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Take part in GDC's network of game dev knowledge with the GDC Monthly Newsletter View this Email in Your Browser GDC News GDC Twitch GDC Summer GDC's March 2020 Newsletter comes packed with: Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards on GDC Twitch GDC Podcast feat. Iron Galaxy founder Dave Lang New details on GDC Summer Organizers plan new GDC Summer event in August. Read More >> A Short Hike wins grand prize at the 2020 Independent Games Festival! Read More >> Untitled Goose Game nabs Game of the Year at the 2020 Game Developers Choice Awards! Read More >> Indie MEGABOOTH is proud to have worked with a group of awesome devs for GDC 2020. While you were not able to play their games on-site, we want to be sure you check out their work. Watch the GDC 2020 trailer now! >> Iron Galaxy Studios founder and seasoned game developer Dave Lang talks job stability, quality of life as a game dev, and the mafia. Listen Now >> Follow Dave Lang on Twitter>>   Don't miss out on the 2020 Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards — 100% virtual for the first time ever. Watch on Twitch A selection of video game long-reads curated by GDC EVP Simon Carless Check out full version here >> Killing Me Softly: The Insidious Beauty of Dying Game Worlds Sean Martin / EGM Now - ARTICLE "If anything, our love of post-apocalypses reflects an abdication of responsibility, a wish to skip over the ending and find a brave new world waiting for us. But as a “quiet apocalypse,” van Lierop’s The Long Dark, insists on giving us a slow, beautiful death." Read More >> The rise of impossibly cute and wholesome games Khee Hoon Chan / The Verge - ARTICLE "There has been a boom in popularity for titles like Frog Detective lately; these are often quirky, relaxing, comical, perhaps a tad absurd, and devastatingly adorable. Think of the whimsical adventures in Wattam, the charming bite-sized games by the Sokpop Collective, the relaxing hiking trips in A Short Hike, and the dreamy farm sim of Garden Story." Read More >> The Fragile Art of Bullet Painting in Grand Theft Auto V Jack Yarwood / Fanbyte - ARTICLE "For most players, the walls of Los Santos are unremarkable. A dull patchwork of greys and whites, they blur into the background without any need for recognition. But for a small group of digital artists, these same walls are blank canvases waiting to be painted. Their art implement of choice: Grand Theft Auto V’s vast assortment of weaponry." Read More >> How I built a game studio from the ground up - lessons on product ownership, development, and creative writing Quilly Chang To ship my first game, I juggled many hats such as sole programmer, writer, and project manager, all the while working full time in another industry. Here is what I learned. Read More >> Iran video games timeline: from 1970 to 2019 Arash Hackimi, Saeed Zafarany, & Brandon Sheffield Journalist and game designer Arash Hackimi offers an extensive look at evolution of Iran's video game industry, tracing through nearly 50 years of Iranian video game history. Read More >> Programming visual effects for Lightmatter Benjamin Overgaard Programmer Benjamin Overgaard offers insight to the development process behind the visual effects in first-person puzzle game Lightmatter.Read More >>   #GDC20   Game Developers Conference® c/o Informa Tech Informa Tech Holdings LLC registered in England & Wales with number 8860726, registered office and head office 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG, UK.   This email was sent to [email protected].   Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2020 Informa Tech Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved.