video games
RSS video gamesState of Victoria Case Study: Torus Games
White Paper Torus Games is an independent developer of video games. The two games that Torus Games has produced for Nokia N-Gage took about three months in pre-production, discussing concepts with Nokia and developing storylines. [09 Jul 2008]
UK games industry needs to go back to uni
News A games industry lobby group recently warned UK games developers are struggling to find staff as dedicated video games courses are failing to equip university grads with the right skills for the workplace. [08 Jul 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment As we launched, I was thrown in the deep end - I was spending nights in hospital, due to a family illness at that time, days trying to catch France 98 World Cup games, and the hours in between writing and preparing video. [07 Jul 2008]
Delivering the First-Ever Converged Olympic and Paralympic Games Network: It's All About Teamwork
White Paper To work together to deliver a single, highly secure, highly reliable converged network infrastructure across 15 geographically dispersed Vancouver and Whistler Games venues, as well as numerous support venues, meeting the voice, video and data... [05 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment Hardly surprising - the IT curriculum is crap and you end up teaching all of the kids who think that GCSE IT is a free ticket to play computer games all day. ¦ Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Power outrage ¦ Getting to the meeting - without the... [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment Well the older generation has that particular skill set in spades and would be quite happy to work on video games. Surely a university degree in video games is to the games industry what a film studies degree is to the movie industry. [27 Jun 2008]
Universities blamed for games industry skills crisis
News A skills shortage in the video games industry could mean game over for developers in the UK, a campaign group is warning. And it would seem the video games industry is no exception. says UK developers can't get the staff as dedicated video games... [19 Jun 2008]
Nigel Beighton
CIO Profile Other interests include motorbikes, kendo and video games with his children. However, for the last three years he has worked as CTO at DMGT Teletext, focusing on digital media and the digital television/video revolution. [11 Jun 2008]
Photos: Steve Jobs dances the iPhone 3G tune
Photo Developers demonstrate new games for the iPhone, showing off the accelerometer feature, which allows the phone to be used as a controller. A demo of Major League Baseball's At-Bat on the iPhone showed real-time video highlights from a Yankees... [10 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... outsource vs insource, Naked CIO on open source, password overload…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Video: How to manage tech complexity ¦ Photos: Beijing Olympics 2008 - tech keeping the games on track ¦ Video: Tackling security threats ... [08 May 2008]
Editor's Blog: The race to get the Olympic tech ready
Comment Even though it is still months to the games, the IT team is in the process of freezing the software - getting to the point at which no more changes to the code will be allowed so that they aren't derailed by unexpected, last-minute problems. [08 May 2008]
The tech behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics
News Getting the technology behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games up and running has been more of a marathon rather than a 100m sprint. But each Olympic Games has its own requirements, explained Patrick Adiba, Atos Origin executive vice president of... [08 May 2008]
Virgin Megastores Opens Music and Video Vault to Customers With New Digital Kiosk
White Paper The result is the Virgin Vault, a highly extensible digital music listening station that also allows customers to watch video clips and preview games. Since its inception, Virgin Megastores has been viewed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean as an... [26 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment I just remember having to get the volume absolutely right for the games to load! Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket ... [24 Apr 2008]
Microsoft Online Customer Story: Nissan
White Paper It's hard to deny the allure of visually immersive video games. Nissan is the third largest japanese automobile manufacturer. The consumer-geared potential for that progressive technology goes far beyond gaming - it opens doors for people who use... [16 Apr 2008]
