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Democratization of Game Development and Home Construction  Featured Blogs
Posted by Chris Melissinos on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:55:00 EDT in Game Design
The current trend towards the democratization of game development sounds all well and good, but how is it improving the output of the industry? And what the hell does this discussion have to do with home construction?
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Comment In: Opinion: Why You Might Want To Consider Java And/Or Clojure For Your Next Project [News - 07/07/2011 - 04:20]

As you don't know Notch, ...

As you don't know Notch, I really can not impress upon you how horribly inaccurate you are when you state that he is not the best coder . In the world No. Better than most you will run across Absolutely. Check out the Java4K competitions and see his entries.

Comment In: Close, but no 1-Up: A critique of the Smithsonian's "Art of Video Games" exhibit [Blog - 02/17/2011 - 01:40]

I want to thank you ...

I want to thank you for the considerable time and effort you put into the dissection of the exhibition. However, as the curator, I would have been happy to clarify many of the questions you had. Tomorrow, we will be placing an FAQ on the voting website that will better ...

Comment In: Democratization of Game Development and Home Construction [Blog - 07/24/2009 - 11:55]

Mark, you hit it right ...

Mark, you hit it right on the head. The point of the blog post was, of course, to reinforce the point that easier tools doesn't mean that good game development is easier. And I think the rise in quality of the submissions to the IGF has more to do with ...

Comment In: Opinion: Burn Your Resume [News - 05/20/2009 - 02:14]

@TimothyDempsey: ...underlying immaturity - at ...

@TimothyDempsey: ...underlying immaturity - at all ages - of most game dev professionals I know. Since when did having a sense of humor and looking at a subject sideways equate to being immature As for the gravitas of his message, it was not supposed to be heavy serious. I appreciate ...

   

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