The Sky Is Falling!  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:09:00 EDT in
Business,
Production
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| Every time the entertainment market shifts into new directions, the controlling powers scream about the death of their industry. Each time, they end up as nothing more than a Chicken Little. |
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N-Gage: Ahead of the Game  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EDT in
Business,
Production
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| The N-Gage was far ahead of its time when it came to gaming and communication. |
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Accessibility: The Defining Feature of the Next Generation  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:00:00 EDT in
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| In which I make the arguments that accessibility of games will be what drives the next generation of consoles. |
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Are Social Games Evil? No, with a Few Provisos. |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:00:00 EST in
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| Social games are not evil. They can only provide positive and negative social interactions. |
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Unity Exporting to Flash? Wait. What? Why? |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST in
Production
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| Unity has announced that the Unity engine will be able to export to Flash following the "Molehill" announcement. Why? |
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Indie Developer's Response to the PCGA (Updated)  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:01:00 EST in
Business
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| Matt Ployhar, President of the PCGARecently, the PC Gaming Alliance's (PCGA) new president, Matt Ployhar, held an interview with Gamasutra. While over all the interview was pretty good, it was riddled with fluff and non answers. |
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BA in Game Design? Not as BS as You Might Think |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:19:00 EST in
Game Design
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| There is a lot of talk about whether a game centric degree is worth the effort and money needed to get one. As a recipient of a Game Design degree, I take these conversations to heart every time I read them. |
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Story, the 5 W's and the H  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| What exactly does "story" bring to game development? For this we will look at the 5 W's and the H. |
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Why Should You Support the ECA's Supreme Court Petition?  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:57:00 EDT in
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| Why I support the ECA's petition to the Supreme Court in support of the games industry. |
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Sell Me Local and Online Play Separately  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:00:00 EDT in
Production
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| With EA's decision to charge $10 for online play and Ubisoft and THQ looking to follow suit, is it about time that game publishers started selling local and online play separately? |
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