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GDC 2011: Sony Announces PlayStation Home Update Focused On Game Development
GDC 2011: Sony Announces PlayStation Home Update Focused On Game Development
At a GDC 2011 press briefing, Sony announced an upcoming Spring update to the core PlayStation Home client that will allow game developers to create more complex multiplayer games within the virtual world.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: What Intuition-Led And Metric-Led Game Design Can Learn From One Another
GDC 2011: What Intuition-Led And Metric-Led Game Design Can Learn From One Another
The principles of metrics-led social game design can inform traditional, “intuition”-led game design and vice-versa argued Loot Drop’s Brenda Brathwaite and Sony Online Entertainment’s Laralyn McWilliams at GDC 2011.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: Zynga with Friends’ Thakkar On Transitioning from AAA To Mobile
GDC 2011: Zynga with Friends’ Thakkar On Transitioning from AAA To Mobile
Vijay Thakkar, technical director at Texas-based mobile developer Zynga with Friends outlined best practices for developers moving from AAA video game production to the mobile space in a GDC 2011 talk today.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: Indie Fund Announces Support For Three Titles
GDC 2011: Indie Fund Announces Support For Three Titles
Today at GDC 2011 the Indie Fund team announced the three projects it's funding: Monaco, by Andy Schatz (Pocketwatch Games), Shadow Physics by Steve Swink (Enemy Airship) and Q.U.B.E. by Daniel Da Rocha (Toxic Games).
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: Epic, Nvidia Partner To Enhance UE3 With DX11
GDC 2011: Epic, Nvidia Partner To Enhance UE3 With DX11
Epic Games announced a partnership with Nvidia to add DX11 capabilities to its popular Unreal Engine 3 platform, including tessellation and support for the GPU firm's PhysX, APEX, and 3D Vision technologies.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: Unity Releases Unity Android
GDC 2011: Unity Releases Unity Android
Unity Technologies announced the release of the Unity Android add-on for its engine, enabling game developers to port their Unity-based projects to Android devices.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: Autodesk Reveals Full Tools, Middleware Line-Up For Year
GDC 2011: Autodesk Reveals Full Tools, Middleware Line-Up For Year
Game tools firm Autodesk announced a slew of upcoming products, including its Entertainment Creation Suites and three updated games middleware: Autodesk Beast 2012, Autodesk HumanIK 2012, and Autodesk Kynapse 2012.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: McGonigal Says, 'Don't Exploit Gamers,' Extrinsic Rewards 'Missing The Point'
GDC 2011: McGonigal Says, 'Don't Exploit Gamers,' Extrinsic Rewards 'Missing The Point'
Author and designer Jane McGonigal discusses "gamefulness" as an alternative to gamification: "Designers should be making games that help people flourish," she urges.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: Chair's Core Tenets For Infinity Blade Success
GDC 2011: Chair's Core Tenets For Infinity Blade Success
Chair entertainment head Donald Mustard shares the studio's unique generative process for making truly original "small" games -- and what he sees as core iOS pillars that led to Infinity Blade's smash success.
March 1, 2011
GDC 2011: Koster's Big List Of Social Mechanics For Social Games
GDC 2011: Koster's Big List Of Social Mechanics For Social Games
Social games possess many basic real-world social mechanics, but there's still room for improvement as social games today are still "primarily single-player experiences," said Playdom's Raph Koster at GDC 2011.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Team Meat Discusses Super Meat Boy's Nearly Lethal Development
GDC 2011: Team Meat Discusses Super Meat Boy's Nearly Lethal Development
In a GDC 2011 presentation today, Super Meat Boy developers Tommy Refenes and Edmund Mcmillen laid out the many ways that the development process was just as masochistic as the game itself.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Humble Indie Bundle Creators Talk Inspiration, Execution
GDC 2011: Humble Indie Bundle Creators Talk Inspiration, Execution
At GDC 2011, two of Humble Indie Bundle's creators discussed the genesis of the project and how they endeavored to make the purchasing process as smooth as possible.
Feb. 28, 2011