Gamers, Check This Out
The video game industry suffers from a surprising lack of celebrities. It’s a little odd when you think about it. Games nowadays are becoming every bit as much an art form as films and some cult classics have fan-bases large enough to be capable of subjugating a small country. So it’s surprising we don’t see as much developer buzz as you might expect. Of course everyone knows who Shigeru Miyamoto is, and Spore fans will know Will Wright just like Fable fans will recognize Peter Molyneux. But even though a God of War junkie might know all about David Jaffe, would they recognize the name of combat designer Jason “Shirts” de Heras who’s working on the God of War 3 right now? Chances are they wouldn’t.
Sexy Videogame Developerland is the brainchild of Leigh Alexander, news director at Gamasutra. (Check out her personal blog Sexy Videogameland.) It’s an interesting little project that encourages video game industry professionals to submit little blurbs/bios/fun facts about themselves. The goal isn’t to create some comprehensive database of developers, but simply to give readers a look at some of the people responsible for putting together the games they love.
SVGDL, now up and running with nine developer bios, takes a relaxed and humorous look inside the video game industry. If you’re a video game junkie like myself you need to check this out, if only to ask yourself whether Fred Zeleny of Bethesda really wears a necklace of human teeth. ; )
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