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AI Isn't a Subsystem
AI Isn't a Subsystem
Demystify AI by viewing it as an extension of existing subsystems.
May 3, 2016
Patrice Desilets: 30 words on creativity, plus a peek at 1666
Patrice Desilets: 30 words on creativity, plus a peek at 1666
In his talk at the Reboot Develop conference, Patrice Desilets discussed 30 words that he associates with creativity...and showed off some in-engine footage of his game 1666: Amsterdam
May 2, 2016
Video: 20 lessons learned from 20 years of making Magic: The Gathering
Video: 20 lessons learned from 20 years of making Magic: The Gathering
"Not a lot of people design the same game for twenty years," said venerable Magic: The Gathering head designer Mark Rosewater in his GDC 2016 game design talk. "Not a lot of games last twenty years."
May 2, 2016
Get a job: CCP Games in Atlanta seeks a VR Graphics Engineer
Get a job: CCP Games in Atlanta seeks a VR Graphics Engineer
The Georgia-based branch of CCP Games, CCP Atlanta, is looking to hire a graphics programmer with VR/AR experience to work as part of a small team on VR projects.
May 2, 2016
A brief history of the fireball in fantasy games
A brief history of the fireball in fantasy games
History at its hottest. A look at the development of the long-range attack known as Fireball, from homebrew tabletop to LARP to blockbuster RPG videogames.
May 2, 2016
Oculus Rift heads to retail at Best Buy stores
Oculus Rift heads to retail at Best Buy stores
The next step in VR adoption? A selected number of Best Buy stores will get Oculus Rift demo units (and units for purchase, too). A larger rollout is planned for later in the year.
May 2, 2016
Nintendo's president gets grilled on its mobile business, NX plans
Nintendo's president gets grilled on its mobile business, NX plans
President Tatsumi Kimishima goes up in front of his company's investors -- and despite their best efforts, remains cagey about the company's future, even in the near-term.
May 2, 2016
Lifeboat Hacked, Millions of Minecraft Passwords Stolen
Lifeboat Hacked, Millions of Minecraft Passwords Stolen
Lifeboat, a platform that provides gamers with an option to run servers for playing customised and multiplayer version of Minecraft has been hacked and login
May 1, 2016
Applying lessons from Warcraft's world to Overwatch arenas
Applying lessons from Warcraft's world to Overwatch arenas
We spoke to Blizzard's Aaron Keller about the design of Overwatch's first-person shooter arenas, and how lessons he learned from designing maps for World of Warcraft still matter today.
April 29, 2016
Devs Answer: how much did your parents support playing video games as a kid?
Devs Answer: how much did your parents support playing video games as a kid?
We polled developers on how their parents felt about them playing games as kids to see which ones had full support, and which ones were only able to justify it once they'd built a career on them.
April 29, 2016
Get a job: Be a UI Artist on Rocket League
Get a job: Be a UI Artist on Rocket League
Psyonix, the independent developer behind Rocket League, is looking for a highly skilled UI Artist to join the team working at its offices in San Diego, California.
April 29, 2016
Video: Designing without a pitch - The FTL postmortem
Video: Designing without a pitch - The FTL postmortem
FTL devs Matthew Davis and Justin Ma speak frankly at GDC 2013 about how and why they frequently altered or abandoned aspects of the game's design as they developed it to evoke a specific feeling.
April 29, 2016