Designing for VR accessibility means dialing down from, or sometimes up to, 11
For the past year, Lori Landay has worked on using virtual and augmented reality to help people on the autism spectrum tackle challenging experiences...
The DeanBeat: Lots of reasons to be at GDC
It’s always hard to choose what to attend at the Game Developers Conference, which takes place in San Francisco next week. But in the...
The DeanBeat: Atari’s groundbreaking women speak across the decades
International Women’s Day was one of the most celebrated women’s events in history. It was observed with a sense of urgency, as it came in...
The U.K. is bringing its best game to the Game Developers Conference
Presented by the U.K.’s Department for International Trade The U.K. is bringing its best game to GDC this year, which is really saying something....
Amazon confirms it bought GameSparks to run live game operations
Amazon is confirming that it bought game infrastructure and live operations company GameSparks to offer a wider variety of services to game developers. In...
The DeanBeat: With Bushnell award, history became herstory
The video game industry sought to celebrate one of its founders, Nolan Bushnell, with an award as a pioneer this week. But prominent gaming...
GDC put itself in a no-win situation with its Bushnell award
When the Game Developers Conference decided to drop its Pioneer Award for Nolan Bushnell, who some call the father of video games and the...
GDC rescinds Atari founder Nolan Bushnell’s Pioneer Award after #MeToo protests
The Game Developers Conference has rescinded its Pioneer Award to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. The former Atari executive has admitted to sexually inappropriate behavior in...
GDC: Nintendo Switch developers are making 4 times more games this year
Game developers are in love with the Nintendo Switch, and they’re making four times as many games for the hybrid home and portable console...
Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay turns you into a VR mechanic for BB-8
Lucasfilm is bringing another tiny piece of the Star Wars universe into virtual reality with the latest experience from its experimental ILMxLab technology group. Star Wars:...