. Read full post »

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Better Than Quicksand

by Heather Wilson / July 30, 2007

Saturday it rained a lot. Like, a lot. It rained so hard the QA ceiling leaked. Read full post »

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name

by Heather Wilson / July 25, 2007

The BIG project is finished and can now be revealed... We Moved! (see I told you it wouldn't be that exciting for you) Read full post »

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Clambake

by Heather Wilson / June 18, 2007

Bum bum bum! Friday June 15th was the second annual Harmonix Clambake. My day started with checking email to see if anyone wasn't able to make it at the last minute (one person was sick, a couple more were stuck in CA). Read full post »

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MMMM Brains

by Heather Wilson / June 14, 2007

Zombie discussion ensues. Read full post »

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My Annoying Morning!

by Heather Wilson / June 13, 2007

Can I just say how annoyed I am this morning? Read full post »

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Monday, Bloody Monday

by Heather Wilson / June 11, 2007

As you may or may not have noticed my blog was conspicuously absent last Monday. This is because I spent the majority of my non-work hours last week crunching on writing for something exciting. Read full post »

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Memorial Day Long Weekend

by Heather Wilson / May 29, 2007

We were closed Memorial Day, which is a nice start to a summer where we'll probably have to crunch a little to get Rock Band out the door. When crunch rolls around the team works ten hour days, six days a week. Read full post »

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The Stickers Are Red

by Heather Wilson / May 7, 2007

The Harmonix library is what you probably wish your public library were like, full of games, books about games, the coolest art books ever, and books about programming for games. Read full post »

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Clambake Ought Six

by Heather Wilson / April 12, 2007

This week I need to call the catering place that feeds us during our clambakes. Last year one of their employees was nearly hit by lightening on our ill-fated trip. Read full post »

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The Harmonix Life

by Heather Wilson / April 3, 2007

Hi I'm Heather, my official title is: Librarian/Administrative Assistant. I maintain our book and game library as well as doing all sorts of administrative odds and ends. Read full post »

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