This was a really fun project to work on, largely because we were working with undergraduates with very little prior exposure to what is involved in creating a project form the ground up. The student designers worked hundreds of hours with me and the outside professionals we brought in to ...
I was very surprised to see that Microsoft had not settled on a required method for user input for all games similar to eh Cert guidelines for button usage . Contrary to most assumptions, Gestural UI is not natural or inutitive - especially for users used to keyboards, mice and ...
Wow - great discussion. Ernest certainly seems to have pushed a button or two here. I tend not to think too deeply about these sorts of things my job generally being based on making sure the thing gets shipped as opposed to doing much real creative work , but as ...
I agree. The current crop barely rise to the level of something I would actually call a game. Clearlly they are reaching people, but if nothing is done beyond the current very limited experiences, the bubble is going to pop pretty fast. Ultimately, games need to be fun and at ...
Funny how hard some people take it when it is pointed out that this is a business with the goal of making money. Monetization is part and parcel of everything we do. Whether it is through making something insanely cool that people will be willing to spend 60 up front ...
