IGDA Perspectives: Count Me In | Cultural Games
Letter from the Executive Director: Without a doubt, the concept of “culture” can be quite broad and daunting. However, in the context of game development we can rethink any specific culture as a...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives: Count Me In: Free-to-Play and Monetized Games
Letter from the Executive Director: While games are certainly a unique art form and contain remarkable examples of creative skill, they also represent a vigorous growing business. Despite the economic...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives: Journalists Unite!
Letter from the Executive Director: While game developers are supremely focused on creating great titles and getting them released, the world eagerly awaits the release and craves any details relating...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives: Advocacy in Our Industry
Letter from the Executive Director: Within the game industry, we face a lot of critical issues that affect how we work, what we focus upon and where our craft is leading us both individually and...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives: Masters of Code: Programming
Letter from the Executive Director: In the “old days” of software and game development, the term “developer” was most often used as a synonym for a “programmer” or “coder.” While in the IGDA we’ve...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, “Promote Yo’ Self”: Strategies for Indie Promotion
Letter from the Editor By Elizabeth LaPensée When I talk about promotion, this can mean many things—from representing your own unique identity to finding support for your projects. Whether on the floor...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Censorship: The Zombie That Just Won’t Die
Greetings IGDA Members! Mindshare is the commodity of the information age, and influence is the medium in which that mindshare flows between various parties who are keen to control it. The questions...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Community
Greetings IGDA Members! One of the most important aspects of the IGDA is the community of volunteers and members who help ensure that our Organizational mission is a success. Around the world our...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Game Music
Greetings IGDA Members! This is a challenging time to be a game developer. Our industry is going through a number of disruptions that leave many of us wondering what we should do and how our careers...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Games for Change
Greetings IGDA Members! As we leave the summer heat and look forward to Autumn, it’s nice to take a moment to reflect on the year and the many changes it’s brought to our industry. One such change is...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, User Experience
Greetings IGDA Members! Last month we held our Second Annual IGDA Summit in Seattle. The event was incredible and featured a keynote by Kim Swift, a discussion with Ouya CEO, Julie Uhrman and a cast of...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Kids!
Greetings IGDA Members! What a fantastic month for the IGDA. I’ll be looking forward to seeing many of your bright faces in person at the IGDA Summit. I hope to have time to meet with each of you. If...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Prototyping
Greetings IGDA Members! The dog days of summer are upon us! Here’s hoping that you’ve found a way to stay cool during the huge summer push. If you’re looking for a place to cool off and learn from the...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Writing
Greetings IGDA Members! Time Flies! We’re already in May and coming up on some of our industry’s biggest events. The IGDA Summit is just around the corner on July 23-24 in Seattle. I sincerely hope...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Animation
April 2012 – IGDA Perspectives Newsletter – Table of Contents – Animation Hello! Welcome to the April issue of the IGDA Perspectives Newsletter. Interactive Ray Tracing and Its Place in Games and...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Level Design
March 2012 – IGDA Perspectives Newsletter – Table of Contents – Level Design Hello! Welcome to the March issue of the IGDA Perspectives Newsletter. Troubleshooting Your Level: An Inside Look Into Level...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Social Games
February 2012 – IGDA Perspectives Newsletter – Table of Contents – Social Games Hello! Welcome to the February issue of the IGDA Perspectives Newsletter. 8 Tips for Finding Work With Social Media, Ryan...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, MMOs
January 2012 – IGDA Perspectives Newsletter – Table of Contents – MMOs Hello! Welcome to the January issue of the IGDA Perspectives Newsletter. Visualizing 2035: Infusing Narrative and Science into an...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Preservation
December 2011 – IGDA Perspectives Newsletter – Table of Contents – Perspectives Hello! Welcome to the December issue of the IGDA Perspectives Newsletter. Preservation Through Exploitation, Owen Leach...
View ArticleIGDA Perspectives, Diversity
November 2011 – IGDA Perspectives Newsletter – Table of Contents – Diversity Hello! Welcome to the November issue of the IGDA Perspectives Newsletter. The Platinum Rule of Diversity, Amos Marvel No...
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