Thousander Club Update: July 31st

For this week’s Thousander Club update:

Game Hours: 154.5 / 1000 Game Ideas: 432 / 1000

Target: 567

There are 40 days left until the deadline for entering a game in IGF 2007: Countdown to IGF 2007

I was sick again at the beginning of this past week, but I still managed to log quite . . . → Read More: Thousander Club Update: July 31st

New Book on Game Writing Released

Chris Bateman announced the release of his new book Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames.

This is a book about how we currently get stories into games. Anyone interested in learning these skills would do well to pick up a copy.

Bateman’s blog posts on game design are thought-provoking, such as Non-verbal Communication and . . . → Read More: New Book on Game Writing Released

Finding Ready-Made Code

This past weekend I was trying to work on some code that makes use of math. Specifically, I was working on acceleration and velocity, but I didn’t necessarily need a heavy-duty physics engine. I just wanted some low-level C++ code for vector math.

I shouldn’t have to write it myself, right? It’s been done . . . → Read More: Finding Ready-Made Code

A Loaf of Bread, a Game of Pong, and You?

I already wrote about Nolan Bushnell’s new venture of a restaurant chain that will feature video games, food, and alcohol that will somehow appeal to women.

turbo from the #gamedevelopers channel pointed me to the restuarant’s website. It actually does sound promising. You can play games with people at your table, other tables, or even . . . → Read More: A Loaf of Bread, a Game of Pong, and You?

Thousander Club Update: July 24th

For this week’s Thousander Club update:

Game Hours: 141 / 1000 Game Ideas: 432 / 1000

Target: 546

There are 47 days left until the deadline for entering a game in IGF 2007: Countdown to IGF 2007

I came down with something earlier in the week, and while I am still suffering from it, it . . . → Read More: Thousander Club Update: July 24th

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