This year, GDC features an interesting improvement. Last year they saved one day for an event called “Flash Forward”. In a two-hour period, the organizers at GDC managed to provide us with a very fast overview on different talks. Several topics where introduced by speakers who presented their talks in just one minute. It was … Seguir leyendo
Hi guys, It has been a long time, but here I am again to show you something you will sure appreciate. Last month we had the presentation of the alpha versions of our projects in the Game Design and Development Postgraduate Program. We did something different this year: the session was recorded and streamed in … Seguir leyendo
Next May 20th, at 15:30, at l’Auditori in Barcelona, we will hold the fourth edition of our Three-headed Monkey Awards – Social Point. This year we will have a very different and awesome new format for the event. Please, let me tell you about it ;) First, I must tell you that we have got … Seguir leyendo
A promise is a promise. Here we are again with the second part of the “Inside GDC” videos. In the first one, you can see the West Moscone building, the place where most of the conferences and the awards ceremony take place. Now it’s time to see the other buildings of the Moscone Center. To … Seguir leyendo
Hey guys, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Here I am, back with a surprise that you will definitely appreciate. As you surely know, GDC started this week. I came here last year for the first time; I loved it, and here I am again. I would like to share this first person view … Seguir leyendo
Next Friday, October 9th, at the CaixaForum auditorium (Francisco Ferrer, 6-8) in Barcelona, we will have the Open Talent «Computer Animation, a fun career!» by Martin L’Heureux, a well-known animation director. He has worked in films like Men in Black, Star Wars and The Hulk, amongst many others, and now he devotes himself to the … Seguir leyendo
Next Thursday, October 1st, 2015, at UPC School – Tech Talent Center (Badajoz Street, 73 – map) in Barcelona, we will have the Open Talent «Entrepreneurship in the apps world» by Valentí Freixanet, founder and CEO of Biapum. I met Valentí a few months ago at an event organized by BLE (Barcelona Loves Entrepeneurs). I … Seguir leyendo
There are two main buildings at the Expo. The south one houses studios like Ubisoft, Capcom or Bethesda, the IndieCade area, the retro/history museum and student showcases. The west building houses the big publishers like Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo and a set of studios devoted to new human interaction devices. The Expo is full of … Seguir leyendo
Here I am again, sharing my first experience at E3 with you. I hope these notes can help you in the future in case you plan to come here someday. The trip is quite long, 9 hours from Barcelona to New York and 5 hours onward to Los Angeles. I will summarize the flight with … Seguir leyendo
The 4th Edition of our UPC Master’s Degree in Mobile Business & Apps Design is producing its preliminary results. All students’ projects are still a work in progress which will be finished in September; although some good results can already be seen. The students are simulating the creation of a studio from scratch: they have elaborated their business plan and all … Seguir leyendo
Jesús Alonso Alonso 