Devs without programming knowledge soon could create dynamic AI
During GDC last week, the crew behind the GDC X One Life Left podcast took the time to speak with a handful of people working on interesting projects and technology in the video game development sphere.
On such interviewee, Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris, spoke in detail about the work she’s doing with SpiritAI to make artificial intelligence more accessible to game creators without programming expertise.
The tool, an in-development character engine, would give developers the ability to create AI characters for a wide variety of games and situations.
Ideally, this character engine would enable narrative designers, writers, and other developers to create responsive AI characters without programming knowledge. Khandaker-Kokoris comp…
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Reboot Develop Blue is the latest game event rescheduled due to coronavirus
Reboot Develop conference organizers confirmed today that the upcoming Reboot Develop Blue event in Croatia will be postponed until the fall due to travel bans and other issues caused by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches
This is the latest in a string of game industry events being postponed or cancelled due (at least in part) to the spread of coronavirus, and the quarantines and travel restrictions being implemented globally to try and contain it.
Reboot Develop Blue was originally slated to kick off in Dubrovnik in late April, but in a post to the Reboot Develop Facebook page today the organizers say it will instead…
Reboot Develop conference organizers confirmed today that the upcoming Reboot Develop Blue event in Croatia will be postponed until the fall due to travel bans and other issues caused by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches
This is the latest in a string of game industry events being postponed or cancelled due (at least in part) to the spread of coronavirus, and the quarantines and travel restrictions being implemented globally to try and contain it.
Reboot Develop Blue was originally slated to kick off in Dubrovnik in late April, but in a post to the Reboot Develop Facebook page today the organizers say it will instead…
Sales and profits down at Sony despite steady PS4 sales
Sales and profits are down across the board at Sony, with the company's financials for the quarter ended September 30 showing a notable dip.
Company-wide sales fell by 10.8 percent to 1.68 trillion yen ($16.7 billion), while profits dropped by 85.6 percent to 4.8 billion yen ($48 million) year-over-year.
Looking specifically at the company's Games and Network Services wing, which houses Sony's video game operations, quarterly sales were down by 11.3 percent to 319.9 billion yen ($3.16 billion).
Operating income in the division also took a hit, falling to 19 billion yen ($188 million) from 23.1 billion yen ($220.8 million). Come from
Rovio has spun off its books business with the creation of new affiliate company, Kaiken Publishing. The decision is likely a result of the Angry Birds creator's renewed effort to become "leaner and more agile" – a philosophy that resulted in 213 layoffs, top-level resignations, and, more recently, the restructuring of the company's education operations. Going forward, Kaiken will be led by the Finnish-firm's longtime publishing director, Laura Nevanlinna, and will concentrate on children's and teen content, with a "strong focus" on Angry Birds. …Rovio spins off books business as restructuring continues
Submit your pitch for a great GDC 2018 Community Management talk!
The Game Developers Conference is returning to the Moscone Center in San Francisco, March 19-23, 2018, and while organizers have closed submissions for Main Conference talks they're currently accepting pitches for Summit sessions!
Specifically, officials are open to pitches for talks that would be a good fit for the Virtual Reality Developers Conference @ GDC (or just VRDC@GDC), GDC Summits, and the Game Career Seminar through Friday, September 29th at 11:59 pm Pacific Time!
Today we want to quickly highlight the GDC Community Management Summit, a block of sessions and panels aimed at giving community management professionals roo…
Source 2 and VR- Highlights from Gabe Newell’s Reddit Q&A
Gabe Newell and a few compatriots from Valve answered questions from the Reddit community for a little over an hour today, offering a seemingly informal look into the company's current operations. The "Ask Us Anything!" thread, titled "WeAreA videogame developer AUA!", is filled with comments and questions from users and, rarely, Gabe himself or one of his compatriots. Their answers offer some interesting insight into Valve's current projects — Source 2, Steam, VR, and more — along with a glimpse of where the company is headed next. Hunting down these answers in the original thread (which is over 9,000 comments strong as of publication) is a time-consuming affair, so for your convenience we've highlighted some of Newel…
Submit talks now for VRDC, Summits at GDC 2016!
Heads up, would-be Game Developers Conference 2016 speakers: Now is your chance to propose a talk for one of the GDC 2016 Summits or the all-new Virtual Reality Developers Conference at GDC!
The call for submissions to present lectures and panels for both the VRDC and the specialized Summits that kick off the 2016 Game Developers Conference closes on Friday, October 2nd at 11:59 PM PT. Both VRDC and the GDC Summits take place on the first two days of GDC, signaling the start of the five-day conference.
This year, for the first time ever, GDC also debuts the Virtual Reality Developers Conference, a special t…
Registration is now open for GDC Europe 2015
GDC Europe is making a triumphant return to Cologne, Germany this summer and today is the day to register early at a discounted rate.
Organizers of the Game Developers Conference announced today that early registration for GDC Europe 2015 has officially opened, and there's no better place to find the essential pan-European perspective of game development and business trends currently happening throughout the continent.
Organized by UBM Tech Game Network, the event, now in its seventh year, will run Monday through Tuesday, August 3rd and 4th at the Cologne Congress-Centrum Ost in Cologne, Germany.
Register by July…
Get a job- Tesla Motors is hiring an Unreal Engine Artist
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Unreal Engine Game Artist, Tesla Motors
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Tesla’s goal is to accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs, as well as EV powertrain components for …