HI provides a whole bunch of free snacks & drinks for hungry devs (short for developers)… free food? Haha, the best perk of course! See anything you like?
I participate in what’s called a “walkthrough meeting” each week and from a development perspective it is extremely important during the planning process for a game. Designers use a walkthrough sheet to “map out” the scenes for the game. I would compare the walkthrough sheet as being most similar to a storyboard for a […]
$11,000 Mario Pendant. (Now that’s what happens to Mario when you find the Super Star – lol) The frame is made of 10 karat gold and the total amount of diamonds adds up to 14.5 cts. Total estimated price: $11,857 dollars.
Parlez-vous francais? Ouais, je parle un peu… quelqu’un?
Hey ND Fans, today I have a *special entry* from a guest-writer: one of the designers for the ND dossier series, Mari! I spoke to her briefly about some of her methods for designing puzzles and riddles for games, and she decided to write a little bit about her techniques! Also, for all the […]
Ok, not in a creepy way, we are watching the play testers in an “ah, mmhmm, very interesting” scientific way! 🙂 This week we are play testing the new Nancy Drew casual game and during the meeting we have a webcam set up to watch our testers play the game. On the viewing side […]
As HI’s current librarian it’s pretty nice to check in on the collection every once and a while, you never know what you are going to find! Maybe, oh a collection of … “The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries TV DVD Seasons”?! Yes, HI is quite thorough in their collecting! I did a […]
Today I attended a designer’s meeting – we have them weekly and it’s a chance for some of HI’s game designers and developers to come together and discuss a myriad of things, most of which involve topics centering around gaming theories, industry trends and development strategies. It’s always a fun meeting because instead of just […]
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