Friday, October 14, 2005
"Play more Video Games" --Stephen Spielberg
Globetechnology: Spielberg, EA team up to make video games
The convergence of the movie industry and gaming now has the imprimatur of one of the gods of Hollywood, Stephen Spielberg. "In a speech last year, he told film students they could change the face of film making if only they played more video games." Spielberg will actually be working at EA, the "world's largest gamemaker":
The convergence of the movie industry and gaming now has the imprimatur of one of the gods of Hollywood, Stephen Spielberg. "In a speech last year, he told film students they could change the face of film making if only they played more video games." Spielberg will actually be working at EA, the "world's largest gamemaker":
Instead, Spielberg will have an office in EA's studio. He plans to work side-by-side with game developers to create original gaming content beginning with the concept — not a game based on a movie, or vice versa, both of which are common practices nowadays.It's a mashed-up media world. The convergence continues.