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Jay Bedeau's Blog

Hi I'm Jay, founder of RIE STUDIOS ; a socially inclined game development studio in the heart of London. I've grown up with games, making them since age 11.

I'd like to invite discussion on a whole array of topics to do with this great artform!

Member Blogs

Open letter to Anita Sarkeesian
Posted by Jay Bedeau on Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:49:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Design, Art, Production, Console/PC, Serious, Indie, Smartphone/Tablet, Social/Online
An open letter to Anita Sarkeesian
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Elephant in the room: The NRA
Posted by Jay Bedeau on Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:18:00 EST in Social/Online, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Production, Programming, Design
In an industry that has seen several radical changes to its business models, leaders, revenues and markets; has the industry sold its soul? Discuss.
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A Gaming New Wave: The Bohemian Game Designer  Featured Blogs
Posted by Jay Bedeau on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:47:00 EST in Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Serious, Indie, Design, Art
Is the Bohemian ethic of selfless devotion to art driving the indie movement? Are we amidst a new era of expression? Or will the indie movement fall victim to uninspired cash-spinners?
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An Indie Journey : The road so far
Posted by Jay Bedeau on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:24:00 EDT in Indie, Smartphone/Tablet, Social/Online, Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Design, Production
This is the full and personal story how we became an indie developer. Indie developers are emerging every day in a rainbow of ideas and talent. Maybe some share our story.
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Why should anyone be a game designer?  Featured Blogs
Posted by Jay Bedeau on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 02:09:00 EDT in Design
Why should anyone be a game designer? Games haven’t always had a good rep in the press. So you may have found yourself asking, why be a game designer. You already love the artform - so what other reasons are there? Here are three reasons. Do you agr
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Jay Bedeau's Comments

Comment In: Power in Games: Why Game Violence is a Red Herring [Blog - 12/19/2012 - 09:05]

Very much disagree about the ...

Very much disagree about the content of video games doing that there is more than a little political agenda contained within the top-selling shooters of today.

Comment In: A Gaming New Wave: The Bohemian Game Designer [Blog - 11/15/2012 - 03:47]

You 're not a dreamer, ...

You 're not a dreamer, you 're the future. That is the philosophy Lana and Andy Wachowski took when creating The Matrix - a film that has earned more than 1bn. The success the film has achieved is amazing and it has completely redefined the sci-fi action genre.

Comment In: Let's Try No Violence [Blog - 10/19/2012 - 11:59]

@Dan -- Tetris ...

@Dan -- Tetris

Comment In: Why should anyone be a game designer? [Blog - 10/07/2012 - 02:09]

Totally agree with you about ...

Totally agree with you about the ideas for the industry going forward Michael. I must say that we do have lots of ideas where games are headed albeit what will dominate - as you said - we don 't know. r n r n Why could anyone want to make ...

Comment In: Sega's Iizuka On 'Better Defining The Direction Of The Sonic Series' [News - 11/03/2011 - 05:21]

Sonic 3D was an exceptional ...

Sonic 3D was an exceptional game in my opinion, well done Traveller's Tales

Comment In: Opinion: Games And Riots [News - 08/19/2011 - 04:47]

Well said Manou Manou, not ...

Well said Manou Manou, not everyone starts the game of life on Easy mode some people start on Normal others on Hard and others don't get past the first level. Games are OUR art-form, who else is better to see the game of life is NOT BALANCED

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