One thing that experienced people coming into the game industry don't seem to understand is the role of reputation. Especially when you start talking about online games, which are a subset of the industry as a whole; the few of us very experienced people pass around a lot of information about people we've worked with.
So, let's take a look at how you manage your reputation in the game industry.
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Let's do something really difficult this time around: consider a system for dealing with harassment.
It's a common problem in online games, and it takes up a lot of CS time and effort. So, a good system to reduce harassment issues would be a godsend.
So, what system would you design to deal with players harassing each other? A few thoughts after the jump.
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As another Hurricane pounds the Gulf coast in the United States and I check that my flight is still scheduled, disasters are on many people's minds.
So, let's think about disaster-themed games and events this weekend.
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One of the best and worst things about the internet is anonymity. On one hand, anonymity allows people to be whistleblowers without putting themselves at risk; however, it also allows people to spread lies without being responsible for the effects.
So, let's think about this in terms of online games. How does anonymity affect gameplay and metagame issues?
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Just a quick note that I'm not quite dead yet, just really, really busy. Went to PAX last weekend, came back with a head cold, now I'm moving a few hundred miles away from our current place. I'm also getting ready for the Austin conference and putting together work to do presentations for the project I talked about in the previous email.
I'll try to post up a Weekend Design Challenge this weekend in between packing boxes and dreading loading up the moving truck.
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