Howard Scott Warshaw | What it’s like to work in a brand new medium
Howard Scott Warshaw recalls the early years of the games industry – and the first ever licenced game, Raiders of the Lost Ark…
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Howard Scott Warshaw | Remembering E.T.’s debut
What significance does the number 2000 have for Atari and E.T.? Howard Scott Warshaw explains all…
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When does commitment to game development tip over into obsession?
Video game pioneer Howard Scott Warshaw has some personal insight to share…
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Finding an audience as a game designer or filmmaker
It’s easier than ever to become a game designer or filmmaker. But how do we ensure our work finds an audience in a cluttered media landscape?
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Game designers vs. the people
When it’s time to put your video game or other piece of work out into the world, hell is other people’s opinions
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AI and rapid prototyping: the future of game design?
Could AI help developers prototype games – or even design a triple-A hit from scratch? Atari legend Howard Scott Warshawhas a few thoughts
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3DO to now: the principles of game design
How did the games industry change between the early 1980s and late 1990s?
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The 3DO Company, and how the games industry changed in the 1990s
Meetings, design docs, tiny knives: Howard recalls his time at Trip Hawkins’ ill-fated The 3DO company
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Exhuming E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
In an excerpt from his upcoming book, Howard recalls a trip to the Alamogordo desert for a fateful reunion with E.T.
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Holograms, tanks, psychics… Atari’s unexplored creative paths
A game that developed psychic abilities? Howard recalls some of Atari’s weirder eighties developments
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E.T.: Why it was a victim of its own schedule
Designer Howard Scott Warshaw revisits the making of E.T., and explains how it was broken by its own brutal timetable
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The Principles Of Game Design
Design goals and Yars’ Revenge, the Atari 2600 classic
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