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Lessons From The Range
Last week, we took a company field trip to a local gun range to get some hands-on experience with pistols. Only a few of us had actually shot a handgun before, and since we’re building a zombie survival game, we figured that it would be a good plan to make sure that everyone on the team has at least fired one before. I mean, how can you build something without knowing how it actually works?
The day was pretty amazing. As soon as we arrived at the range, we were given a short safety class. In a half hour or so, we had learned how to properly handle our weapon — how to carry it, how to check to see if it’s loaded, and how to hold it. Our instructor even drew little lines on our hands to help us remember the proper pistol grip. Before we headed into the firing lanes, we picked out a pair of ear protectors, a set of safety glasses, and our first spread of 9mm pistols.
Once we were on the range, the real lessons began.
Team Zed Seeks Veteran Code Jockey
Are you a kick-ass game programmer looking to do something new and different? There may be a place for you on Team Zed! We’re currently on the hunt for a passionate, self-driven, zombie-obsessed coder to help us create our built-for-console online world.
If this sounds like a dream job to you (or anyone you know), check out our newest job post to find out exactly what we’re looking for!
Seattle Reclaims the Zombie Crown
We like to think of Seattle as the zombie capital of the world, and this weekend we proved it to the rest of the world (again) by reclaiming our zombie walk world record from New Jersey. With 4,522 registered zombies, our horde reigned supreme — by more 400 walking dead. Top that, Garden State!
If you couldn’t make it out, no worries! You can check out pics from the walk here in our Flickr gallery, in the official Red, White & Dead photo pool, and in the galleries on ZomBcon’s Facebook page.
Kudos to all of the undead that made it out for the festivities — we had a fantastic time and were proud to help sponsor this awesome event.
Tee Minus One Week
Today’s Tuesday, which means that in exactly one week, we’ll be closing our shop and getting your t-shirt orders ready for the printer! If any of you want to grab a Lab tee of your own, be sure to do it now. When the shirts are finished, I’ll start packing them up and mailing them out, so you can expect to have yours in a few weeks after we get them back.
Thanks for rocking the Lab colors with us!