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The New School

The New School

The New School

Don’t Knock the Aztecs

A student came to my office last week and asked for help setting up a LAN game of Civ IV in one of ...
By Todd Bryant Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2009
The New School

Back to Basics

My students shuffle into my Counter-Strike level design course here at UC Berkeley. Today we’re play-testing a student’s final project, the culmination of ...
By Robert Yang Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2009
The New School

Gas Station Hero

Supervising a gas station can be a tough gig. Problems started one evening when a tanker refilling the reservoirs started spilling gasoline all ...
By Robert Janelle Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2009
The New School

Games Dev 101

At a recent animation festival in a small coastal town in the U.K., I posed a question to members of a panel that ...
By Dean Reilly Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2009
The New School

Ivory Tower Defense

I hear the words, and it feels like a shot to the gut: “I have no respect for people who teach in a ...
By Brenda Brathwaite Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2009
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