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GDC 2011 Details 'SGS Gamification Day' Debate, Lectures
GDC 2011 Details 'SGS Gamification Day' Debate, Lectures
GDC 2011 organizers are targeting 'gamification' for a one-day Serious Games Summit segment this March, including a 'passionate debate' on the utility of the subject with Jesse Schell, Jane McGonigal and
Jan. 10, 2011
GDC 2011 Organizers Debut GD-Bot, 'Golden' Giveaway
GDC 2011 Organizers Debut GD-Bot, 'Golden' Giveaway
Game Developers Conference 2011 organizers have debuted their special 'GD-Bot' papercraft reminder, revealing a 'golden GD-Bot' promotion and an All-Access Pass giveaway along the way.
Jan. 9, 2011
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: A Quake Aftershock
The 'GDC 25' Chronicles: A Quake Aftershock
Ahead of the 25th Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this February/March, official GDC historian Jason Scott goes back to CGDC 19
Jan. 7, 2011
TIGA, UK Trade Offer Grants For UK-Based GDC 2011 Exhibitors
TIGA, UK Trade Offer Grants For UK-Based GDC 2011 Exhibitors
UK game industry trade group TIGA said it is working with government department UK Trade & Investment to offer grants to domestic firms looking to exhibit overseas at Game Developers Conference 2011.
Jan. 5, 2011
GDC 2011 Education Summit Reveals Notable New Talks
GDC 2011 Education Summit Reveals Notable New Talks
GDC 2011 organizers have revealed notable GDC Education Summit talks for the upcoming event, including prestigious speakers from USC, MIT, Parsons and more discussing the state of game education.
Jan. 4, 2011
GDC Online: MMO Devs Need To Remind Customers What They're Paying For
GDC Online: MMO Devs Need To Remind Customers What They're Paying For
At GDC Online on Friday, MMO veterans from Turbine, BioWare, Nexon, SOE and Mythic shared advice on player retention and how developers should "remind the customer why he is giving you money."
Oct. 8, 2010
GDC Online: Player Retention Requires Real Motivation, Engagement
GDC Online: Player Retention Requires Real Motivation, Engagement
Immersyve's Scott Rigby lays out techniques for creating real and natural engagement in online and social games -- developers don't need to "trap" players into using viral channels or spending money, he says.
Oct. 8, 2010
GDC Online 2010: The Complete Coverage
GDC Online 2010: The Complete Coverage
Gamasutra is in Austin, Texas all this week covering GDC Online, and has updated its complete list of stories with Playfish, BioWare, and Zynga talks - plus a host of new announcements. [UPDATE: Friday's sessi
Oct. 8, 2010
GDC Online: BioWare's Walton - Studio Culture Is An 'Immune System'
GDC Online: BioWare's Walton - Studio Culture Is An 'Immune System'
Gordon Walton, co-studio director at Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare Austin, called culture an "immune system" that "recognizes you as something that belongs, or a foreign object that needs to be expelled."
Oct. 7, 2010
GDC Online: Bigpoint Announces Debut U.S.-Created Title Ruined Online
GDC Online: Bigpoint Announces Debut U.S.-Created Title Ruined Online
Bigpoint's recently established U.S. studio revealed its first project, Ruined Online, a browser-based, arena-style 3D combat game releasing with an open beta this winter.
Oct. 7, 2010
GDC Online: Playfish's De Halleux On Why The Next Blockbuster Will Be Online
GDC Online: Playfish's De Halleux On Why The Next Blockbuster Will Be Online
Playfish's Sebastien de Halleux discusses the ongoing evolution in the way games are monetized, the "massive" opportunity for developers -- and his view that the next billion-dollar game will be microtransactions-driven.
Oct. 7, 2010
GDC Online: Brian Reynolds' Wild West In Social Design
GDC Online: Brian Reynolds' Wild West In Social Design
Zynga's Brian Reynolds talks his FrontierVille, ways he's discovered to make social gaming more fun and more truly social, and key lessons from AAA design for successful innovation in the space.
Oct. 7, 2010