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Welcome to GDNet Direct
[4.7.08 - 4.13.08]
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Issue #15, Volume #7
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Table of Contents
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1. Recent Articles 5. GD Showcase
2. GameDev NewsBytes 6. Featured Book
3. Jobs @ GameDev.net 7. Poll Results
4. Upcoming Events
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1. Recent Articles
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- BOOK REVIEW
Beginning Game Programming with Flash
by John Hattan
http://www.gamedev.net/columns/books/bookdetails.asp?productid=699
- GAME INDUSTRY
Postmortem: “Orient: A Hero’s Heritage”
by Babak Kaveh
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/business/features/pmAOP/
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2. GameDev NewsBytes
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[4/11/08]
- DI-Guy Human Simulation Software Version 9.0 Released
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490383
- Weekend Reading: Tales from Journal Land
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490379
- The Daily GameDev.net
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490349
- XNB Texture Viewer 1.0
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490339
[4/10/08]
- Nordic Game 2008 Sneak Preview: Speakers revealed for Business &
Production sessions
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490308
- GameRecruiter Launches Debut 3D Art Contest “Battle of the
SuperModelers”
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490294
- Crytek's Cevat Yerli talks ray tracing and rasterization
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490290
- Genetica 3.0 Announced
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490258
- The Daily GameDev.net
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490222
- Introversion talks about starting your own game company
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490182
- Showcase on Image Metrics
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490180
[4/9/08]
- The Daily GameDev.net
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490065
[4/8/08]
- Michigan Tax Incentives signed into Law
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=490011
- 1st annual UMD GPGPU Competition
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=489946
- The Daily GameDev.net
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=489910
[4/7/08]
- Prototyping The Sims 3
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=489861
- GarageGames releases TGEA 1.7 for Advanced 3D Game Development
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=489860
- SlickEdit Inc. Announces the Release and New Lineup of SlickEdit® Tools
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=489838
- Fundictive Announces "Army of Earth" Open Beta for PC
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=489833
- The Daily GameDev.net
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=489780
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3. Jobs @ GameDev.net
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[Latest Companies]
- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=33
- Phoenix Staff (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=413
- Jooce.com (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=399
[All Jobs]
- Artist (3)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=1
- Other (2)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=10
- Producer/Director (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=3
- Programmer (4)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=4
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To see all offers or find information
on posting an ad:
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/
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4. Upcoming Events
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- A License to Kill: Licensing in Videogames
4/15 @ Bradford, United Kingdom
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=350
- GameIS Exhibition 2008
4/17 @ Herseliya, Israel
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=349
- Penguicon
4/18 - 4/20 @ Troy, MI
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=307
- New York Comic Con Game Dev Expo
4/20 @ New York, NY
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=354
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For more events listed at later dates, visit
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/
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5. GD Showcase
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[Recent Entries]
- Bravehorse
by HandCraftedRadio
http://www.gamedev.net/community/gds/viewentry.asp?projectid=490489
View Entire Showcase:
http://www.gamedev.net/community/gds/
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6. Featured Book
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Sound Forge 8 Power
by Scott R. Garrigus
Published June 2005
Average Rating: [unrated]
Used alongside a dedicated sequencer, Sound Forge is the most popular
audio track editors for the Windows OS, and this book covers the many
features available in version 8.
For more and to rate this book click here:
http://www.gamedev.net/columns/books/bookdetails.asp?ProductID=691
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7. Poll Results
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Q: You're not using Direct3D 10 for your games because...
It's Vista only-------------------------434--||||||||||||||||||||||--43.9%
Not many have a SM 4.0 capable card-----68---||||||------------------6.88%
I write support for both DX 10 & DX 9---29---|||---------------------2.93%
I AM using D3D 10-----------------------66---|||||-------------------6.68%
I don't use DirectX---------------------315--|||||||||||||||||-------31.8%
Other-----------------------------------61---||||--------------------6.17%
I have to rewrite every fixed
function into shader--------------------15---|-----------------------1.51%
Total Votes: 988
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