The department of Game Design at Uppsala University, campus Gotland
Den sidste spiludvikler, vi besøger på Gotland, er Three Gates, der allerede i navnet afslører deres Gotlandske oprindelse. Det hentyder til de tre byporte, der leder ind til selve Visby gennem den middelalderlige borgmur.
Og middelalder-temaet slutter ikke her, for en del af ThreeGates kontorer er lokaliseret for enden af smalle stentrapper i en ægte middelalderkælder med rundbuet loft kun forbundet til den del af kontoret, der ligger i stueetagen, med et 2-vejs webcam og en storskærm.
Professor Richard Bartle is back again to help out with our course Human Rights and Diversity in Serious Games 2011.
At first glance the subject of human rights might seem far removed from games – games are “not real” after all. But Professor Richard Bartle – being one of the pioneers of massively multiplayer online games does a good job convincing you otherwise. Working with virtual worlds since 1978 he’s had a lot of time to think of the (very real) legal, moral, ethical and social implications that games can have in our lives.
Velkommen til anden del af Eurogamer.dk’s sensommer-serie, hvor vi kigger nærmere på nogen af de mange spil-startups på den svenske ø Gotland.
Denne gang er turen nået til Zeal Game studio. En af de lidt større spiludviklere på øen. Her mødte vi firmaets direktør og medstifter Robert Flodin, i Zeals nyindrettede kontorer.
Robin Flodin er CEO for Zeal Game Studio, lokaliseret i udkanten af Visby. Som han selv fortæller det, indebærer hans job generelt at sørge for, at det hele går rigtigt til. At der er penge i kassen, at investorerne investerer og at der er projekter i gang i firmaet.
The International Research School of Game Design (IRSGD) gathers for a symposium this week. The IRSGD is a collaboration between Uppsala University and Gotland University and consists of an international gathering of leading game designers and academics working to create a greater understanding in- and development of game design and its applications in other fields.
Three of the invited senior game designers held short lecturs, giving their take on the subject of game design and how it can be developed in the future.
Ernest Adams, Mike Sellers and Richard Bartle started the week with a guest lecture each; sharing their thoughts on game design and how the field can be developed in the future.
