Hangout With Ultimate Coders: Week 2 Highlights
This week, a few of the developers involved in Ultimate Coder: Going Perceptual jumped on a Google+ Hangout to discuss how the contest was going, their challenges, and what they were really excited...
View ArticleUltimate Coder Challenge Week 2: Demos, proof of concept, and visual effects
Week 2 of the Ultimate Coder Challenge is now behind us, and quite frankly, it’s amazing that we’re only at week 2 with the amount of progress that has been made: playable demos, workable frameworks,...
View ArticleIntel at Mobile World Congress 2013: A push towards mobility
The mobile ecosystem is growing by leaps and bounds, and staying on top of the trends driving this growth is extremely important. This week, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain offered ample...
View ArticleWhere the Developers Are: Consoles, Mobile, Tablets, or PC’s?
A recent survey conducted by the Game Developers Conference of more than 2500 North American game developers who attended the popular conference in 2012 or plan to attend in 2013 offered some...
View ArticleDoes Fragmentation Spell The End For Indie Developers? No, And Here’s Why
A report issued this week by Flurry offered some intriguing figures on the fragmented marketplace developers have to deal with in order to get their apps out. Here’s just one sobering stat: in order...
View ArticleCross-Platform Development: What The Stats Say
Cross-platform development is something that is only going to gain more momentum as manufacturers continue to build a wide variety of consumer devices. Tools and frameworks that make cross-platform...
View ArticleEight Reasons Why Users Hate Your App
While apps certainly do make our lives easier and more convenient in many ways, there are definitely things that apps do that tend to irritate, confuse, or downright enrage users. From breaches of...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Good Developer Culture?
There’s a lot of talk these days about what makes a good “culture”, whether you’re an engineer, a software developer, or a chef. It’s all about finding a work environment that not only is conducive to...
View ArticleOne Code Base to Rule Them All: Intel’s HTML5 Development Environment
If you’re a developer searching for a great tool to add to your repertoire, you’ll want to check out Intel's HTML5 Development Environment, an HTML5-based development platform that enables developers...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Game Development: Everything Old is New Again (and vice versa)
According to a recent survey of game developers, the industry is seeing a slow but steady shift away from console development towards PC and mobile games: “Thirteen percent of respondents called...
View ArticleWe Are Go for Haswell!
You’ve been waiting for the highly anticipated 4th generation Intel® Core™ processor family, and it’s finally here. This processor microarchitecture group is the successor to Ivy Bridge, and will...
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