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During another session, “Data Scientist: the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century,” Mr. Reed argued that “data scientist as a profession is largely a fad.” Asked a question about undergraduate education, Mr. Reed struggled to answer. When it comes to hiring, he said, undergraduate education generally “does not matter.” “I usually hire people who have…
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newyorker: Can an Argentine animated film rival Hollywood blockbusters? Ian Mount writes about “Metegol,” a film whose success would represent the latest step toward relevance for animated features made outside the U.S.: http://nyr.kr/1dKo1no “The question, now, is whether audiences outside of Argentina will get it. The combination of high technical quality with cultural specificity could…
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Every single major publisher does not support artists in this space well and it’s not even close. Yet today, more than ever the needs of the software artist are greater than they have ever been. Joseph Kimhttp://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JosephKim/20131025/203263/Emergence_of_the_quotSoftware_Artistquot.php (via notgames)
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‘Street View Adventures’ Converts Google Maps Street View to Gameplay
playistic: When the iPhone 3G was released and GPS started to become a thing on smartphones, developers everywhere tried to figure out how in the world to turn this functionality into a neat gameplay angle. Tons of real world games have subsequently been released over the years, but I’ve really yet to see one reach…