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| GDC's January 2020 Newsletter comes packed with: Hideo Kojima's session on DEATH STRANDING at GDC 2020! GDC YouTube picks from Eline Muijres, producer at indie studio Mipumi Games. GDC Twitch stream with Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition lead dev Bert Beeckman. IGF and Game Developers Choice Awards finalists! |
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| DEATH STRANDING's Design Philosophy with Hideo Kojima Starting over from scratch with the new studio, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, and creating an entirely original AAA title in such a short amount of time is no small feat, even for world-renown game creator Hideo Kojima. Just how has Hideo Kojima continued to remain this consistent and focused on implementing novel ideas…ones that demonstrate a strong understanding of the essence of worldwide issues…so masterfully into his games? Joined by the creator himself, we would like to unravel this process through an analysis of DEATH STRANDING’s concept, theme, storytelling, game mechanics, and development utilizing the overarching keyword of “Connection” as a framework. | | Read More |
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| | | Learn the secrets of Red Dead Redemption 2's player locomotion at GDC. Read More >> DEATH STRANDING leads the pack of 2020 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees. Read More >> Here are your finalists for the 2020 Independent Games Festival Awards! Read More >> GDC 2020 Early Registration is ending Jan 29, get your pass today! View Passes & Prices >> | | |
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| | A selection of video game long-reads curated by GDC EVP Simon Carless Check out full version here >>
How Planet Zoo narrowed 2 million animals down to 76 Nate Crowley / RockPaperShotgun - ARTICLE "Let’s get this out there first, because it’s important: Bauwens’ favourite animal is the tapir, which I respect (I respect the opinion, that is). But I also respect the tapir itself. Only the Malayan version though, as it looks like a nice pig crossed with a battenberg cake." Read More >>
From surgery simulators to medical mishaps in space, video game tech is helping doctors at work Elise Favis / Washington Post - ARTICLE "The zoo’s request was an unusual one, even by industry standards, but unpredictability is commonplace in the medical world. His experience with Jabari is one of many reasons Barad sought a solution for surgeons and doctors so often faced with unknowns. These moments drove him to dedicate his career to making surgery training more efficient by using video game technology." Read More >>
Steam in Graphs in 2019 Sergio Garces / Gamasutra Blogs - ARTICLE "There was a recent article by Danny Weinbaum where he approximated the revenue generated by almost every game in Steam and then used the data to draw some conclusions. I was inspired by it, so I took a stab at recreating and validating the numbers. I wanted to understand not just what the revenue estimate is, but how accurate of a guess it is: in other words, what would be a reasonable range for that revenue estimate." Read More >> |
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