Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ John Hahn's Blogs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:56:47 EST en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) Successful Games Can Be Simultaneously Hardcore And Casual - by John Hahn http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JohnHahn/20091009/3210/Successful_Games_Can_Be_Simultaneously_Hardcore_And_Casual.php Game Design There are people who believe that if a game is too "hardcore" it alienates the casual players, and there are people who believe that if a game is too "casual" it alienates the hardcore players. I believe this is a false dichotomy. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JohnHahn/20091009/3210/Successful_Games_Can_Be_Simultaneously_Hardcore_And_Casual.php Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:18:00 EDT A Life Long Career In Game Development - by John Hahn http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JohnHahn/20090421/1223/A_Life_Long_Career_In_Game_Development.php Games have been around since the 1970s (roughly), which means that if those early developers had made a lifelong career out of it, then they would be in their 50s today. Yet, most shops are full of people in their 20s and 30s. I wonder why this is? http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JohnHahn/20090421/1223/A_Life_Long_Career_In_Game_Development.php Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:43:00 EDT