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From the Editor: Leaving E3 with a sense of hope, optimism 21
by Kris Graft [06.17.13]
Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft isn't as down on this year's E3 as he was last year's. Here are thoughts on cynicism, development talent and letting go.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, E3
E3 wrap-up podcast, hosted by Harmonix's Matt Boch Exclusive  
by Staff [06.14.13]
We were too tired to host the last of our E3 podcasts. So we made Matt Boch, the creative director of the upcoming Fantasia: Music Evolved, do it for us.
Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Exclusive, Podcast, Video
E3 Podcast #2: DRM, Nintendo, and Oculus Rift Exclusive 6
by Staff [06.12.13]
Kris Graft, Patrick Miller, and Christian Nutt from Gamasutra and Game Developer comment on the first day of E3. We encountered Pokemon, DRM, and VR...
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Podcast, Video, E3
E3 Podcast #1: Sony, Microsoft and the ESA Exclusive 10
by Staff [06.11.13]
The Gamasutra crew found some basic recording equipment, and we decided, "Hey, let's give this a whirl." Here's our first podcast from E3 this week, direct from downtown L.A.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Podcast, Video, E3
Postmortem: Game Oven's Bam Fu 3
by Gamasutra Community [06.10.13]
Fingle developer Game Oven shares a postmortem of its latest game, Bam Fu -- applying lessons learned on Fingle while, of course, making new mistakes along the way.
Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Gamasutra's on-site E3 2013 coverage starts Monday  
by Staff [06.07.13]
It's E3 time again, and Gamasutra will be on site for the annual trade show. Here's a brief rundown of what we have planned!
Console/PC, Social/Online, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, E3
GDC opens survey on State of the European Game Industry  
by Staff [06.07.13]
In order to capture the games business as it is before GDC Europe 2013, officials are polling past and present attendees about their thoughts on the future of the industry and their roles in it.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Advanced audio streaming in Unity 10
by Staff [06.06.13]
The game that birthed it may be simple, but this technique for streaming audio in Unity is useful and you can try it out today, thanks to this technical article.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Audio
Contract QA: A dead end or a foot-in-the-door? Exclusive 36
by Patrick Miller [06.04.13]
A handful of experienced devs offer some career advice on how to break into the games industry for a down-and-out QA contractor and Kotaku contributor.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Audio, Production, Exclusive
A generative music system, built by Disasterpeace 8
by Gamasutra Community [06.04.13]
Rich Vreeland, better known as Disasterpeace (Fez) shares code for and explains a generative music system -- a "springboard" to use to leap into the world of code-based tunes.
Indie, Programming, Audio
A rhythm roguelike? The unlikely mix of Crypt of the NecroDancer 3
by Gamasutra Community [06.03.13]
Designing for a crazy blend of genres, managing an "indie dream team," and lessons learned from working on mainstream casual titles -- this Q&A with Ryan Clark covers a lot of ground.
Indie, Audio, Design, Production
Gamasutra got a facelift. Here's a note from the editor-in-chief 22
by Kris Graft [05.30.13]
We made some changes to our front page layout that we hope will help you find the most relevant stories of the day. Editor-in-chief Kris Graft offers a rundown.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Get a job: Insomniac has its ears open for an Audio Designer  
by Kris Ligman [05.29.13]
"Insomniac Games is looking for a passionate and experienced Audio Designer to create, edit and implement AAA game-ready audio for our projects."
Console/PC, Audio, Design, Recruitment
Final reminder: GDC Next, ADC talk submissions due Wednesday  
by GDC Staff [05.28.13]
The deadline for talk submissions for the future-focused GDC Next show in L.A. is on May 29th - organizers also taking submissions for co-located, non-game focused App Developers Conference.
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Blog: Best practices for HDR audio in Wwise 1
by Gamasutra Community [05.27.13]
Brad Meyer (Sucker Punch) has a deep understanding of Wwise's latest update, and offers six tips for using the popular sound program's brand new HDR audio functionality.
Console/PC, Indie, Audio
GDC Next sister event ADC launches App Dev Stories  
by Staff [05.16.13]
Gamasutra's sister property App Developers Conference has announced the launch of a standalone blog, called App Dev Stories, which tells the human stories behind the most interesting apps.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, GD Mag, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Understanding the musical meaning of games GDMag Exclusive  
by David Kanaga [05.16.13]
David Kanaga, the musician behind Dyad and Proteus, explores the connections lying at the heart of video games and music, in this reprint from Game Developer's May issue.
GD Mag, Audio, GD Mag Exclusive
Putting on a game symphony with the greats  
by Gamasutra Community [05.15.13]
Thomas Boecker put on a series of symphonies over the last decade -- and here, he shares stories of working with Final Fantasy's Nobuo Uematsu and Chrono Trigger's Yasunori Mitsuda.
Console/PC, Audio, Business/Marketing
Opinion: Let's retire the word 'gamer' Exclusive 102
by Brandon Sheffield [05.15.13]
"The word 'gamer' is regressive. It accepts the portrait of us painted by the mainstream news media, and every time I hear it or read it it actually makes me feel a little sick."
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Exclusive
Sponsored: Win $100K in Intel's Perceptual Computing Challenge  
by Intel [05.14.13]
Intel wants to inspire developers to forge new ground by integrating voice control, gesture control, facial recognition, and augmented reality with apps and games on PCs.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Serious, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Sponsored Article