Obsidian at GAME DESIGN EXPO 2010

[funcroc]

http://www.gamedesignexpo.com/index.php?se...ics#mattmaclean

 

CRAFTING THE PERFECT CHALLENGE

Matt MacLean, Lead Systems Designer, Obsidian Entertainment (3:00pm

[Sannom]

Nice! An intervention from Matt (I don't know much about the "Systems" part of developping a game, so it's good to learn more) and (perhaps) some information on AP on the side!

[funcroc]

via Game Design Expo's twitter

 

Matt MacLean, Lead Systems Designer from Obsidian Entertainment begins his presentation on "Crafting the Perfect Challenge"

 

"Learn with great caution... always question what you are being told" - Matt MacLean

 

 

[Sannom]

Interesting bits, thanks Funcroc.

 

Matt still has his beard? What is the meaning of this? So the footage with him in that developper diary wasn't new? Weird that they didn't use it before if that's the case!

[WorstUsernameEver]

Interesting bits, thanks Funcroc.

 

Matt still has his beard? What is the meaning of this? So the footage with him in that developper diary wasn't new? Weird that they didn't use it before if that's the case!

 

It almost seems like they're posting now old dev diaries.. which is.. strange I admit.

Anyway, what Matt says is interesting, but if I can be completely honest seems also... pretty obvious stuff.

[Sannom]

It almost seems like they're posting now old dev diaries.. which is.. strange I admit.

 

The latest one had a lot of "interviews" that weren't new, but a good share of it was never shown before. The new PR agency must be using stuff that wasn't used before to create some of the new things.

[Starwars]

Yeah, all the the interviews were probably recorded waaaaay back when the first dev diary came out. Then they probably splice that footage together with gameplay footage from the latest build.

For example, didn't Fryda Wolff move on from Obsidian quite a while back?

[WorstUsernameEver]

It almost seems like they're posting now old dev diaries.. which is.. strange I admit.

 

The latest one had a lot of "interviews" that weren't new, but a good share of it was never shown before. The new PR agency must be using stuff that wasn't used before to create some of the new things.

 

Well the new PR Agency is DOING something and that's good, no matter how old the footage is.

[kirottu]

"Challenge should be within the game, not attempting to play the game." - Matt MacLean

 

OMG dumbing down for consoles!!1

[Magister Lajciak]

Yeah, all the the interviews were probably recorded waaaaay back when the first dev diary came out. Then they probably splice that footage together with gameplay footage from the latest build.

For example, didn't Fryda Wolff move on from Obsidian quite a while back?

 

Heh, that means leaks about the unannounced game are unlikely.

[WorstUsernameEver]

Yeah, all the the interviews were probably recorded waaaaay back when the first dev diary came out. Then they probably splice that footage together with gameplay footage from the latest build.

For example, didn't Fryda Wolff move on from Obsidian quite a while back?

 

Heh, that means leaks about the unannounced game are unlikely.

 

? I don't understand the connection TBH.

[Magister Lajciak]

Yeah, all the the interviews were probably recorded waaaaay back when the first dev diary came out. Then they probably splice that footage together with gameplay footage from the latest build.

For example, didn't Fryda Wolff move on from Obsidian quite a while back?

 

Heh, that means leaks about the unannounced game are unlikely.

 

? I don't understand the connection TBH.

 

Well, I guess I was hoping they might let slip a design example or two from the unannounced game.

[WorstUsernameEver]

Yeah, all the the interviews were probably recorded waaaaay back when the first dev diary came out. Then they probably splice that footage together with gameplay footage from the latest build.

For example, didn't Fryda Wolff move on from Obsidian quite a while back?

 

Heh, that means leaks about the unannounced game are unlikely.

 

? I don't understand the connection TBH.

 

Well, I guess I was hoping they might let slip a design example or two from the unannounced game.

 

Oh ok.

[Alvin Nelson]

I don't have as much hair either...