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John Hahn's Blog

I'm 24 years old, and I'm an aspiring game programmer. I have a bachelor's degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics. My plan is to pursue a master's in interactive technology from the Guildhall at SMU, and pursue a career as a professional game developer from afterwards.

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Successful Games Can Be Simultaneously Hardcore And Casual  Featured Blogs
Posted by John Hahn on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:18:00 EDT in Game Design
There are people who believe that if a game is too "hardcore" it alienates the casual players, and there are people who believe that if a game is too "casual" it alienates the hardcore players. I believe this is a false dichotomy.
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A Life Long Career In Game Development  Featured Blogs
Posted by John Hahn on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:43:00 EDT in
Games have been around since the 1970s (roughly), which means that if those early developers had made a lifelong career out of it, then they would be in their 50s today. Yet, most shops are full of people in their 20s and 30s. I wonder why this is?
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Comment In: iPhone Piracy: The Inside Story [Feature - 11/18/2009 - 02:55]

As another alternative business model: ...

As another alternative business model: Someone suggested that you could have an ad just before the game starts that lasts 10-15 seconds. If the user purchases the game then the ad goes away. How about using the business model of The Truman Show . For those of you that haven't ...

Comment In: OTX: Xbox 360 Gamers Defecting To PS3 For Holiday Sequels? [News - 11/04/2009 - 05:41]

I wonder what of 360 ...

I wonder what of 360 owners also own a PS3 and what of PS3 owners also own a 360. It could be that we are talking about a rather small of the overall market for these platforms. If only 5 of 360 owners also own a PS3 and 1 of ...

Comment In: EA Sports' Moore: Disc-Based Platform Is 'Burning' [News - 10/19/2009 - 05:59]

20 years ago it was ...

20 years ago it was declared that the CD would be the death blow to vinyl release but fast-forward to 2009 and vinyl is still going strong. 20 years ago vinyl was the industry standard for physical music media tapes gained popularity because they could be played in the car, ...

Comment In: Is Halo: ODST's Design Mean Spirited? [Blog - 10/16/2009 - 01:12]

One thing that I've noticed ...

One thing that I've noticed with more modern shooters, like CoD4, for instance, is that there are certain instances where the game cheats and just keeps spawning more bad guys endlessly. The idea is that you aren't supposed to kill everyone on the map. Attempting to do so is futile ...

Comment In: Shooters EVERYWHERE!!! It's all about power. [Blog - 10/15/2009 - 05:59]

He said shooters rather than ...

He said shooters rather than first person shooters . The third person shooters like Gears of War are equally popular. It's not about the view perspective, it's about the gunplay.

Comment In: The Heart of the Team [Blog - 10/11/2009 - 04:26]

@David, I agree with your ...

@David, I agree with your overall idea, but I also think Tim would have a point if you used the movie industry instead of the music industry. When a movie is being made, the director is basically the mastermind behind the whole thing. Everyone else just does what they are ...

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