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GDC Online: Making The Game You Should Make, Not The One You Want To
GDC Online: Making The Game You Should Make, Not The One You Want To
iWin's VP of creative Laralyn McWilliams' advice for developers? Get over yourselves -- and learn to enjoy making games your audience wants to play, she said in a GDC Online session.
Oct. 13, 2011
GDC Online: Raph Koster Urges Developers To Take Back Control
GDC Online: Raph Koster Urges Developers To Take Back Control
In a rabble-rousing speech at GDC Online, veteran MMO developer and current Playdom VP of creative design Raph Koster commanded the developers in the audience to take control of social media -- not let it take control of them.
Oct. 13, 2011
GDC Online: Sony Confirms Day-And-Date Downloads, Free-To-Play Support For Vita
GDC Online: Sony Confirms Day-And-Date Downloads, Free-To-Play Support For Vita
At a GDC Online session, Sony's Chris Norden confirmed that all retail PlayStation Vita games will be available on PlayStation Network day and date with their launch on the platform.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: League of Legends Design Director On Avoiding Design Pitfalls
GDC Online: League of Legends Design Director On Avoiding Design Pitfalls
"Even though we know how to do good design, we still make mistakes a lot," said League of Legends design director Tom Cadwell, and in his GDC Online talk, he explained common pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Cloud Gaming's Fast-Approaching Future
GDC Online: Cloud Gaming's Fast-Approaching Future
At GDC Online, experts from Spawn Labs and Gaikai discussed the future of cloud gaming, with one saying console makers would be "insane" not to implement the tech in the next generation.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Carbine's Jeremy Gaffney's Rules For Being A Good Boss
GDC Online: Carbine's Jeremy Gaffney's Rules For Being A Good Boss
Jeremy Gaffney, executive producer at Wildstar MMO developer Carbine Studios, offered tips for game producers at GDC Online in Austin, including the advice, "don't suffer the 'brilliant jerk.'"
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Rift, Minecraft Top 2011 Game Developers Online Choice Awards
GDC Online: Rift, Minecraft Top 2011 Game Developers Online Choice Awards
This evening at GDC Online, Mojang's Minecraft and Trion's Rift were the big winners in Game Developers Online Choice Awards, which focuses on social and online games.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: League Of Legends Lead Producer On Being A Better Leader
GDC Online: League Of Legends Lead Producer On Being A Better Leader
Riot Games' lead producer Travis S. George delivered a talk on lessons he learned while shipping League of Legends expansion Dominion, identifying "bad habits" that "will prevent you from being effective."
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: PopCap's Vechey On Transitioning Into The New Social Frontier
GDC Online: PopCap's Vechey On Transitioning Into The New Social Frontier
PopCap co-founder John Vechey shares how the major transitions in the company's history are helping lead it into the new social frontier -- and says despite challenges, the new climate is better.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Spacetime Bridges Browser And Mobile With Star Legends MMO
GDC Online: Spacetime Bridges Browser And Mobile With Star Legends MMO
Pocket Legends creator Spacetime Studios' latest mobile MMO, Star Legends, will be the first to bridge cross-platform play between mobile devices and web browsers.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Community Management And The People You'd Want To Have A Beer With
GDC Online: Community Management And The People You'd Want To Have A Beer With
Kathleen Sanders of Microsoft's Kinect Share and Sega of America's Kellie Parker talk about how they handle some of the trickiest parts of community management in the passionate console space.
Oct. 12, 2011
GDC Online: Valve Writers' Candid Thoughts On Creative Process
GDC Online: Valve Writers' Candid Thoughts On Creative Process
At GDC Online in Austin, writers on top Valve Software franchises like Half-Life and Left 4 Dead explained how they try to create "things that people don’t know they want yet."
Oct. 11, 2011