Links
On Sunday, April 3rd, 2005, I gave a small presentation to the Shanghai Game Development Association, mostly speaking about the 2005 GDC, and my impressions, and especially about the Will Wright 'Future of Content' keynote.
Below are a few of the links I promised I'd post to this website. Enjoy!
January 21, 2005: Online Gaming Sector Makes Progress: "According to a report from the China Game Producers' Association, sales of online games reached 2.47 billion yuan (US$298 million) in 2004, a year-on-year rise of 48 per cent. The number of online gamers also grew to 26.33 million..."
China Daily
February, 2004: Will Wright's Grand Unified Theory, from Wired Magazine, page 121.
www.gamasutra.com
March 14, 2005: "Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games" By Dave 'Fargo' Kosak.
www.gamespy.com
March 15, 2005: GDC Report: Will Wright's "The Future of Content Lecture" by Vincent Diamante.
www.gamasutra.com
Demo Scene Links:
www.gamasutra.com
Computer Demos -- The Story So Far
Another Introduction
Powers of Ten:
The "wnyc" link below takes you to a radio (audio) link and a discussion of the ground-breaking 1977 short film. The next link, the Tutorial, is based on the film I'm still looking for a link to a download of the film itself.
www.wnyc.org
Power of 10 On-Line Tutorial