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Making decisions – Dual-process theory
Making decisions – Dual-process theory
Making decisions is essential to any game, no matter the genre or target audience. To play a game is to make decisions. While there are many different theories that approach decision making from different angles, I will focus on dual-process thinking.
Aug. 16, 2017
Video game music systems at GDC 2017: tools and tips for composers
Video game music systems at GDC 2017: tools and tips for composers
Several dynamic music systems were presented in the GDC 2017 audio track. In part 3 of her 3 article series, video game composer Winifred Phillips discusses the tools and tips offered in these GDC talks, while also sharing insights from her own projects.
Aug. 16, 2017
Salmon Roll: The Upstream Team Design Notebook
Salmon Roll: The Upstream Team Design Notebook
Salmon Roll is a large-scale installation game for two players based on Ice Cold Beer (recently the inspiration for TumbleSeed) that will debut at Play NYC on August 19th. Here's how the game went from brainstorming to nearly finished in a matter of weeks
Aug. 16, 2017
Where in the World Is Your Email Security?
Where in the World Is Your Email Security?
Email continues to be both the number one way business people across the globe communicate, as well as the number one threat vector that can endanger the
Aug. 15, 2017
The Why, What, and How of App Hosting on Routers
The Why, What, and How of App Hosting on Routers
What if every time you wanted to roll out an app, you didn’t need to figure out what new computer/server you were going to put it on? What if I...
Aug. 15, 2017
Indian Police Arrest Four Over Game of Thrones Leak
Indian Police Arrest Four Over Game of Thrones Leak
Indian Police Arrest Four Over Game of Thrones Leak. Third party insider risk likely to blame for August 4 incident
Aug. 15, 2017
Blizzard Entertainment hit by massive DDoS attack
Blizzard Entertainment hit by massive DDoS attack
The web servers of Blizzard Entertainment have suffered a series of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the weekend causing
Aug. 15, 2017
Hear about the history of VR and where it's headed at VRDC Fall 2017
Hear about the history of VR and where it's headed at VRDC Fall 2017
VR pioneer Tony Parisi will discuss the history of virtual reality and offer insight into why the industry is where it is now, while predicting how the medium will progress as time moves forward.
Aug. 15, 2017
National Videogame Museum opens scholarship program for young Texan devs
National Videogame Museum opens scholarship program for young Texan devs
The National Videogame Museum has established four $1,500 scholarships for aspiring game developers.
Aug. 15, 2017
Get a job: Be a Sr. QA Engineer at Disruptor Beam
Get a job: Be a Sr. QA Engineer at Disruptor Beam
Disruptor Beam is looking for a Sr. QA Engineer to be responsible for the testing of its platform services, data pipelines, and the integrate these services into its product portfolio in Framingham, MA.
Aug. 15, 2017
IGF 2018 opens call for judges
IGF 2018 opens call for judges
If you work in the game industry, heads up: Organizers of the Independent Games Festival will be accepting applications for both judge and jury positions through September 5!
Aug. 15, 2017
Slime Rancher dev shares tips for making the most of the prototyping stage
Slime Rancher dev shares tips for making the most of the prototyping stage
Slime Rancher lead developer Nick Popovich explores how a productive prototyping process can be a vital tool for nailing down exactly what makes a game fun to play.
Aug. 15, 2017