Tag Archives: creativity
Can you crowdsource Christmas?
December 23, 2010 Share Over the last twelve months there’s been a real buzz about crowdsourcing. 2010, the pundits predicated, would be the year crowdsourcing “went mainstream.”
Okay, I’m not quite sure how we judge what’s mainstream (stuff Simon Cowell’s heard of maybe?) but it’s certainly true that this year, the crowdsourcing industry has been more productive than a factory …
Behind the façade: How crowdsourcing will bring videogames to life
August 4, 2010… it almost seems incredible that they are still alive, let alone still overflowing with volcanic creativity. As a programmer, Peter Molyneux celebrated themes like power, choice and influence in his games. Now, as the Creative Director of Microsoft Games Studio, he can spend less time on technical details and more time developing the concepts that will shape the gaming industry in the future.
It was back at the Los Angeles E3 Conference of 2009 when Molyneux proudly displayed Milo for …
How the knowledge economy will change the way we work
April 3, 2010… The power of knowhow
Knowledge intensive work highlights the need for high-level knowhow, creativity and continuous learning. This produces a change in how work is defined – as work places, roles and work hours cease to define work, what are left over are tasks, end results and customer needs. The knowledge, values, personal characteristics and life choices of employees will become highlighted. It is irrelevant what work roles or titles are involved in doing the work – if the …
The Future of Work: Paid to Play?
January 26, 2010… develop them for purposes other than gaming in its traditional sense. For example, with a bit of creativity, games requiring players to perform actions or small tasks (such as MMORPGs or puzzle games ) could be translated into products that could make a real impact.
Game designers use context, art direction and consistent design to develop compelling games. It is these aspects which make them far more appealing than your average Excel spreadsheet. Of course that’s why millions of people …
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