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Alt.GDC: Developing Skylanders’ Innovative “Portal of Power”

Blake Maloof — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:31:21 +0000

Finishing up his GDC coverage, Blake Maloof sits down with some of the developers of the Skylanders' "Portal of Power," which started out life with sink and toilet plumbing parts!

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Alt.GDC: Angry Birds [Cue Echo] … in Space

Blake Maloof — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:57 +0000

"Hey, kids! Wanna learn about gravitational physics?" "Noooo!" "Hey, kids! Wanna play Angry Birds?" "Yeeeeah!!!"

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Alt.GDC: Take THAT Academy Awards!

Blake Maloof — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:30:08 +0000

Last night's Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards were as heart-warming as they were inspirational.

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Game Developers Choice Awards are LIVE!

Blake Maloof — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:10:29 +0000

Game Developers Choice Awards about to start! Watch it stream on GameSpot.

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Alt.GDC: Playing Tug of War… with Your Mind!

Blake Maloof — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:30:17 +0000

As brainwave-reading technology becomes more affordable, mind-controlled video games may one day be the next big thing, the motion-control of tomorrow. MAKE readers have already been introduced to the Neurosky headset in previous projects (see below). Now, with the release of iOS and Android support, you can capture your brainwaves […]

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Alt.GDC: Jousting with Move Controllers

Blake Maloof — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:31:37 +0000

In the back corner of Expo Hall, you might notice a group of wand-wielding gamers pacing around each other, eager to strike. They're playing Johann Sebastian Joust, a screen-less game which uses PlayStation Move controllers.

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Alt.GDC: Earth’s Digital Doppelganger

Blake Maloof — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:00:55 +0000

The Outerra engine has found a unique solution to the problem of generating massive, photo-realistic environments: Base them on real data from Earth. All of Earth.

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Interview with Greg Broadmore at GDC

Blake Maloof — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:55:39 +0000

Blake Maloof catches up with the amazing and talented Weta Workshop concept artist and super raygun artificer, Greg Broadmore.

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Fridge Magnet Game Dev at GDC

Blake Maloof — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:00:09 +0000

When does fridge magnet poetry not suck? When it's generating crowdsourced game designs being rendered by famous concept artists?

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Alt.GDC: Gaming from a Maker’s POV

Gareth Branwyn — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:30:42 +0000

MAKE goes to GDC to see what's relevant to makers.

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