19th March 2010 by Thomas
Fun & games on Kindle
Here is a blog post that has been waiting to happen for a while but it seems it is hasn’t lost its relevance in the mean time. I have seen very few comments in the gaming industry about the Kindle and its application to Games. At GDC, the only reference to it was from David Edery’s presentation (check slide 8′s notes) which is not that surprising as he is working on Kindle games.
For the full disclaimer, I should state that I own a Kindle and I have been using it a lot. It replaced books in my day-to-day life and perfectly fulfilled its role. So, you can definitely colour me as a Kindle-enthusiast. This being said, I am trying to look at the opportunities for Kindle applications and especially Kindle games with an eye towards business and business viability. Read the rest of this entry »
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)5th March 2010 by Thomas
“Playing the game” is out
I have mentioned here a couple of times that last year I was involved in an Initiative from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) related to mentorship in the UK game industry.
Halfway through the experiment, I think all the participants were actually very pleased with the outcome. When we met in September, questions arose about the legacy of the project. Because of its mandate (push for innovations and new things), the NESTA wasn’t going to sponsor this initiative for another year. Then someone (I can’t remember who, it might well haven been Jackie who was in charge of the whole experiment) came up with the idea to actually write a book about it. Putting a book together takes a lot of work and energy, and I can only salute the excellent jobs done by Charles Cecil and Chris Wright as editors of this project. My contribution (the 2 sections under my name and 5-6 sections here and there in the “Game Plan”) is by no way comparable to theirs, but I am nonetheless very proud to have participated in making this book.
You can download the book here: http://www.nesta.org.uk/library/documents/playing_the_game.pdf
Tags: Business Therapy, Double Six, Mentor, NESTA, Playing the Game
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