sleuth
08-10-2005, 10:46 AM
For those who aren't familiar with Will Wright, he is the guru behind such hit titles as The Sims, SimCity, SimGolf, SimCopter, and a host of other simulators.
He recently gave a lecture on what he saw as the future of game content, and how the cost of developing a game is skyrocketing because of the armies of content developers (artists, modelers, etc.) that have to be involved.
He's developing a new game, Spore, which eliminates the need for this, where 90% of content is user-developed on the fly, and he's suggesting that this may be one path that game developers can take to reduce costs.
Very interesting lecture and demo:
http://www.pqhp.com/cmp/gdctv/
You have to register to watch it, but it's free and certainly worth it if you're into this sort of thing.
He recently gave a lecture on what he saw as the future of game content, and how the cost of developing a game is skyrocketing because of the armies of content developers (artists, modelers, etc.) that have to be involved.
He's developing a new game, Spore, which eliminates the need for this, where 90% of content is user-developed on the fly, and he's suggesting that this may be one path that game developers can take to reduce costs.
Very interesting lecture and demo:
http://www.pqhp.com/cmp/gdctv/
You have to register to watch it, but it's free and certainly worth it if you're into this sort of thing.