Game developers and home brewers who have the XNA development tool can check out the Looking at XNA series by Channel 9. The history, the story and a debugging demo of XNA are all packed in this 2-part series.
Folllow the links and check them out:
Looking at XNA Part One
Looking at XNA Part Two
XNA via Gamedev.net
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AGDS or Asian Game Developers Summit 2006 will be held in sunny Singapore this December.
AGDS provides education, networking and business opportunities and serves as a forum for programmers, artist, producers, game designers, audio professionals and others involved in the development of games to gather to exchange ideas, network and shape the future of the industry.
AGDS 2006 features lectures, round-table discussions on game development topics such as design, technology, arts and animation, business, production and mobile presented by industry professionals around the region and internationally. Our regional speakers come from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Even if you are not a …read more
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The Singapore-MIT International Game Lab (SMIGL) is formed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Singapore Media Development Authority (MDA).
SMIGL is more than just game development and design, game research is actually the main focus of this game lab.
The long term goal of the new initiative, according to SMIGL representatives, will be to “further digital game research globally, develop world-class academic programs in game technology, and establish Singapore as a vital node in the international game industry.”
Brains & Games via Gamasutra
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Aspiring game developers can now head to Microsoft XNA official site and download the XNA Game Studio Express beta. Using this development tool, you can develop PC games in your home, school or workplace.
If you want to create games for both the PC and Xbox 360, you have to join the Creators Club.
The Creators Club carries an annual fee of $99, although Microsoft is also offering four-month trials for $49. The Creators Club will go live when the final version of the XNA Game Studio Express arrives this holiday season.
Produce your own games and earn some bucks will require …read more
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Fancy a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Design and Development degree? AIU, American InterContinental University’s Weston Campus is preparing its undergrads in both design and development aspects of video games.
Students are exposed to different kinds of development in all platforms, whether it is for dedicated gaming console (Xbox 360, PlayStation) or your friendly mobile phone.
At the open house, Vitaly Naymushin, iD Software’s character artist emphasized…
”No one person can create the game anymore. You have artists, you have programmers, you have people who design the levels, the people who put audio into it and more.”
Nothing today in game development is …read more
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