Jobs In The Video Game Industry - Be A Game Artist by Hitoshi Jones
So you’re a gamer. You spend your weekends slaying the Covenant and hunting orcs. You stare into your television set longingly, absolutely enamored by the beautiful artwork that game developers all over the world are able to bring to you right there in your living room. ... Game artists will work directly under the art director and game designer, the two figureheads of game design elements. ... The video game industry has its own niches and rules just like any other career and when you jump into game design, you’d better be ready to learn them.

Making Video Games - Sharpen Your Eyes and Think Like an Artist by Will Kalif
Good Video Game design is not just about fast action and challenging beasts and creatures. One of the most important, yet most overlooked aspect of video game design is the believability of the world the game takes place in. When designing a video game you don’t have to be a great artist but you... Video game design as an amateur can be a very rewarding and a very fulfilling pursuit. ... The world of video game design has come a long way in the past few years. ... Look at the design and layout of the house you live in.

How to Make a Video Game in One Hour – Really! by Will Kalif
Video game design software has taken a lot of the hard work out of making games and it has left the creative part up to you. There are software applications that will help you make a game quickly, easily, and in only one hour. Make a two-dimensional side scrolling game This is your best option... Three Dimensional Dungeon Type Games If you are really determined to make a three dimensional game and you don’t want to make side scrolling two-dimensional type games you can get the free software called Reality Factory and in about an hour you can have a very simple single room game up and...

Video Game Industry Jobs - What Does A Level Designer Do? by Hitoshi Jones
A first rate video game is nothing if the levels within are not perfectly envisioned, a fun segue into the next story segment for the gamer. As a video game job, the role of level designer is key to that fun factor. Amazing game concepts with amazing characters have been ruined by repetitive,... Game design relies on the creativity of its designers and as a level designer, you’ll often be called upon to make decisions or offer suggestions about characters and design decisions as they pertain to a certain level.

Just in Time Distribution and the Future of Virtual Reality Discussed by Lance Winslow
In the future we will need to build better Virtual Reality Systems and Computer Games to more mimic the life experience to please the human mind. Additionally, these systems must be able to continually build the virtual reality scenario as it goes. For instance in most all computer games the... Let me explain; if we are using a Football Computer Game, we are in the Stadium playing football or in the locker room discussing the game. ... But not if the game designed itself as the game went along. ... But if we get dejected from the game or decide to leave the game does not go there.

How To Make a Video Game - It's Free, and Not as Hard as You Think by Will Kalif
Video Game making has evolved dramatically over the past decade. It used to be a world filled with tedious hours of programming in a language like C. But today there are readily available tools that do all this programming work for you and allow you to focus on the creative task of building a... Step Two - Building the wire-frame of your game In this step of creating your video game you make an overall shell that the whole game will be played in. ... Creating a video game is not hard Once you have downloaded the software you can have a one-room game completed in less than an hour.

Why We Play Games, Part 2 by Steve Hall
Last week we started to get into the motivation of the gamer. We discussed challenge and its ugly stepsister competition, two of the most common motivators. Today, we look at two more on the way to forming an overall model for what moves us. Perhaps less common than the first two motivators,... Players talking in a public channel about out of game topics or, worse, about the mechanical and numerical aspects of the game world may well ruin the escapists experience and cause them to seek the company of non player characters or others who share their motivation.

I'm Not A Teen And I Want To Play Great Games Too by Bob Simmons
Online games are extremely popular especially among younger players. But there is an increasing interest in online games among baby boomers and older folks. Features found in some games can discourage more seasoned citizens from playing. What are some of the best game features that 50+ people... It may be a room in a house and the player must find 20 objects to go on to the next level. ... Hey, it's just a game! ... There are some new games that want the player to find a clue or object in a game.

About Playing Cards by Jerry Smith
There are a wide variety of playing cards. Some card decks are game specific particularly Pinochle cards, Bridge Decks, and Poker decks. Other card games are King’s Corner, Solitaire, Gin Rummy, War, Old Maid and Slap Jack. There are various categories of games that can be played using playing... The secret is to not breathe, have a window open, or anyone in the room with you. ... Card decks have the number and the suit imprinted on the front with some kind of a design on the back. ... There are historical fact games, special interest games and a wizard card game.

Xbox vs. PS2 Game Consoles by Bradley James
There has been a great deal of discussion regarding the two most popular gaming consoles currently on the market: Playstation 2 (PS2) and Xbox. PS2 is a Sony product, while Xbox is owned by the software giant Microsoft. Many different people have worked with these gaming systems inside and out,... Game prices are very similar for both game systems, with most new games costing about $30 - $50. ... There is, however, nearly a PS2 game for everyone, and there are lot of PS2 games geared towards teenagers.