How being a science fiction fan can get you a job at a metaverse company
Like any proper science fiction fan, Jamil Moledina perked up when Neal Stephenson came calling about a job to help build the open metaverse....
The DeanBeat: Our Metaverse Forum takes a shot at defining the metaverse
GamesBeat and Subspace banded together to create the Metaverse Forum some weeks ago, and we got about 60 people from the industry to join...
The metaverse will feel alive once ‘storytelling’ becomes ‘storyliving’
Storytelling is as old as civilization itself. Before we had formalized language, there were stories in pictures. Our picture stories these days are much...
Hexagram hires Jamil Moledina as CEO for interactive storytelling platform
Hexagram, a maker of immersive experiences that go beyond ordinary video games, has named industry veteran Jamil Moledina as its CEO. Los Angeles-based Hexagram...
The DeanBeat: Crazy Rich Asians raises hopes for better representation in media
The Asian Americans that I know are hopeful that Crazy Rich Asians, Hollywood’s first major romantic comedy about Asians with an Asian American director...
Google Play’s top indie games: Flipping Legend, Slayaway Camp, and Tiny Bubbles
Google Play picked its top three independent games in the U.S. on Saturday at its Indie Games Festival in San Francisco. The winners included...
Rogue One writer feels that films and games are in the same creative space
Gary Whitta, the co-writer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, said that he feels like games and films are in the same creative...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat Summit conversations on the Metaverse, AR’s future, and Hollywood envy
We just hosted our third annual GamesBeat Summit at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Calif. It was a beautiful place and a great backdrop for...
The DeanBeat: Silicon Valley, sci-fi, and games are coming together
Last year, I started writing stories about the uncanny melding of science fiction, real-world technology, and games in mainstream entertainment such as HBO’s Westworld....
Game developers participate in Resist Jam to protest oppressive authoritarianism
Game developers are doing their part to resist “oppressive authoritarianism” in all of its forms through an event called Resist Jam. The jam runs...