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GDC2008: yet more
February 25, 2008March 4, 2008 Game talk
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That Luminaries Transcript is, well, a transcript of the Luminaries Lunch I referenced previously. There’s a few misattributions I spotted here and there — I am guessing that Dave and I sound similar on tape (?) but it seems like most all of it is there. Edit: another one is up at GameDaily. Edit edit: part 2 of GameDaily’s transcript is up. And now part 3.

There’s also a liveblog of the Metaplace “antemortem” up at Watercooler Games. I think folks expected less of a postmortem talk with less technical details and more of a show-off sort of thing, but hey, a postmortem is what we said we’d do. 🙂

An interesting overview of the vibe of the show can be found at Videogaming247.

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The Sunday Song: Full of Dreams
February 24, 2008February 24, 2008 Music
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Today was my daughter’s 11th birthday. I wrote this song for her, back when she was born. It’s on After the Flood.

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GDC08 is over
February 23, 2008 Game talk
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Highlights for me:
- “You’d have to go to Poland to get this dish anywhere else.” — comments around the table as we ordered the “Polish sausage, Hunan style” at Henry Hunan’s on Natoma St. Read More “GDC08 is over”
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GDC08: Luminaries Luncheon
February 21, 2008February 22, 2008 Game talk
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Today I took part in a great off-site luncheon at GDC, organized by David Perry. Besides Dave, there was Chris Taylor, Neil Young, Phil Harrison, and Peter Molyneux there, as well as a whole bunch of journalists. And the topic — well, it was free conversation pretty much, with minimal prompting from the moderator, Gary Whitta. And wow, a great conversation. 🙂

There’s some coverage out already:
Edit: more!
Edit: even more:
- Videogaming247: Dave Perry’s Luminary Lunch, Full Report
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GDC2008: Game Studies Download 3.0
February 20, 2008 Game talk
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Mia Consalvo, Ohio University
Ian Bogost, Georgia Tech, also runs Persuasive Games
Jane McGonigal, researcher at Institute for the Future, and makes ARGs

3rd Annual Game Studies Download

We will fill your brains with the ten most interesting research findings of the year. The main question is what do we know about games and game players in 2008 that we didn’t know in 2007.

Game researchers are very smart people who care a lot about games, the people who play them, and the future of the medium.

Targeted expertise in HCI, economics, architecture, and more…

Looked at 100s of articles and studies, then did a rapid fire top ten list with ten ideas and ten practical takeaways, You can downlaod the slides at

http://www.avantgame.com/top10.htm

#10: The best content understands exactly how the player likes to play and then makes it slightly harder.
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