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#120179 - 02/19/08 07:21 PM News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008
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So I will post interesting talks that happen during the most important game conference of the year (happening this week in San Francisco) especially where we are mentioned.

Here is the first interesting one from Steve Meretzky(The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Zoo Tycoon) on Casual Games:
Steve Meretzky on Casual Games

If you look at the slides of his talk, you can see Virtual Villagers!!


Edited by Carla (02/19/08 08:35 PM)
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#120202 - 02/19/08 08:35 PM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: Carla]
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too cool!
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#120209 - 02/19/08 09:00 PM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: Carla]
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As a fan of HHGTTG I thought, "There's a game of it? Cool!" I searched for it and turned up this Wikipedia article. To my dismay I found that it was written for the Apple II back in 1984!
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#120268 - 02/20/08 03:22 AM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: arnie]
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ohh, AWESOME!
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#120269 - 02/20/08 03:26 AM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: Britney]
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I still say LDW is raising the bar for gaming.
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#120299 - 02/20/08 03:25 PM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: QuickStorm]
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WOW, and it's on there with some very popular games. I'm so happy to see that. \:\)

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#120300 - 02/20/08 03:37 PM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: Jazzo]
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I choose to see as those games being included with the most popular game \:\)

they should be honored to be included


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#120712 - 02/23/08 08:13 PM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: eyeshigh]
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Here is an article on Gamasutra about one of Arthur's speaches at GDC
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17497
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#120714 - 02/23/08 08:16 PM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: Carla]
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\:D \:D \:D Woohoo!!! Arthur is in the news again... And the cops weren't even involved. LOLOLOL \:D \:D \:D

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#120728 - 02/23/08 10:11 PM Re: News from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008 [Re: Gamemastr1]
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I guess I didn't understand this part:

Disadvantages include confusing the press (if you can’t quantify it, you can’t score it), and potentially catering to a tremendous, if loyal, niche.

Doesn't this site represent a tremendous & loyal niche of the gaming community? I realize that "we" are a blend of core and casual gamers (I have everything from solitaire to Age Of Empires with every available expansion pack) and tons of stuff in between. Still, I deeply enjoy the VV series and constantly reccomend it to friends and family.

Oh well, I guess I don't have to understand a Brain like Arthurs to enjoy it's creative output! \:\)
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