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The 5 trends that defined the game industry in 2016
2016 was a year marked with fear, disappointment, uncertainty, and dreams of what survival might be like in a post-apocalyptic world…and that’s just talking about the video game industry.
Dec. 13, 2016
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Investors drop $3.5M on eSports 3D livestreaming platform Boom.tv
Investors have put $3.5M into Boom.tv, a new broadcasting platform that aims to provide viewers with tools to watch a live game match in 3D and reposition their viewpoint inside the game at will.
Dec. 13, 2016
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Attend GDC 2017 and learn from tales of community management crisis
In her "S***'s on Fire!: A Cautionary Tale in Community Crisis Management" GDC 2017 talk, EA Firemonkeys' (Real Racing) Emma Siu will speak frankly about handling crises in game community management.
Dec. 13, 2016
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Get a job: Velan Studios is hiring a Senior Character Animator
Velan Studios is looking a Senior Character Animator to define characters through movement, actions, and gameplay in Troy, NY.
Dec. 13, 2016
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Business Matchmaking is back at GDC 2017 and open to all attendees
GDC 2017 is roughly two months away, which means now is an ideal time for registered attendees to schedule meetings using the conference's powerful Business Matchmaking system!
Dec. 13, 2016
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The importance of grassroots marketing as small studio
Why we believe in grassroots marketing to achieve success as a small studio.
Dec. 13, 2016
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Can we Fix Escort Mission Game Design?
Escort missions are almost universally hated, but is there a way to make them better?
Dec. 13, 2016
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Reinventing Digital Play for the Theatre
Alistair Aitcheson's live stage show invites audiences to improvise, become human controllers, and solve puzzles together. Its creator discusses the show's award-winning first run, his design goals and the lessons learned reinventing games for the stage.
Dec. 13, 2016
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Designing for Player Comfort in Virtual Reality: Fitting Players
Room-scale virtual reality is one of the most exciting design features to come to the table with VR design. Lets make sure our players are comfortable in each experience by fitting the game to them piece by piece
Dec. 13, 2016
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Gamasutra's Best of 2016: The top 10 game developers of the year
As the holidays approach, it's once again time for our annual picks for Gamasutra's top 10 developers of the year. Nailing down the list of selections was as tough as ever.
Dec. 12, 2016
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Gwent designer joins Techland to work on new project
Damien Monnier, who worked on games like The Witcher 3 and Gwent, has left CD Projekt Red to work at another notable Polish game studio.
Dec. 12, 2016
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Gunslinger Studios nets $1.4M in funding for mobile game development
Gunslinger Studios has raised over a million dollars to fund the creation of minute-long games like its upcoming multiplayer RPG Exiles of Embermark and encourage the mobile eSports scene.
Dec. 12, 2016