Wed 9 Jul 2008
As part of The Escapist’s “Gaming Über Alles” issue, I whipped up an article on positive/cool trends going on in the game industry. I cover stuff like indie viability, charitable efforts, interface diversification, social impact, etc.
As noted at the start of the piece, it is easy to get caught up in all the negative stuff, working to fix problems and so on. We rarely do take the time to see the positive.
Happily, my small contribution to balance things was appreciated by a least a few folks, as noted in the comments section, for example:
…reading articles like this make me smile and when I feel good about the games industry I feel good about me…
Nice :)
July 10th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
There’s a lot of interest in games from outside the game industry, something I find really interesting. It’s partly because we deal with such an interactive medium, quite different to traditional forms of media. Of course, but that’s now combined with widespread usage and acceptance (thanks Nintendo!).
To me, this is a sign that games - and game developers - are finally being taken seriously. The downside is that I find many within the industry to be very insular, and it’ll be their loss.
For a good news story, what about indie-stronghold Introversion working with Channel 4 (UK) on a game-related project, and Channel 4’s new 4IP fund which will cater for innovative game ideas.