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I was doing a Google search (I

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Yeah, I know, I always put up developing tools on this here blog. Developing tools are awesome, because what’s the point of re-inventing the wheel if some genius has already written a development engine for you?! That would just be crazy! And time consuming! And… ummm… feathers!
I have no idea what I’m talking about.
Anyways, I was looking at Adventure Developer’s website and found a list of development engines that they recommend. You can go to this list and even click on the little links and it’ll tell you ALL about the development engine. Adventure Developers even …read more

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I’m here today to bring you a tale of woe and deceit. A tale so worrisome that you may not want to go any further if you are prone to anxiety attacks. A tale so heart wrenching, that had you a heart, it would be wrenched. That’s right. I’m talking about JOBS! And I have a whole list of crap you can do if you’re looking for a job in the game development field! Isn’t that awesomererer?
(I bet you were expecting me to write a long drawn out, heart wrenching and worrisome story, …read more

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That’s right… there is a Game Developers Conference being held from March 20 – 24 in lovely San Jose, California (actually, I don’t know if it’s lovely, because I’ve never been there, but I can only imagine the immaculacy of THE GREAT SAN JOSE).
Here’s what you can expect from such an awesome conference being held in THE GREAT SAN JOSE:

Next-gen game development will revolutionize every aspect of the gaming industry. From increased production complexity, team sizes, and budgets to new ways to reach the mass market, GDC:06 will answer the questions critical to the industry’s success.
Learn lessons from next-gen, …read more

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Haha, I found this particular piece of game development news pretty darn funny. The US Government is taking the Unreal Tournament Engine and like… totally training US troops with it.
This is what Game Dev says about the whole thing:

The US military is to use a modified version of the Unreal Tournament engine to train its soldiers in how to decipher Iraqi body language.
In Iraqi culture body language is important, with effort needed in gestures to show sincerity, “In western countries, we control our body language more. In Arabic culture, it is important you show how open you …read more

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…And I’m not talking about that creepy movie with the “I See Dead People” kid. That movie was just super weird.
As I was cruising about the Gamasutra (and no, that is not a kinky position you can try… perverts), I came across an interesting article about Anticipatory AI and how it should be approached.
This article mostly talks about how another character, other than the main character that you play, should act under different circumstances. If it’s raining, they should have their hands over their heads, trying desperately to deflect the drops of rain that relentlessly bash them in …read more

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When you’re designing a game, I think one of the most important part of it is the story. Without a decent story, character development and plot, you have… well, you have crap. There are more than a few games out there with no story or any character development that could easily put me to sleep. Just like a lullabye. In fact, I think I’m falling asleep right now just thinking about it. Actually, I think what’s really putting me to sleep is my writing. Damn, I’m boring.
Anyways, like I said… story = crucial to your game. …read more

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Seriously… Lassie is awesomely cool. Lassie can do wonders for your development. Lassie will save kids from ponds and/or wells (or whales, as I wrote down first. I hate when I have to be saved from whales. Stupid whales. (Wales? Even worse. Dang Brits!))
Wait, I’m not talking about Lassie the dog, you silly person, you. I’m talking about Lassie, the Lingo Adventure Scripting System and Interactivity Engine, which will allow you to make Flash games in your sleep! Well, maybe not in your sleep, but it sure is a lot easier than …read more

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Looks like there’s going to be a big conference taking place in San Francisco coming up pretty quick. Wondercon is a comic book convention, but look… I’m going to turn it into a development entry, just the same!
I am so cool! Hah!
Anyways, the good ol’ boys and girls over at TellTale Games are putting together a panel called “Bringing Great Stories to Life”. This is what TellTale says about the whole thing:

Key Telltale designers will talk about the process they’ve been using adapting Jeff Smith’s Bone comic book series, and Steve Purcell will talk about Sam & …read more

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I’ve been checking out different game design courses you can take online and happened to come across one of Microsoft’s web casts on game design in C#. It’s an 11 part webcast that takes you from the very beginning of game design, from planning out your game to actually coding it.
You can take a look at each of the webcasts by clicking… right… about… here.
It IS a Microsoft webcast, so you have to jump through all the crapping hoops of having to register and then click here and then click there and blah blah blah. But in the end, …read more

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