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
For the second consecutive year, the Generalitat of Catalonia has presented its Video Game Contest. It is aimed at students enrolled in academic degrees related to video games in any of the universities of Catalonia. The theme of the video game must be related to the people or topics celebrated in 2015 and it must … 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
After 12 years teaching video games at UPC, I have big news for you. I have the pleasure to announce our first program degree taught 100% in English. This year, after the 11th edition of our Post-Graduate Program in Video Games, one of the oldest in Europe, we started teaching the Undergraduate Video Game Program … Seguir leyendo
Two weeks ago was the Demo Day for Gamebcn. Gamebcn is the first video game incubator company in Spain which belongs to Incubio, another incubator and accelerator company in the IT field. Last October, more than forty projects were submitted for consideration to the Gamebcn incubator project, which is financed by Caixa Capital Risc and … Seguir leyendo
Jesús Alonso Alonso 