Next May 20th, at 15:30, at l’Auditori in Barcelona, we will hold the fourth edition of our Three-headed Monkey Awards – Social Point. This year we will have a very different and awesome new format for the event. Please, let me tell you about it ;) First, I must tell you that we have got … Seguir leyendo
A promise is a promise. Here we are again with the second part of the “Inside GDC” videos. In the first one, you can see the West Moscone building, the place where most of the conferences and the awards ceremony take place. Now it’s time to see the other buildings of the Moscone Center. To … Seguir leyendo
Hey guys, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Here I am, back with a surprise that you will definitely appreciate. As you surely know, GDC started this week. I came here last year for the first time; I loved it, and here I am again. I would like to share this first person view … Seguir leyendo
There are two main buildings at the Expo. The south one houses studios like Ubisoft, Capcom or Bethesda, the IndieCade area, the retro/history museum and student showcases. The west building houses the big publishers like Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo and a set of studios devoted to new human interaction devices. The Expo is full of … Seguir leyendo
Here I am again, sharing my first experience at E3 with you. I hope these notes can help you in the future in case you plan to come here someday. The trip is quite long, 9 hours from Barcelona to New York and 5 hours onward to Los Angeles. I will summarize the flight with … Seguir leyendo
Next 29th May, at 18:30, in CaixaForum, we will hold the third edition of our Three-Headed Monkey Awards Ceremony. This year we have got more than 40 entries, all quite varied in genre, platform and technology. Many of them are very good projects, they have been elaborated with care and the results can be found … Seguir leyendo
Here we are again and I would like you to see why English is so important in the Video Game Industry. As you know, two weeks ago we, at UPC, announced our Bachelor’s Degree in Video Game Design and Development, taught entirely in English. I think you will be able to see from the following … Seguir leyendo
Yesterday I gave a talk at the Smart Community Trade Center in Sant Cugat (Barcelona). I addressed some topics about video game industry: context, number of employees around the world, professional roles and future perspectives. These are the slides I used. I hope you can find some useful information.
En esta entrada os voy a hablar de la presentación pública de nuestro Grado así como una interesante comparativa de la industria del antes y el ahora que espero os sea de gran interés. Culminamos y sumamos al éxito del máster un nuevo proyecto. Después de 10 años de experiencia con el Máster habiendo formado a más de 300 personas … Seguir leyendo
Jesús Alonso Alonso 