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Thoughts from CES: Day -1

 

I arrived early to CES to help support our experiences. With that, I got an exhibitors pass which gave me pre-show access.

 

It only took a few hours to update things and make sure everything was setup. So, I had some time to kill. I thought I could get some exercise in by taking a walk through the hall, It was a lot of exercise. The Las Vegas Convention Center is huge and going through all 3 halls was a trek. Not to mention trying to avoid all of the construction cranes and crates.

 

From my walk-about, I gleaned a few key nuggets. Not much detail yet, but I already know some of the big things.

 

The Smallest of Changes Makes a Huge Difference in Mindset

When I upgraded my computer to OSX Lion, the first thing I was presented with threw me for a loop;  a dialog telling me OSX was changing the way I scroll. If I wanted to go back to the old way, I could do so in the options menu.

[3LW] Wax on, Wax off: Polishing a game to perfection.

I’ve been a developer most of my career and my background is in the technical aspect of creating games. What that gives me is an immense appreciation for “polish”. Like many developers, I can get the core mechanics and the nuts and bolts stuff down quickly. However, it’s adding “polish” and cool effects that are time consuming and very tedious. That being said, you might ask how we’re making 3LW feel like a cool game and not a tech demo. The simple answer is: POLISH!!!

Child of Eden first impressions from a NUI standpoint

Today, Charles, Mike and I played through the first level of Child of Eden, a new release by Ubisoft. There must have been 3 discreet sections in the first level because it was a natural transition between the three of us. There are some pretty good nuggets of play in Child of Eden. I’m analyzing it from a NUI standpoint, not really a game content standpoint (I’ll leave that job for the reviewers).

[3LW] It all starts with an idea…

Woody likes word games (a lot). I like puzzle games (a lot). Why not put them together and make a game?  Well, it’s been done before. More times than I can think of. But, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, right? After all, how many games out there are completely new?