I was recently reminded that I wrote this advice for GDC attendees and I realized that it’s a huge part of how I go about life: Make eye contact with everyone. If they look back at you, smile. If they smile back say, “Hi.” If they say hi back, ask them how their conference [day/week/month/year] [...]
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No One Cares About Your Character
March 4, 2008 – 9:19 am
Following along with yesterday’s reaction to Katherine and Corey’s excellent survey… Edgar: “I’ve designed this cool character!” Wally: “Yeah, what’s he do?” Edgar: “He’s got more muscles than Bane, but he wears this baggy zoot suit so you’re not sure if he’s really fat or really built.” Wally: “Okay, what’s he do?” Edgar: “He’s a [...]
Shut Up About Yer Damn Backstory!
March 3, 2008 – 12:20 pm
I made it to very few sessions at GDC. One that I did go to was Katherine Isbister and Corey Nolan’s The Real Story on Characters and Emotion: Taking it ‘to the Streets’! I’ve been a fan of Katherine’s work for some time (which was accentuated by the fact that after her session this year, [...]
