Automating Build and Test Systems

By GBGames, on November 22nd, 2006%

Years ago, I read Automating the Build Process at Gamasutra, which documented an automated build process for the game Creatures 3. The advantages for implementing an automated build process include better reliability, reduced time, and reduced risk.

A few weeks ago, a new article has appeared called Automated Build and Test Systems for Games, . . . → Read More: Automating Build and Test Systems

Are Games Art Chat Log Available at Manifesto Games

By GBGames, on November 21st, 2006%

Sometime back Gamasutra posted a news item regardinga discussion about games as art held at Manifesto Games.

Are games art? If not, why not? And if so, why? Is thinking of games as art useful or actually a hindrance for game developers? If games are art, what should our aspirations for the form be?

German School Shooting Blamed on Video Games

By GBGames, on November 21st, 2006%

ZDNet featured a news story titled Violent games blamed for German school attack. A man stormed his school, wounded 27 people, and then committed suicide. Due to this fascination with war simulation and video games, government officials are now calling for a ban on “killer games”. GamePolitics.com has also covered this news story.

Apparently it . . . → Read More: German School Shooting Blamed on Video Games

Want to be an Indie Game Developer?

By GBGames, on November 21st, 2006%

Yesterday at 4PM GMT, a number of people were asked to write on the topic of the independent game industry. If you read many game development blogs, you would have noticed that a number of them had the same title: “So you want to be an Indie Developer?”

Among the writers were Dan Marshall of . . . → Read More: Want to be an Indie Game Developer?

Thousander Club Update: November 20th

By GBGames, on November 20th, 2006%

For this weekâ€™s Thousander Club update:

Game Hours: 227.25 / 1000 Game Ideas: 500 / 1000

Target: 903

A little less than 100 hours left for the year!

I spent another week researching Autotools, and I managed to get two text-based applications building with it. One was a basic “Hello, World!” application, and another was . . . → Read More: Thousander Club Update: November 20th

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