Video game designer, founder and CEO, photographer, writer, vegetarian home chef.https://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3msty7im6qc2cToday is my 25th wedding anniversary. My wife hasn't discovered Bluesky yet, so I can basically say anything. Well, I will say that she's awesome and I'm a lucky guy!12 Aug 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3msty7im6qc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3mpwzls7toc2eBusy baking day. Here's two different types of sourdough.06 Jul 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwzls7toc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3mogxgngkuc22Here's another fun Halo 2 fact I was discussing with one of my devs. Did you know we planned to support Clan challenges in game? You would choose an opponent, propose a day and time, then configure a custom game. That info would get sent to your opponent as a message with game details attached.16 Jun 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogxgngkuc22https://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3mo2vi4dxts2iHalo in the news got us talking about Halo 2 development again at work. I was reminiscing about how I spent months modeling the interplay between matchmaking and rankings—what a complex web to do population modeling on! It's remarkable it all turned out so well (with a little post-launch tuning).12 Jun 2026 04:25 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2vi4dxts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3mmcgwwzahc2xI’ve spent the last decade applying my game and UX design background to a new project: a high-fidelity, plant-based restoration of Persian cuisine. No fake meats. Just a strict protocol to fix standard cookbook chaos. The beta site is live: verdanttablecookbook.com https://verdanttablecookbook.com20 May 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcgwwzahc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3mhtv5w2g6s2cI used to post Halo 2 and 3 development artifacts on Twitter. I’ve shared most of what I felt was appropriate over the years, but I'm still unearthing things. Take this email from early 2005, navigating the transition to Halo 3 and the nascent Xbox 360. It's remarkable how many features we shipped.25 Mar 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtv5w2g6s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3mdheisstjc2lWhat's going on in Iran is absolutely heartbreaking. I know my Persian community needs every ounce of support, but words don't seem sufficient – so I made them Ash-e Reshteh.28 Jan 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdheisstjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3m4tnuscrbk2lStatewide elections in Texas - what a mess.04 Nov 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tnuscrbk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lybs6ymbms2uMy friend wrote a book, so I thought I'd pick up a copy and see what I could learn from him.07 Sep 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybs6ymbms2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lybrkjxhd222This turkey vulture flew right over my head and landed on top of our power pole. It then proceeded to survey its surroundings, without seeming to mind me walking up for a photo opp.07 Sep 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybrkjxhd222https://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lybgzaqw4c2xTwo dudes discussing the inexorable march of progress towards our dystopian destiny. (Aka Matt Soell helping with edits on my unpublished book.)07 Sep 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybgzaqw4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3luzynfqrxc2bI wish I'd had a real camera, but I did enjoy a much needed break—hiking in the Northern Japan Alps.28 Jul 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzynfqrxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lrwa5jglm22vI asked Gemini to write a Dr. Suess-style poem based on Trump's blathering here, and I enjoyed the result... https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/18/trump-iran-may-strike-0041226019 Jun 2025 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwa5jglm22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lhj22p7ei22qThis is always good advice. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhj22p7ei22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lg5epqo2is2pFor anyone else preferring to ignore the US news for a few days to insulate themselves from the madness, here's a bird making a hole to hide in, and a squirrel hiding in someone's else's hole, both from my yard this weekend.20 Jan 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg5epqo2is2phttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lg4kjdywnk2yI made dark sourdough rye for my sister for her birthday.19 Jan 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4kjdywnk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lfe2fpocnc27More adventures in focus, with a Cooper's Hawk. This is from a couple of years back.10 Jan 2025 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfe2fpocnc27https://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lfdqrx2ais2sI did a double take when I saw my employee's sweatshirt yesterday.09 Jan 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdqrx2ais2shttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lf777fzvsk2xAn old photo, but one that I'm fond of. Getting the focus right on this was a trick!08 Jan 2025 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf777fzvsk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lf4ann6jhk2uThis yellow-rumped warbler has been hanging around our yard lately.06 Jan 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4ann6jhk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3lepuxg3ayc2uWe celebrated the first day of 2025 with a funeral 😢💔02 Jan 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepuxg3ayc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3le6bqhju5222This old Queen butterfly photo I took came up on my TV's screensaver, and I really enjoyed seeing it on the big screen. This is my favorite type of butterfly.26 Dec 2024 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3le6bqhju5222https://bsky.app/profile/maxhoberman.com/post/3le6a4nc5322tIn their an attempt to propagate, the trees in our yard have produced a prodigious proportion of pecans, pelting our roof and peppering our yard. I think this guy is fed up with them too.26 Dec 2024 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:te2sojg4a6ds2ge4wjd42j4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3le6a4nc5322t