This week, instead of a new design challenge, we’ve got a different kind of challenge for artists. GameCareerGuide.com and Game Developer magazine are holding an art contest, and the winner’s artwork will be featured in Game Developer’s Game Career Guide magazine. (That would be one grand resume bullet point!)
Design a new gun for a first-person shooter game -- that was your game design challenge, and the results are in. Read on to find out what made the winning ideas stand out to James Portnow, a professional game designer, and what things he expected to read in the submissions, but didn't.
Inexperienced game designers are prone to making certain mistakes. David Sushil, an instructor at DeVry University, has compiled his three favorite repeat offenders. Find out what three common mistakes of game design you could avoid just by reading this article.
Design mini games for a car racing game -- that was essentially your game design challenge, though what made it truly challenging were all the additional restrictions. Three fabulous submissions are featured here, along with three honorable mentions. Read on to find out what made the winning ideas stand out to James Portnow, a professional game designer.
Cogswell College is a four year, accredited college in Silicon Valley. Our alumni work in animation, film, gaming, engineering, and other entertainment industries. For long term success in any of these fast-paced fields, Cogswell is a great start.
The Los Angeles Film School will be adding two new associate’s level degrees to its offerings: one in game development and one in computer animation. The courses will be available beginning fall 2008.
Gamasutra sister site Dr Dobb's Journal has announced that The Dobbs Challenge, a $10,000 prize competition for the best games produced by modding the Dr. Dobbs Challenge game, is to close in less than one month's time on June 13th - categories still open for entry include Best Windows Game ($4,000) and Best Windows Mobile Game ($2,000).
Organizers of the Games for Change NYC conference have announced that former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will give the closing keynote speech for its June event on using video games and game technology for altruistic purposes.
