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Character Performance in First-Person Videogames

Written for Firefly Performance Journal, hence the game explanations, exploring aspects of character and avatar performance in last christmasses first person releases (Mirrors Edge, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2). Enjoy!

April 03, 2009

Today's News

MSN Video Eyes Xbox 360

Video streaming service may be headed to consoles.
Sony Motion Controller Gets New Name?

"PlayStation Move" registered in Europe yesterday.
OnLive PC Launch This June

Streaming service to cost US$14.95; Supported by five publishers.

Recent Features

GDC: Semi Secret Talk Canabalt, Flixel

Canabalt creators discuss influences and processes, reveal port of Flixel API for iPhone.
GDC: Playfish: Social Games Are Games’ Biggest Growth Opportunity

CEO Kristian Segerstrale disputes fears that social games are “killing the console market”.
GDC: OnLive representatives detail system requirements, developer roadmap

Representatives from the OnLive streaming service walked developers through the process of adding their games.

Keynotes

Words Are Cheap

Chris Dahlen meets the director of interactive fiction documentary Get Lamp and remembers how rich a world that only costs the time it takes to write it can be.
I Like Guns

To shoot or not to shoot? Chris Dahlen struggles with the big Big Buck Hunter Pro question.
Journal Of Working On A Videogame

The diary of Randy Smith: Spider co-developer, conference agitator and recipient of special commendation from Apple.

From Edge Magazine

Time Extend: Space Channel 5: Part 2

How hot rhythm and high camp came together to perfectly express Sega’s magical difference.
Review: Dante's Inferno

Dante would only be delighted that his hellish visions should be inflicted on a new generation of sinners.
What Economic Crisis?

Despite an overall year-on-year drop for UK game industry revenues, individual retailers recorded growth in 2009.
Time Extend: Robotron 2084

Why do you love a game that refuses to love you back? Meet Robotron: 2084 – gaming’s earliest abusive relationship.
The Making Of: Gauntlet

How the rise of the home console led to the creation of an arcade gaming legend and the grandfather of Left 4 Dead.