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January 23, 2007

Gamasutra Podcast: 'IGDA Executive Director Jason Della Rocca'

jasondr.jpgGamasutra is proud to present the latest Gamasutra Podcast, part of our weekly podcasts, which include both the Tom Kim-presented Gamasutra Podcast show, alongside the best lectures, tutorials, and roundtables from this and previous years' Game Developers Conferences.

For today's edition of the Gamasutra Podcast we feature an interview with Jason Della Rocca, the Executive Director of the International Game Developer's Association.

In the course of our conversation, we discuss such varied issues as changing strategies of attempted game legislation, game ratings and lack of parity between other media and games, the importance of industry credit, awards and recognition, the maturation of game production processes and workforce education and improvement.

You can now download the Gamasutra Podcast, Interview with Jason Della Rocca (.MP3, 32 minutes, 15.5 MB).

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January 9, 2007

Gamasutra Podcast: 'Gears Of War/Bioshock Writer Susan O'Connor'

susanoconnor.jpgGamasutra is proud to present the latest Gamasutra Podcast, part of our weekly podcasts, which include both the Tom Kim-presented Gamasutra Podcast show, alongside the best lectures, tutorials, and roundtables from this and previous years' Game Developers Conferences.

For today's edition of the Gamasutra Podcast we feature an interview with noted video game writer Susan O'Connor, whose most recent work includes Xbox 360 hit Gears of War and the forthcoming Bioshock. She has also done writing stints on Star Wars Galaxies, Dungeon Siege II, and Act of War.

In the in-depth interview, she talks in depth about her influences, different aspects of her creative process, both practical and intuitive, as well as the difference between writing for games and other media, specifically referencing the games she's worked on.

You can now download the Gamasutra Podcast, Interview with Susan O'Connor (.MP3, 39 minutes, 18.9 MB).

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