| Square-Enix Introduces Game Development Game, Project GB, For Nintendo DS |
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| Written by Alexis M. (Rivithed) | ||||
| Tuesday, 06 March 2007 | ||||
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Game development within a game. That's what Project GB is about. Square-Enix's Ichiro Otobe introduced a DS game titled "Project GB" at GDC. The Nintendo DS game, currently in its early stages, will teach players on "the fun of game development." The team behind the game is composed of ten people, led by former Vagrant Story and PlayOnline programmer Tadashi Tsushima.
"There's a huge huge potential that games can become mainstream media," said Ichiro, "but without active involvement from the developer community, it will stay niche." In addition, Ichiro stated: "Without understanding the fun of learning, you can't create a game, you can only sugarcoat. You have to access yourself the core-fun of what you're trying to educate, and communicate that through gaming." From Gamasutra: "Project GB gives players the skills of game development -- programming, graphic design, music composition, and writing -- all through hands-on play, hoping, in the end to "nurture a true 'game brain,'" the project's namesake, specifically chosen to counteract media reports of a popular Japanese university professor's term for the damaging effects of games on the brain." The game is intended for internal use within Square-Enix. See images here. Read more at Gamasutra.
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