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Alex Covic's Comments
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Comment In: Examining the Pipeline: Demographics of Undergraduate Students Studying Games [Blog - 06/04/2013 - 12:43]
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People in the industry, now ... People in the industry, now in their late 30s, 40s and 50s came from all sorts of professions and backgrounds Ironically, diversity is something equally inherent different nationalities, social, cultural, educational backgrounds , while still being in this homogeneous trap predominantly young, mostly white, males . r n r nIf ... |
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Comment In: Trolls, Communities, and Psychology [Blog - 06/01/2013 - 04:02]
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Trolling to me does have ... Trolling to me does have a lot to do with child psychology. To me, they are r n r na lonely r nb bored always a sign of lesser minds r nc desperate for attention r n r nI have no proof for this. I am not a doctor, nor ... |
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Comment In: Global games market will reach $70.4 billion in 2013 - Report [News - 06/04/2013 - 07:26]
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I am really interested how ... I am really interested how they come up with these numbers. As many of you know, a lot of very successful companies do not publish their profits. They don 't have to. A lot of companies in the mobile and web-based/Internet market are not on the radar of 'classic ' ... |
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Comment In: Today's game industry through the lens of human history [News - 05/31/2013 - 05:11]
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Clever piece, Kris r n ... Clever piece, Kris r n r n Guns, Germs and Steel is one of those books, I would recommend for everyone, even today. You may find yourself in some aha -moments, having things described to you, you thought, you kind of already knew, but have never seen compiled in a ... |
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Comment In: The Curiosity experiment, and the church of Peter Molyneux [News - 05/30/2013 - 04:00]
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I like to tell the ... I like to tell the story of hearing Molyneux in an interview for a German public radio station. Peter talked about his new born son and about his own childhood. Nothing in this 10-15 minute interview was about video games He did not sell anything. He just embraced the non-gaming ... |
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Comment In: Concerns raised over the prying eyes of Xbox One's Kinect [News - 05/28/2013 - 04:53]
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Some additional context: Germany 's ... Some additional context: Germany 's Federal Commissioner for Data Protection ... is a powerless public office title. His only influence is to give interviews in public. The REAL pressure is going to come from consumer advocacy groups and lobbyists towards the European Commission and European Parliament. r n r nIn ... |
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Comment In: Dean Hall Discusses DayZ's Development Process [Feature - 05/24/2013 - 04:05]
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Very good interview. r n ... Very good interview. r n r nI would be equally interested in hearing from Bohemia Interactive on THEIR experience with the Alpha-version of Arma3 on Steam. They equally have an experimental beta version, they share with the pre-order crowd. r n r n Transparent professional development in public. How much ... |
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Comment In: Opinion: Xbox One is a desperate prayer to stop time [News - 05/21/2013 - 04:54]
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I would tell you: used ... I would tell you: used games need to die. End of story. r n r nThere is no such thing as a used video game. r n r nTry it, buy it - or not. But there is no such thing as trade it , if you don 't OWN ... |
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Comment In: IGF winner Hofmeier pays it forward for Porpentine's Howling Dogs [News - 03/29/2013 - 06:42]
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... this is the spirit ... ... this is the spirit of the common artist, when the industry part of this games business gets a hickup. |
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Comment In: Journey, Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead win at 13th Choice Awards [News - 03/27/2013 - 11:29]
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I am 45 years old. ... I am 45 years old. Let me tell you, 2012 was an amazing year in video games From Indie to AAA titles, mobile, online, console, even PC. The industry is changing by the minute. More, better quality titles, than ever before. r n r nWinning 6 awards does not make ... |
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