[game_preservation] More Classic Games at GDC
Frank Cifaldi
fcifaldi at gmail.com
Thu Jan 20 17:15:14 EST 2011
My face grew a monocle just so it could fall off when I read this list.
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Devin Monnens <dmonnens at gmail.com> wrote:
> This year celebrates the 25th anniversary of many games, so GDC has decided
> to run classic postmortems, including big names such as Doom, Pac-Man, and
> Another World. Makes me sad I can't make it; conference is simply too
> expensive for someone who can't get funding to attend. I wish they would
> announce all this stuff farther in advance too.
>
> ***********************************************************
> GDC 25 Special: Classic Game Postmortems
> ***********************************************************
>
> GDC continually looks to the future for new technologies,
> innovations, and best practices. Celebrating its milestone
> 25th edition this year, GDC also takes the time to reflect
> on where the industry has been and the accomplishments over
> the years.
>
> A series of lectures each pay tribute to familiar classic game
> titles, which are undoubtedly the innovators of their time.
>
> *Pac Man
> Speaker: Toru Iwatani
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#pacman
>
> *Elite
> Speaker: David Braben
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#elite
>
>
> *Out of This World/Another World
> Speaker: Eric Chahi
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#anotherworld
>
> *Prince of Persia
> Speaker: Jordan Mechner
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#prince
>
> *Marble Madness
> Speaker: Mark Cerny
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#marble
>
> *Doom
> Speaker: John Romero
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#doom
>
> *Pitfall
> Speaker: David Crane
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#pitfall
>
> *Bejeweled
> Speaker: Jason Kapalka
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#bejeweled
>
> *Populous
> Speaker: Peter Molyneux
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#populous
>
> *Raid on Bungeling Bay
> Speaker: Will Wright
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#bungelingbay
>
> *Maniac Mansion
> Speaker: Ron Gilbert
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html#maniac
>
>
> Read the full descriptions and speaker bios here.
> http://www.gdconf.com/conference/classicgames.html?cid=GDC11_UPDATE10
>
> --
> Devin Monnens
> www.deserthat.com
>
> The sleep of Reason produces monsters.
>
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