Monday, December 14, 2009

"Best Design Book... EVER!"

I Found a book about information design that is a must have for any design student. It would be an invaluable source of information for anyone in 505. It costs about $40 at Borders, but you can get it for a lot less on Amazon. For the link, click here.

The Information Design Handbook
by Jenn + Ken Visocky O'Grady

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Cryptic Studios

During the course of my research I encountered a video interview with someone who works at Cryptic Studios. He talks about Cryptic's philosophy and what they look for in applicants. They also hire a lot of people without experience.



They're probably not hiring many people this time of the year, but it never hurts to become familiar with a company you're interested in working at. Cryptic Studios is located at:

980 University Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 399-1969

web site: http://www.crypticstudios.com/

Thursday, October 15, 2009

VISITOR FEEDBACK

Feel free to express any questions, comments or experiences regarding the Game Developers' Conference or other conferences/expos - especially if it involves the cost of attending. Leave your name, email, and/or website so you can be given proper credit in the report.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Survey Q Ideas

1. How often do you attend conferences or expos related to the video game industry?
  • Never
  • 1 per year
  • 2 per year
  • 3 or more per year
2. How often do you attend the Game Developer's Conference?
  • Never
  • I've attended 1 or 2 times
  • I've attended 3 or more times
  • I attend every year
3. Is cost a factor in deciding whether to attend conferences or expos?
  • Yes
  • No
4. How did you find out about the Game Developer's Conference? (check all that apply)
  • Friends
  • Online (ex: videos, forums, blogs, podcasts)
  • Magazine/Newspaper
  • TV
  • Work
  • School (Instructor/colleague)
  • Other __________________________________________
5. Do you work in the video game industry (professionally)?
  • Yes
  • No
If YES, what do you do? ___________________________________________________

6. If employed, does your employer cover the cost of attending conferences and expos?
  • Yes
  • No
7. In your opinion, what is the biggest benefit of the GDC?
  • Testing upcoming games
  • Seeing new technology and peripherals
  • Hearing the latest industry news
  • Networking with industry professionals

Experts

Yuzo Watanabe & Tobin Coziahr

Co-creators of the independent video game review podcast NoobToob. They live and work locally in San Francisco and attend various conferences and expos nationwide, including the SFGDC.

email
Yuzo: yuzo@noobtoob.com
Tobin: tobin@noobtoob.com

website
http://www.noobtoob.com/

____________________________________________________
Jane Veeder

Professor at San Francisco State University in the Design & Industry program.

email:
jveeder@sfsu.edu

____________________________________________________
Joseph Sapp

IDGA Community Liaison.

joda -at- igda -dot- org

Revised PERT