Newsdump 1 November 09

[jonaz.dk]

Press Play vinder Unity award 2009 for Max and the Magic Marker.
Unity Technologies Announces Award Winners of Its Third Annual ‘Best of’ Contest
http://unity3d.com/company/news/2009-un ... press.html

In-Depth: Unity Launches Free Option, Announces Xbox 360 Support
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... tory=25840

ApEx Kreative tidende #6 Med fokus på spiludvikling i Aalborg. Progressive Media osv.
http://www.apex-center.dk/images/storie ... _6_low.pdf

Tactile Entertainment: Crazy Cat
http://crazycatgame.blogspot.com/


Interstellar Marines vault med flere unlocked scener (kræver registrering)
http://www.interstellarmarines.com/game/the-vault/

Computerstemmen fra System Shock 2 bruges også i Interstellar Marines
http://www.interstellarmarines.com/arti ... i-brosius/

Bog: Jesper Juul: Casual Revolution
http://www.jesperjuul.net/casualrevolution/about.html

AGON Online launches website for gamers
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/AGO ... sp?c=16375
http://www.agon-online.com/

How the venerable PS2 made it to 9 years old
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10385 ... 47-1_3-0-5

Wii II fra Nintendo på banen i 2010
http://borsen.dk/it/nyhed/169033/newsfeeds_rss/
http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=37744

My Paint.. open source farvelade program
http://mypaint.intilinux.com/

Muscle-Bound Computer Interface
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=474
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=473

Playfish: “Physical Media Doesn’t Have A Chance”
http://www.next-gen.biz/news/playfish-% ... e%E2%80%9D

Simplygon 2.8 Review
Simplygon was developed and released in 2007 with one single purpose, to simplify and optimize complex 3d meshes. Whether used to create LOD models for games or to crunch a heavy model for transporting over the Web, the original program succeeded in this goal and now a couple of years later, the developers at Donya Labs have recently released version 2.8 of the software.
The new version includes a number of improvements including support for the Collada format, a plug-in for 3ds Max, and the release of an versatile SDK that can be used to integrate the Simplygon technology into your favorite software tools.
http://www.gamedev.net/features/reviews ... ductid=763

3D Total har lanceret et site med royalty free textures og reference billeder.
http://freetextures.3dtotal.com/index.p ... %20&cid=18

Android 2.0 features officially revealed
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/And ... sp?c=16422

The Design of StarCraft II
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4 ... aft_ii.php

iPhone developer hit hard by piracy
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/i ... -by-piracy

(iPhone) Castlenuovo says Pocket God micro transactions already a success
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Poc ... sp?c=16265

Tag Games: iPhone installed base could reach 300 million
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/t ... 00-million

[Lau Korsgaard]

Uh tak for mange gode link - specielt så mange danske referencer du har i denne omgang

[eMilk]

Nice - takker for nyhedsdumpet! Spændende sager

[freedomwriter]

...en rigtig gråvejrs-dag hvor det pisser ned, ungerne har kraniet fyldt med snot, og vi går mod stadig mørkere tider (if the recession or terrorists don't get ya, the swineflu will!) - så er ugens spilrelateret news dumpet ind fra profeten Yonah!

Sooo - LET'S GET RRRREADY TO GRRRUMBLE!

Press Play vinder Unity award 2009 for Max and the Magic Marker.
Unity Technologies Announces Award Winners of Its Third Annual ‘Best of’ Contest
http://unity3d.com/company/news/2009-un ... press.html

Unity har jo fat i en solid niche med deres udvikler-platform. For at nå op i næste vægtklasse, tror jeg de har brug for a star vehicle - et spil der er oppe at ringe både mht kvalitet og salg. Det tror jeg ikke en Crayon Physics klon er - og jeg tror det er farligt at fiske efter medie-opmærksomhed ved at fx uddele priser til projekter, der ikke opnår en efterfølgende salgsmæssig succes. Jumping the shark, imho. And perhaps even jumping the landshark under different post below....

In-Depth: Unity Launches Free Option, Announces Xbox 360 Support
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... tory=25840

Free option - brilliant. Xbox 360 support - adding fat instead of trimming it.

Tactile Entertainment: Crazy Cat

Ja, det ligner da noget både NDS og Nordic Game gladeligt vil støtte....

Interstellar Marines vault med flere unlocked scener (kræver registrering)
http://www.interstellarmarines.com/game/the-vault/

Computerstemmen fra System Shock 2 bruges også i Interstellar Marines
http://www.interstellarmarines.com/arti ... i-brosius/

New weapon in inventory - The Hyperbole Inflatulator! Will blow everything out of proportion - and reek up the place, too!

Bog: Jesper Juul: Casual Revolution
http://www.jesperjuul.net/casualrevolution/about.html

Det er jo godt der er akademisk input til spilbranchen herhjemme (pfffhhihihiahehe...ahem, åh undskyld) - jeg har med åbent sind prøvet at gnave mig igennem både phD afhandlinger og tidl. bøger, men får de her prikker for øjnene og små sure opstød i munden (Acid Reflux - now, there's a good game title! Not to be confused with Aeon Flux....). Måske var det fordi jeg var 2½ bog inde i forfatter-skabet, førend jeg fandt ud af at det var familie-terapeuten Jesper Juuls bøger jeg var igang med, og ikke den danske spil-professor fra ITU...? Måske burde titlerne "Familier med kronisk syge børn" og "Dit kompetente barn" have givet mig et hint om at jeg var på afveje - men på den anden side ku' de titler jo sagtens relatere til spil-relevante problemstillinger....

