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November 21, 2009
 
Video Game Watchdog National Institute On Media And The Family Shutting Down [9]
 
Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward's 'Most Successful PC Version' Yet [1]
 
New Tech, Design Details Of Project Natal To Emerge At Gamefest In February
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November 21, 2009
 
Gargantuan Studios
Lead World Designer
 
Gargantuan Studios
Technical Art Director
 
Warner Bros Games
Sr. Software Engineer, Gameplay - WB Games (Chicago Location) - #115557
 
Microsoft Game Studios
Multiplayer Game Design Lead - Halo
 
Warner Bros Games
Sr. Concept Artist - WB Games (Chicago Location) - #114692
 
Monolith Productions
Sr. Software Engineer, Engine - Monolith Productions - #114703
 
Warner Bros Games
Sr. Software Engineer, Engine - Surreal Software - #114006
 
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer Support Account Manager
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November 21, 2009
 
Planckogenesis, Part II: Song Structure & Gravy Train
 
Designing Games Is About Matching Personalities [1]
 
An Indie Developer’s “Biggest Mistake” [9]
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Features

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  Sponsored Feature: Rasterization on Larrabee -- Adaptive Rasterization Helps Boost Efficiency by Michael Abrash [11.13.09]
In a detailed Intel-sponsored technical article, part of its Visual Computing section on Gamasutra, veteran game programmer and architect Mike Abrash (Quake) goes in-depth on how Intel's upcoming Larrabee architecture pipeline deals intelligently with rasterization.
Programming, Visual Computing
 
 
Sponsored Feature: Fluid Simulation for Video Games (Part 1) by Michael Gourlay [10.15.09]
This sponsored feature, part of Intel's Visual Computing site and written by Dr. Michael J. Gourlay of the University of Central Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, begins a multi-part series that explains fluid dynamics and its simulation techniques. [5]
Programming, Visual Computing
 
Sponsored Feature: Resident Evil 5 Takes Full Advantage of Intel Core i7 Processors by Garret Romaine [09.28.09]
In this sponsored feature, part of the Gamasutra Visual Computing microsite, Intel examines the debut of Resident Evil 5 for PC and how it's been adapted to work on the multithreaded Intel Core i7 processor.
Programming, Visual Computing
 
Sponsored Feature: Scaling Ambient Animations for Improved Game Experience by Mike Yi & Orion Granatir [09.17.09]
In this Intel-sponsored feature, part of the Visual Computing microsite, an Intel duo introduce Horsepower, a demonstration of enhanced, multi-CPU specific ambient animation -- with full, redistributible source code included. [7]
Programming, Visual Computing, Sponsored Feature
 
Gaming the System: How to Really Get Ahead in the Game Industry by Brandon Sheffield [09.16.09]
In this article, originally published in Game Developer magazine, pseudonymous developers of all levels share their honest, sometimes cutting thoughts on what it takes to truly succeed in each game industry discipline. [22]
Audio, Business, Game Design, Programming, Production, Visual Art
 
Dirty Coding Tricks by Brandon Sheffield [08.20.09]
When the schedule is shot and a game needs to ship, programmers may employ some dirty coding tricks to get the game out the door. Here are nine real-life examples. [50]
Programming
 
From Me to Wii: Martin Hollis' Journey by Simon Parkin [08.14.09]
Gamasutra sits down with former Rare game director Martin Hollis (GoldenEye 007) to discuss his career to date, his work on Bonsai Barber for WiiWare, and his thoughts on today's game business. [6]
Game Design, Programming, Interview
 
Networks With Letters by John Knottenbelt [08.12.09]
In this technical piece, Introversion's Knottenbelt discusses the 'discrete event simulation' approach to multiplayer in the upcoming Darwinia+ for Xbox Live Arcade, in which player movements and button presses are sent over the network, instead of actual positions of the thousands of in-game objects [10]
Programming
 
A New Attitude To Game Engineering: Embrace Change, Re-Use, Fun by Johannes Norneby, Tobias Olsson [08.06.09]
Massive Entertainment (Ground Control series) veterans Norneby and Olsson use this in-depth technical article to discuss how to radically improve your experience planning video games through applying software engineering processes to game development. [10]
Game Design, Programming, Production