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		<title>Zynga only wants money.  But so does Nintendo.  And Blizzard.  And Valve.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brice</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Blizzard and Nintendo don&#8217;t care about money; they only care about making fun games.  Zynga just wants to turn a profit by making terrible games.&#8221;
Not exactly.
Video games, like painting, music, film, and theater, are a form of art.  At the very least, they are a creative media that can be used to express [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why No One Plays Their Wii Anymore: A Design Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brice</dc:creator>
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I still remember back in 2005 when the Wii was announced at E3, and the entire games industry just gasped.  “What IS that?”  It just didn’t make any sense at all.  The words were coming out of their mouths and the demos were on the screen, but it just sounded like complete madness.  A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry Insider: What is a Game Designer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brice</dc:creator>
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Game designer is one of the most sought after and least understood positions in the games industry.  Is it the guy who comes up with the ideas?  The girl who imagines stuff and just says, &#8220;Make it so?&#8221;  The person who draws crazy characters and maps and then rolls out the production team?
No, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking: First Steps to Getting a Job in the Game Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brice</dc:creator>
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Sometimes a phone conversation is all you need to get in the door.  Photo: tilaneseven
In my previous article on Video Game Internships, I discussed some of the great things that can come out of having a shot at a game internship.  In this article, I&#8217;ll discuss some of the first steps you can take to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Engineer: The Insider Breakdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a video game engineer?  What do they do, what is their day like, and how do they do it?  In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss one of the most important members of any professional game development team.
In the games industry, engineers are usually people with backgrounds in computer science or electrical engineering; they are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Pro: Differences Between Indie/Student Development and Professional Game Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development Processes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Game Industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone who is in the game development industry came from the student game development or indie world.  Creating virtual worlds in their spare time, they dream of what it would be like to finally do for a living what they do in free time.  And after months or years of networking, resume submissions, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Internships: Capitalizing on a Golden Opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brice</dc:creator>
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Photo: Vincent Ma
Many large game development companies offer video game internships for promising future developers. This can be a great way for students to try out different companies, learn what game development is really like, and get their foot in the door. Many of the larger game companies offer internship opportunities. A quick look at [...]]]></description>
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