[game_edu] re: Open Letter to Academic Game Researchers

[Craig Lindley]

Actually, Microsoft, EA, Sony, Bioware, Codemasters,
and I'm sure many other developers and publishers do
or have put money into academic research related to games.
Beyond that, the issue is pretty much the same as a great 
deal of other research and its relationship to relevant industries.
 
So I'm not really sure what the article is supposed to be
about, other than providing advice to a small community of 
inexperienced researchers who would really rather be game 
developers.
 
My recommendation would be: quit research and join a 
game company.
 
Prof. Craig Lindley
Department of Game Design, Narrative and Time-Based Media
Gotland University and Blekinge Technical College
Cramergatan 3
S-621 86 Sweden
 
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>>> darius.kazemi at gmail.com 11/10/06 6:43 pm >>>

>Usually the cash is in the hands of the publishers, not the
>developers. It's crazy, but the publishers are the ones in the
>financial situation to actually sponsor research, but of course they
>have no vested interest in the research. It's the often cash-strapped
>developers who might care about this stuff.


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