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-Terrence Masson
Director of Creative Industries

Game Developer Career ( and School ) Guide

For the third year running, Game Developer’s annual Game Career Guide, a special edition magazine devoted to helping aspiring video game creators and guided by the editors of the industry-leading Game Developer magazine, is being given away for free.


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New England's video game cluster chipping away at challenges

If the growth of a video game industry cluster in New England were viewed as a video game itself, then the “boss battle” would still be some levels off. To get to that level, the industry here has to slog through several smallers battles, call them mini-bosses — poor climate, limited governmental support, a disjointed community. The bright spot is that New England video game businesses are equipped with a blazing sword, energized by a strong, growing educational system that is turning out game-focused graduates at a rate and level behind only the West Coast, game experts say.

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NASA takes you to the moon with new video game

Team up with your friends…
Utilize the latest NASA technologies…
Immerse yourself in an awe-inspiring lunar environment…
Compete with your team to reach the top of the leaderboards…

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Get prepared for FEMA-funded Disaster Hero game

In an attempt to raise awareness of disaster preparedness, the American College of Emergency Physicians has teamed up with casual games publisher and developer Legacy Interactive to create "Disaster Hero.
The game, which is being funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will aim to educate players on the different types of disasters and how to be prepared in the event that they happen.


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Industry Execs Weigh In On 'Games As Art' Debate

Executives from a variety of major game industry publishers and organizations, including Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime and Take-Two CEO Ben Feder, have voiced their thoughts on whether video games can be art, and unsurprisingly they unanimously disagree with film critic Roger Ebert's negative take on the matter.

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Counterinsurgency Training by ‘Virtual Human’

Using artificial intelligence and the graphics techniques behind “Avatar,” a USC institute creates “virtual humans” and interactive immersions that train American soldiers to win hearts and minds in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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