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GDC 2012: AI programmers can be artists!
GDC 2012: AI programmers can be artists!
UC Santa Cruz developer Mike Treanor suggests that in order to make more interesting games, AI programmers should think of themselves more like artists, and code more like theories.
March 5, 2012
GDC 2012: Sims team's Graham says ambient AI tells better stories
GDC 2012: Sims team's Graham says ambient AI tells better stories
NPCs are stupid, says Sims lead AI programmer David Graham. He says ambient AI for NPCs is the next frontier for realistic game characters and stories on the whole.
March 5, 2012
GDC 2012: The benefits of self-publishing Flash games on the web
GDC 2012: The benefits of self-publishing Flash games on the web
QWOP and GIRP creator Bennett Foddy today urged GDC attendees to consider publishing their games on self-hosted websites, instead of working with traditional Flash game portals.
March 5, 2012
GDC 2012: Sword & Sworcery's Vella warns against making an iOS game for everyone
GDC 2012: Sword & Sworcery's Vella warns against making an iOS game for everyone
Capy's Nathan Vella today warned GDC attendees that creating iOS games to appeal to everybody all too often results in games that appeal to none, taking you "away from a game that is fresh or has soul."
March 5, 2012
GDC 2012: Capcom says over 50% of revs will come from digital by 2017
GDC 2012: Capcom says over 50% of revs will come from digital by 2017
Within five years, “well north” of 50 percent of Capcom’s revenue will come from digital sales instead of packaged retail, said Capcom Entertainment SVP Christian Svensson in an interview with Gamasutra during GDC 2012.
March 5, 2012
GDC 2012: Die Gute Fabrik's Wilson on how simple tech enhances folk play
GDC 2012: Die Gute Fabrik's Wilson on how simple tech enhances folk play
At the Indie Game Summit, Die Gute Fabrik's Doug Wilson (Johann Sebastian Joust) talks about folk games -- and the opportunities for whimsy and player empowerment that tech limitations create.
March 5, 2012
GDC 2012, Iam8bit remind on 'Super Magnetic Game-O-Matic', detail featured artists
GDC 2012, Iam8bit remind on 'Super Magnetic Game-O-Matic', detail featured artists
Ahead of Monday's Game Developers Conference, show organizers have revealed select artists sketching at "Super Magnetic Game-O-Matic", including notables from Double Fine, Weta, Insomniac, and Blizzard.
March 4, 2012
FaceFX hooks up with Rocketbox for realistic talking characters
FaceFX hooks up with Rocketbox for realistic talking characters
OC3 Entertainment has combined its FaceFX facial animation technology with Rocketbox's Complete Characters HD, allowing developers to generate animated dialogue sequences with stock 3D models.
March 2, 2012
Gamasutra, One Life Left team up for official GDC podcast
Gamasutra, One Life Left team up for official GDC podcast
Popular London-based video game radio show One Life Left and Gamasutra have partnered for an official GDC podcast, featuring developers of Fez, Braid, Minecraft and more.
March 2, 2012
Road to the IGF: Coco & Co's Way
Road to the IGF: Coco & Co's Way
As part of Gamasutra's Road to the IGF series, we talk with Coco & Co's Chris Bell about Way, the wordless, co-op puzzle-platformer nominated for IGF's Nuovo award and selected as a Student Showcase finalist.
March 2, 2012
GDC 2012 details hiring opportunities at show
GDC 2012 details hiring opportunities at show
With just a couple of days to go until the Game Developers Conference 2012, show organizers have released a full set of companies hiring at its Career Pavilion, from Kojima Productions to Facebook and beyond.
March 2, 2012
Gamasutra prepares for unprecedented 16th year of live GDC coverage
Gamasutra prepares for unprecedented 16th year of live GDC coverage
All those tweets about San Francisco on your feed can only mean one thing: it's time for the annual Game Developers Conference, and as always, Gamasutra will be there with more coverage than anyone.
March 2, 2012