AGON Online launches website for gamers
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/AGO ... sp?c=16375
http://www.agon-online.com/

Jeg tror selve præmissen at tilbyde combo'en community og social gaming er en god platform. Jeg tror bare rigtig mange udviklere skyder ved siden af, hvis de tror at blot man tilbyder rammerne, så er indholdet sekundært. Det nytter altså ikke noget at tilbyde generiske spil, hvis man ønsker den platform som en forretningsmulighed, for det er der allerede masser af. Believe me, I've been there recently - and despite a dedicated effort in some areas, it's sinking because loads of resources were spent on hype/marketing and less on decent content.

Wii II fra Nintendo på banen i 2010
http://borsen.dk/it/nyhed/169033/newsfeeds_rss/
http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=37744

Skyldes faldende salg og rygter om Microsofts/Sonys indhug i motion control input i kommende konsoller/opdateringer.
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/1 ... r_wii.html

Muscle-Bound Computer Interface
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=474
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=473

*flipping the bird at screen*...//Error: Hand-Movement-Does-Not-Compute....

Playfish: “Physical Media Doesn’t Have A Chance”
http://www.next-gen.biz/news/playfish-% ... e%E2%80%9D

Yeah but, no but...

iPhone developer hit hard by piracy
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/i ... -by-piracy

(iPhone) Castlenuovo says Pocket God micro transactions already a success
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Poc ... sp?c=16265

Tag Games: iPhone installed base could reach 300 million
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/t ... 00-million

Er jeg den eneste der oplever kognitiv dissonans her? "iPhone developer Smells Like Donkey has revealed that as many as 90 per cent of players submitting scores for its latest game, Tap-Fu, are playing with a pirated copy....The developer also discovered that its game was available on illegitimate download sites within 40 minutes of it going live on the App Store, using a method it said is "surprisingly much easier than actually buying it on iTunes."

versus

"Paul Farley of Tag Games, creators of Car Jack Streets, has said that iPhone and iPod Touch penetration could reach between 200 and 300 million as the device is shipped into China and Russia."

Såeh - i bund og grund lanceres en platform der promoverer "free-to-play", i Alle Piratkopieringers Moderlande, og Apple forventer at content providers vil have en eller anden form for forretning ud af det....?

'Tis the season to be merry and believe in miracles...

/end snarky rant

[Gorm]

freedomwriter: du er min personlige WulffMorgenthaler stribe!

[Gryphon]

Det er jo godt der er akademisk input til spilbranchen herhjemme (pfffhhihihiahehe...ahem, åh undskyld) - jeg har med åbent sind prøvet at gnave mig igennem både phD afhandlinger og tidl. bøger, men får de her prikker for øjnene og små sure opstød i munden (Acid Reflux - now, there's a good game title! Not to be confused with Aeon Flux....). Måske var det fordi jeg var 2½ bog inde i forfatter-skabet, førend jeg fandt ud af at det var familie-terapeuten Jesper Juuls bøger jeg var igang med, og ikke den danske spil-professor fra ITU...? Måske burde titlerne "Familier med kronisk syge børn" og "Dit kompetente barn" have givet mig et hint om at jeg var på afveje - men på den anden side ku' de titler jo sagtens relatere til spil-relevante problemstillinger....

Hahahaha.... :lol:

PS. Tak for newsdump, Jonaz

[NicholasFrancis]

Press Play vinder Unity award 2009 for Max and the Magic Marker.
Unity Technologies Announces Award Winners of Its Third Annual ‘Best of’ Contest
http://unity3d.com/company/news/2009-un ... press.html

Unity har jo fat i en solid niche med deres udvikler-platform. For at nå op i næste vægtklasse, tror jeg de har brug for a star vehicle - et spil der er oppe at ringe både mht kvalitet og salg. Det tror jeg ikke en Crayon Physics klon er - og jeg tror det er farligt at fiske efter medie-opmærksomhed ved at fx uddele priser til projekter, der ikke opnår en efterfølgende salgsmæssig succes. Jumping the shark, imho. And perhaps even jumping the landshark under different post below....

Vi uddeler ikke priser for at få medieopmærksomhed, men for at honorere dygtige udviklere. Vi har også brug for star vehicles - det næste er Tiger Woods Online (hvor EA er helt håbløse at få til at approve press releases), dernæst Marvel's MMO (plus diverse andre som jeg ikke må snakke om - øv).

Succesfulde spil kan vi ikke gøre nogen forskel til eller fra - for at et spil bliver successfuldt skal der MEGET mere til end at de vinder vores lille award. Vi vurderer ud fra kvaliteten af håndværket - som folk der laver tech er det håndværk der er vores passion, så det er hvad vi fokuserer på. Så må andre folk fokusere på at lave kommercielle successer

[henrik_weide]

Nej, du er ikke den eneste

freedomwriter:

Er jeg den eneste der oplever kognitiv dissonans her? "iPhone developer Smells Like Donkey has revealed that as many as 90 per cent of players submitting scores for its latest game, Tap-Fu, are playing with a pirated copy....The developer also discovered that its game was available on illegitimate download sites within 40 minutes of it going live on the App Store, using a method it said is "surprisingly much easier than actually buying it on iTunes."

versus

"Paul Farley of Tag Games, creators of Car Jack Streets, has said that iPhone and iPod Touch penetration could reach between 200 and 300 million as the device is shipped into China and Russia."

Såeh - i bund og grund lanceres en platform der promoverer "free-to-play", i Alle Piratkopieringers Moderlande, og Apple forventer at content providers vil have en eller anden form for forretning ud af det....?