In Kid Nap, the player is a small child wandering his house at night, facing his fear of the dark. The game was developed by students in France and has been submitted to the IGF student competition. In this exclusive series, GameCareerGuide is talking to the student game creators to learn more about their projects.
In this exclusive series, GameCareerGuide is talking to student game developers who have submitted games to this year's Independent Games Festival. In this interview, Steven Turner, a student at St. Mary's College of Maryland talks about the 2D arcade game Bubble Blow.
Cutscenes provide an easy way for game designers to tell a part of a story or convey information, but they do it in a way that is not integral to playing games. In a recent game design challenge, we asked you to think of ways to give the same information, but through gameplay rather than a cinematic.
There are some odd jobs that game developers get to do every now and again that remind them how much fun their jobs can be. Here’s one for you to try: Determine all the extra stuff that will go into the Collector’s Edition of the game Terminator: Salvation, a game based on the upcoming sci-fi movie.
The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University is the premier graduate video game education program in the United States. The program offers a graduate certificate and Master’s of Science degree in interactive technology.
In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section, including positions from Rockstar San Diego, Mind Control Software, Namco Networks America, ArenaNet, and more.
The 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards has now opened nominations for the best games of 2008, with awards given out at GDC 2009 and Gamasutra members able to help decide nominees -- vote now!
Interviewing for a game industry position can be a nerve-wracking experience for both interviewer and interviewee, and in this opinion piece, Id Software's Aurelio Reis lays out a wealth of helpful tips to make the process run smoothly and effectively for everyone.
