Very true. It's hard to take risks when you have 60 million on the line. On the other hand Mr. Acorn really should investigate indie gaming, which is pretty much everything he's talking about.
Did the symbol ship with the game Or does COD:BO have an emblem creator I mean, if it shipped with the game, MS should have mentioned it then, not blame people for using the content on the disc.
Good piece. Lots of good stuff. I especially like the part on coherence. Understanding how all the moving parts and mechanics function together allows you to refine the emergent gameplay and keep track of how a small change in one part of the system can have effects on the others. ...
There is an alternative to the experience conundrum Slade - you can do an indie project. Then you can get experience and apply all of those skills you learned in school and then have some projects on the resume. XBLIG offers a good outlet for the project to ship too. ...
I've found that if you have the time and the ability, build your own engine. That way you know how every line of code works and how the engine functions on a basic level. Then you can do anything you want with it. Also, like Robert says, if you write ...
I don't get why game design programs teach so much about 3D modeling and art. I took all of those classes, but I learned way more about design from being the Designer on school projects. To the second part of your post, I think that art people like being art ...
I think that it's a fighting game thing that's been co-opted. Double tap to dash. It also has the cute ability to free up a button and be tied into the concept of movement via stick. If it was all analog like Sean is arguing then there would be a ...
Yeah sure, why not Would any of those things happen, it would be depressing, but wouldn't change a single thing that I do every day. Here's a really frightening one : PREDICTION : In 5 Years, with XBOX 720 and PS4, the development costs to create HD 3D blockbuster games ...
