Working In This Industry
Last week Ella Romanos at Remode Studios told us about the potential of biofeedback in games. Today she talks about the industry in general, and the joys and pains of an independent game studio.
Last week Ella Romanos at Remode Studios told us about the potential of biofeedback in games. Today she talks about the industry in general, and the joys and pains of an independent game studio.
Chella gets a letter from a friend in Japan who has lost everything, except her hope for a better tomorrow. And we find ways that all of us can help out.
This week we chat with Remode Studios about their efforts to bring true biofeedback to the game industry, and why games may soon measure your heart rate and high score.
Hiring announcements and a developer interview are fuelling mad rumors that the Xbox 720, or Xbox 2000, or something with a similar name is fast approaching launch. Chella investigates.
A clutch of online job adverts suggest that Microsoft is already working on the successor to Xbox 360. The positions found on LinkedIn (by Beyond3D) include graphics architect and performance architect, both senior roles on the Xbox hardware team. Successful candidates will work on "defining and delivering next generation console architectures from conception through implementation". Microsoft is also looking for a hardware verification engineer to "play a key role in the development and verification of the Xbox and future platforms" and be "responsible for the design verification and qualification of the Xbox console at the component, motherboard, and system levels". … Continue reading Microsoft Hiring for Xbox 3?
The Smithsonian is creating an exhibit celebrating computer games as art, and they need your help. Chella weighs in on what games should be honored, including a few snubbed by the museum.
Chella plots the demise of the Guitar Hero franchise and finds that it’s a bit more complicated than just competition from Rock Band that did the game in. RIP Guitar Hero.
With games like L.A. Noire picking up on the film noir theme, Chella lays out the ten style rules that absolutely have to be followed for a shadowy gangster game to be successful.
Holy MMO, Batman! DC Universe Online launches and Chella finds a game with a lot of firsts, like being able to fight alongside real superheroes, and letting PC and PS3 gamers play together.
Whereas 2010 started off slow and finished strong, 2011 already has its fair share of "can’t wait to see" games like Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 and Journey.