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7 Keys to Solid Design
7 Keys to Solid Design
In this post I seek to summarise some of my key learnings over the course of 10 years making games. This article will benefit designers who are new to the industry and establishing themselves or seasoned developers who want to verify their own processes.
March 13, 2017
What to Look for in an NFV Deployment and Orchestration Solution
What to Look for in an NFV Deployment and Orchestration Solution
Introducing Cisco NFV Orchestrator with Elastic Services Controller
March 10, 2017
Technology Plays Role in Every Aspect of Crime, Europol Says
Technology Plays Role in Every Aspect of Crime, Europol Says
From the highest levels of organized crime to burglary, criminals are using technology more than ever, Europol report warns
March 10, 2017
New Ransomware Demands Political Statement, Not Money
New Ransomware Demands Political Statement, Not Money
Discovery by Palo Alto researchers appears to suggest ransomware authors have shifted tactics from financial to political motivation
March 10, 2017
Blue Whale Challenge: Anonymous Urges Teens to Quit Playing Suicide Game
Blue Whale Challenge: Anonymous Urges Teens to Quit Playing Suicide Game
A group of hacktivists connected to the online hacktivist group Anonymous is urging teens to quit taking part in a sinister game called Blue Whale Challenge.
March 10, 2017
IoT DDoS Reaches Critical Mass
IoT DDoS Reaches Critical Mass
There are roughly 3,700 DDoS attacks per day.
March 10, 2017
Warren Spector, Harvey Smith, and fellow devs examine the value of the immersive sim
Warren Spector, Harvey Smith, and fellow devs examine the value of the immersive sim
"When I look at what games can do that other media can't, I instantly go right to the immersive sim," Warren Spector said in a chat (hosted by PC Gamer) with fellow devs about immersive sim games.
March 10, 2017
Swedish politician streams Hearthstone because it's 'where the people are'
Swedish politician streams Hearthstone because it's 'where the people are'
"Some politicians stand outside the supermarket discussing food prices," Swedish politician (and now Hearthstone streamer) Rickard Nordin tells Glixel. "I'm on Twitch discussing eSports."
March 10, 2017
Frog Fractions dev reflects on the game's puzzling lack of fractions lessons
Frog Fractions dev reflects on the game's puzzling lack of fractions lessons
"I kind of wish that I had actually made it a game about learning fractions," Frog Fractions dev Jim Crawford tells Noclip in a new video doc. "That also has all this other weird shit in it."
March 10, 2017
Get a job: Wargaming is hiring a Software Engineer 2
Get a job: Wargaming is hiring a Software Engineer 2
Wargaming Sydney is seeking an experienced Software Engineer with good knowledge of low level systems programming to work on its PC game engine.
March 10, 2017
Video: Designing Zelda: Breath of the Wild's unconventional mechanics
Video: Designing Zelda: Breath of the Wild's unconventional mechanics
At GDC 2017, some of the lead developers on Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild talk earnestly about how (and why) they designed the game's convention-breaking systems and mechanics.
March 10, 2017
A Student's Guide To Networking At GDC
A Student's Guide To Networking At GDC
A guide to networking at GDC geared towards students, by a student. Also applicable to those attending GDC for their first time or any similar big industry event.
March 10, 2017