I really don't agree with many of your counter-points. For starters cameras, lighting and all of the other parts that create a film production are not instant tasks they require onsite planning, preparations and iteration though in film they call it re-shooting a scene . In any case, in no ...
This is great not only for business but also for the game industry in general. I mean the more the general society is interested in game-like systems, the easier it will be to fund game studies at universities and to have a cross-polinization of knowledge from other areas.
I wonder how this peripheral con offer new gameplay. Besides the obvious pictionary and art-creating software, I'm still not convinced innovative games will come out from using this hardware instead of the regular wiimote.
I believe that the problem RTS games have is an identity crises. Historically, they have always tended to a very specific type of gamer, one which understood and accepted the mechanics and systems that make up an RTS. When all gamers were core gamers, this was all well and good. ...
Great read I've always believed that true evolution in a sequel comes from the further exploration of the game's main mechanic. If a sequel only improves graphics or gives new tools or settings for the same mechanic to take place, it will stagnate. To use the examples given in the ...
Here's hoping other companies are listening. Either way, one year break still seems too small for my taste specially after three consecutive games still its better than no break at all.
I believe that trying to separate the design and development teams, and measure their effectiveness as separate entities is the wrong way to go about it. The reason is that they both feed each other and they only function together. Design should be viewed as part of the development of ...
