|
|
|
Do electronic games entice and obsess you? Have you ever
wondered what it takes to make excitement out of ones and
zeroes, to turn pixels into puzzles or words into worlds?
You've come to the right place.
Game development is equal parts science, art and magic, love
and frustration, high ideals and base compromise, rapture,
burning insanity, and bone-weary labor. To developers, it's
a dream come true. Welcome to their world...
Guest Gurus
In the latest Q&A Forum, developers
Gabe Newell (Half-Life), and Chris Taylor
(Total Annihilation) answer a three-pack of user
questions about borrowed technology, genre evolution,
and escaping the pack.
Yoof's New Toon
Artist Al Eufrasio takes a fond look at the
secret lives of college gamers in his online comic,
Beta 16. Join the boys as they
move into their new dorm and discover a few slight drawbacks
to the accommodations.
Contest Over, Babies Revealed
Ten lucky people each recently received a box of great Sierra
goodies -- the spoils of victory for their entries in the
Name That Designer Contest. Now, for the sake of the
curious, we have finally posted the true identity of each
tiny designer.
|
|
