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Integrity, authenticity: Founding a principled new studio
Integrity, authenticity: Founding a principled new studio
David Nottingham speaks about how inspiration touched off his journey to find new meaning in making games -- and how to found a studio based on integrity and creativity.
Nov. 7, 2013
Romero, Santiago, Lemarchand on thinking outside the game
Romero, Santiago, Lemarchand on thinking outside the game
These developers, responsible for games like Train, Uncharted, and Journey spoke about their non-game inspirations at GDC Next, offering creative lessons.
Nov. 7, 2013
Myst creators rejoin indie environmental games with Obduction
Myst creators rejoin indie environmental games with Obduction
Myst co-creator Rand Miller talks about Cyan's new environmental game, Obduction, and the revival of first-person exploration and puzzle-solving 20 years after the singular game.
Nov. 7, 2013
Adapting the adventure game genre for the modern day with Broken Age
Adapting the adventure game genre for the modern day with Broken Age
Key members from Broken Age developer Double Fine were on hand at GDC Next to talk about updating the classic adventure game genre for the modern era.
Nov. 7, 2013
League of Legends and the evolution of eSports
League of Legends and the evolution of eSports
The idea of eSports -- a business built around watching people play video games professionally -- seemed like a fairly alien notion, even just a few years ago.
Nov. 7, 2013
Get a job: Nickelodeon is hiring a mobile engineer
Get a job: Nickelodeon is hiring a mobile engineer
"We are currently seeking a Mobile Engineer to help create new and innovative mobile games for the Kids & Family audience. Knowledge around iOS and Android mobile game development is required."
Nov. 7, 2013
GDC Next Day 2 session highlights
GDC Next Day 2 session highlights
Missing out on GDC Next this week? Read Gamasutra's recap of session highlights from the second day of the show.
Nov. 7, 2013
Redefining the Power of IT with Application Centric Infrastructure
Redefining the Power of IT with Application Centric Infrastructure
After countless brainstorming sessions, code reviews, lab trials, scores of NDAs and nearly two years of intense speculation from media, analysts and the internet community – it is finally here!...
Nov. 6, 2013
Transforming I.T. for the Application Economy
Transforming I.T. for the Application Economy
Applications have become the lifeblood of our economy. They are how business is done; how partners and suppliers interact; how employees connect; how consumers share, learn and buy. Every business...
Nov. 6, 2013
Big Business from Big Data
Big Business from Big Data
“Dad, how many mobile phones were sold last year in the whole world?” “Is this a trick question? Well, there are about 7 billion human beings on earth.
Nov. 6, 2013
Want interesting women in video games? There are binders full of them
Want interesting women in video games? There are binders full of them
Jill Murray, narrative designer at Ubisoft Quebec, said in her GDC Next talk today that there is very little excuse for the dearth of smartly-written women characters in games.
Nov. 6, 2013
New report highlights how much kids spend on in-app purchases
New report highlights how much kids spend on in-app purchases
Following an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading into free-to-play apps and games aimed at children, there's plenty of heat on how mobile developers present in-app purchases to kids.
Nov. 6, 2013