It can be tempting to assign a bigger work week to developers, but I would go no larger than a 6 hour work week and I recommend cutting the work week in half for any leads to account for time spent on non-development tasks. Intentionally underestimating your development team's working hours allows you to … Continue Reading ››
How Big Pharma speaks with its systems
There's a lot of money to be made in the pharmaceuticals business. Who knew?
As the creator of the medicine-making management sim Big Pharma lays out in a recent Gamasutra blog post, his game broke even shortly after launching its beta back in May, and has earned back five times its original investment since … Continue Reading ››
American Psychological Association affirms link between violent games and aggression
Playing violent video games is linked to increases in aggression and decreases in sensitivity to aggression, according to a review by the American Psychological Association (APA) of recent research. The review indicated that there is "insufficient evidence" about whether playing violent video games can also lead to criminal violence or delinquency, the APA Continue Reading ››
