You've been logged out of GDC Vault since the maximum users allowed for this account has been reached. To access Members Only content on GDC Vault, please log out of GDC Vault from the computer which last accessed this account.

Click here to find out about GDC Vault Membership options for more users.

close

The Number One Educational Resource for the Game Industry

Session Name: The Future or a Fad? Windows 8 Developers on Creating Games for an Emerging Platform
Speaker(s): Paul Hake, Eric Johnson, Kenny Rosenblatt, Neil Sorens
Company Name(s): HitPoint Studios, All Things Digital, Arkadium, Zen Studios
Track / Format: Future of Gaming
Overview: With the slew of new platforms and operating systems available for developers to create on, which emerging platform is right for you, and why should you make the choice to start working on it? Top Windows 8 developers including Arkadium, Hit Point Studios and Zen Studios - the teams behind hit games like Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Taptiles, Adera, and Pinball FX - will discuss the highlights and complexities of developing for Windows 8 games on the PC, tablet and mobile devices. This panel will explore the advantages of being a first-mover on a new platform, the opportunities to dominate in a broad marketplace, the challenges in getting your app noticed in an unknown ecosystem, why they chose to develop for Windows 8, and thoughts for the future.

GDC Next 2013

Paul Hake

HitPoint Studios

Eric Johnson

All Things Digital

Kenny Rosenblatt

Arkadium

Neil Sorens

Zen Studios

free content

Future of Gaming

Other


Discover More from Informa Tech
Working With Us
Follow GDC on Social
  • Copyright © Informa PLC. Informa PLC is registered in England and Wales with company number 8860726 whose registered and head office is 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG.