Designer-Notes: 8 Things Not To Do… (Part I)
“What are the greatest mistakes that I hate to see done over and over again in game design? In no particular order, here are my first four:”
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Designer-Notes: 8 Things Not To Do… (Part II)
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Infoporn: VeriSign NetDiscovery “Lawful Interception […]
News - Valve doesn’t know how much Orange Box cost to develop // None /// Eurogamer
The Orange Box didn’t exactly have a budget: “”We’ve never really even had a conversation internally where we say ‘we’ve put enough money into this - let’s just cut it off’. That’s not even a conversation that happens at Valve.” […]
Warner to take back licences in new games blitz > www.mcvuk.com
Warner are going to start publishing games for their own IP. So the big question is: are licensed Warner games going to be any better because of this, and why only EU/UK? (via crystaltips)
(tags: warnerinteractive publishing gaming games gamedev ip licensing via:wonderland eu uk)
Welcome to […]
I’ve been invited to take part in a panel for next year’s SXSW, Stories, Games and Your Brand by my good friend Rachel Clarke, of Behind the Buzz.
Here’s the blurb for the panel:
A look at how interactive gaming, storytelling and puzzles can engage users with your brand. Movie and TV producers are increasingly using these […]
Tomorrow night is the fifth London Gamer Geeks night!
Last time, we had a quiz where we had questions like this:
Name four games with titles that begin with the words: “Sid Meier’s†(we’re not counting sequels)
In what game is a Dreamcast used a zombie-killing weapon?
What year was Duke Nukem Forever first announced?
The quiz was amusing, partly because we […]
Brand New: Baq to the Compaq
Compaq’s rebranding
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Technophilia: Where the Web Archives Are - Lifehacker
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the futon critic - INSTANT GRATIFICATION FOR TEEN SOAP FANS
Hollyoaks hits the US through BBC America and BBCAmerica.com streaming
(tags: hollyoaks uk tvshow television usa bbc america bbcamerica.com via:thefutoncritic import export)
collision detection: Preschoolers can engage in “metacognition”
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How I made my presentations a little better | 43 Folders
I actually really enjoy presenting, despite the scary nerves beforehand.
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Dev Diary: Tabula Rasa’s Ethical Parables - Kotaku
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Low-noise block converter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ah - the LNB on a dish converts a high frequency signal into a lower frequency signal so your satellite box doesn’t cost trillions of pounds. Which s why you need more than one.
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Scarlet Letters Title Graphics Studio
Does motion graphics for start/end […]
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Cookie Monster Searches Deep Within Himself and Asks: Is Me Really Monster?
“Me love cookies. Me tend to get out of control when me see cookies. Me know it not natural to react so strongly to cookies, but me have weakness. Me know me do wrong. Me know it isn’t normal.”
(tags: humour mcsweeneys […]
F connector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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