Animated Travels: GDC

GDC Closes with Some Rants

EventsEditor — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:41:01 -0700

New technologies and titles have been announced, but clearly the industry focus has changed, and for the better. Developers are becoming more and more conscious of what’s taking place in our economy and adapting. Expect to see lower price points, more independent titles, and artistic innovation in the year to come.

GDC Day 4 - Talking with Legends, Finding New Toys

EventsEditor — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:47:40 -0700

Dr. Allen Patridge of Adobe ran the Director 11.5 release presentation, and he went over some of the things users can expect from the new Director software. He approached this from three angles: Dominate, Accelerate, and Impress.”

GDC Day 3 - Finding Something New

EventsEditor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:51:02 -0700

Today was a truly exciting day, with newly unveiled games, the opening of the conference floor, and the two flashy awards shows. But, the fun isn’t over yet!

GDC 2009: Serious Games Opportunities

EventsEditor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:54:32 -0700

The GDC’s Serious Games Summit was an object lesson on how many areas of the world can be affected by games—and how effective Serious Games can be in teaching, affecting opinion, motivating exercise, and medical healing, to name but a few.

GDC Day 2 - Making Love

EventsEditor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:23:51 -0700

The last talk of the day I attended was suitably called “Making LOVE In Your Bedroom.” The solo developer of a game called “LOVE,” Eskil Steenberg, ran the session. The absolute focus of his talk was pushing developers, indie and commercial alike, to build their own tools rather than licensing existing ones.

GDC 2009: Growth Opportunities in a Down Economy

EventsEditor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:56:51 -0700

This year’s GDC is expecting well over 14,000 attendees, at the Muscone Convention Center in San Francisco. This has become the epicenter of world game development, a gathering of game designers, producers, sponsors, and the tech companies that support them.

Staying Cheap at GDC Day 1

EventsEditor — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:28:15 -0700

The Game Developer Conference, also known as GDC, is the end-all be-all event of the year for game developers. You’ll find no fan-boys here!