Talent Agents and the Game Industry
“Talent Agents a New Force in the Video Game Industry” — The New York Times It happened to the motion…
The Predictioneer’s Game
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, author of The Predictioneer’s Game, describes his game theory method as “a way of evaluating how…
Replacing Grades With XP
In a game design class at Indiana University, traditional grades have been replaced by Experience Points: Students of Indiana University’s…
Metroid Creator Inspired by Italian Horror Films
Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto says he is inspired by Dario Argento, the Italian horror film director: At his keynote speech…
GDC 10: Abusing Your Players Just for Fun
Game Design Conference 10 is in progress, and the blog posts are blooming: Jonatan Soderstrom, aka “cactus,” stole the show…
Semi-Finalists of the 2010 ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition
“ScreenBurn at SXSW announces the second annual ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition that provides a venue for emerging designers…
Color and Game Design
Take Initiative recently posted an article on the use of color in games: Pink Pink has also been used more…
Empowering Africa
Urgent Evoke is “a crash course in saving the world” … Online game seeks to empower Africa Game designer Jane…
Persuasive Games
Over at Institute for the Future, Mathias Crawford recently published a thoughtful essay on how games persuade us to change…
William Shakespeare, Game Designer
What if William Shakespeare had been a game designer? Wall Street Journal: You mentioned Shakespeare as one of your interests…