UC Santa Cruz taps Journey co-creator Robin Hunicke to teach game development
One of the minds behind the award-winning Journey will continue to run her game startup Funomena.
The No. 1 ‘reason to be’ at the Game Developers Conference 2014: Diversity
Panel organizers Brenda Romero and Leigh Alexander made it clear through their slate of speakers for the 2014 edition of #1ReasonToBe that the panel is about diversity in the video game industry, which goes beyond concerns only about gender.
Triple-A developers-turned-academics now ship students instead of games
The abilities to evolve products, to collaborate with teams of creatives, to set deadlines, and to discuss game design with colleagues at an industry event all prepare a game developer to be successful working in higher education.
The DeanBeat: How honest will the Game Developers Conference be?
The head of GDC tells us why we should care about real-world advocacy issues around games.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: EA announces new CEO (finally), Nintendo pioneer Hiroshi Yamauchi dies, GTA V
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UC Santa Cruz hires Brenda and John Romero to run gaming program
Brenda Romero will act as program director while John Romero will take the role of creative director.
Developers share why women characters matter beyond diversity
A number of game developers attempt to answer why we need female characters beyond reasons of "diversity."
Brenda Romero’s Train board game will make you ponder
If you walk into a game of Train unaware, you'll be stunned at the way the game makes you feel upon discovering what it is about.
Updated: YetiZen explains hiring of gamer models, not dancers, for its GDC party
The fingers are pointing after accusations that dancers at a party were demeaning to women.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: GDC 2013, BioShock Infinite, Battlefield 4, and women in games
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