Emily C Taylor 💉💉💉 pentapod Daily coworker photo: I have been working in the actual office this week due to VERY LOUD construction work at home so few photos of my furry coworker this week. In fact I now have no coworkers in sight at all! Will be back home when construction quiets down though.
BioWare Gear Store @biowaregear The first day of summer was too tempting for the Inquisition to take a break from their usual Inquisitor duties and enjoy a moment of bliss captured in this @dragonage x @artovision3d Shadow Box! Only 235 worldwide!
Jen Cheverie Cott 💙 @jencheverie It's showcase day!!
Alain Baxter @alainbaxter Dragons? In Dragon Age? What a coincidence!
John Epler @eplerjc It's showcase day, my very favourite day. An opportunity to see all the incredibly cool shit the team has done, because games are Big and there's a lot going on all the time, forever.
Jon Renish @jonrenish The night before spent editing videos however...
Brianne Battye 🦇 @bbattye So... I've been writing video games for ten years now! That's a really long time!
I've been lucky to work with amazing people who helped me become a better writer & developer. And I'm grateful to everyone who has offered support over the years, in one way or another.
Daniel Lucchesi @lucchedonzi Was discussing game dev with a peer & something came up that I though I’d share : don’t assume great results = great process. I know a lot of folks look up to AAA games & try to identify the “perfect recipe”. The reality is that many of those were shipped in havoc.
Tuna (Jason Hill) @lazertuna Hashtag inquisition
seb hanlon 😷 @hanlsp yeah but it shipped with PhysX, not Havoc
Jessica ‘Italian Grimes’ Gonzalez💙🤌🏻 @_TechJess In your opinion, what is the way to get rid of crunch culture in game development? This was a question asked to me from aspiring game devs at UCI and it’s such a good one that I wish I had the answer for. What do you think it is?
David Gaider @davidgaider Valid concern or not, I suspect many studios see crunch as necessary in order to maintain their profit margins (and are often beholden to publishers). So they won't get rid of crunch unless they HAVE to.
Thus, if the laws don't change, there's really only one answer: unions.
Darren R 😨😱😵💀👻 @doom_Squid Hello! Excited to be starting with the team @bioware today! No gif profile update will be provided at this time, thank you ❤
(Not clear yet if he's on Dragon Age or Mass Effect, though!)
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Darren R 😨😱😵💀👻 @doom_Squid Hello! Excited to be starting with the team @bioware today! No gif profile update will be provided at this time, thank you ❤
(Not clear yet if he's on Dragon Age or Mass Effect, though!)
Chris Yearn 💙 @chrisyearn Woohoo, congrats again man! Age those Dragons!
Darren R 😨😱😵💀👻 @doom_Squid I'ma make 'em grampa dragons
Mark Darrah @biomarkdarrah So, if I live stream the Summer Game Fest, how does that work? It says costreaming is welcome but what about all the copyrighted music?
And no, I’m not currently expecting anything from Dragon Age. BUT I have specifically not asked anyone so maybe we will all be surprised…
Lucas |'Sanctuss'| @lucaszhm__ Do you think in your opinion that DA4 will be release next year or is it too soon ?
Mark Darrah @biomarkdarrah Late next year seems possible. They may be targeting Nov 2023. Or maybe not. I’m a big fan (in theory) of Q1 which would mean April-June. But if they were targeting that likely 2024. TL;DR I have no idea!
Derivel @derively Around 2010 both DA and ME were in production at the same time. Did games become so much more complex, or simply there isn't enough people to keep up this 2-years cycle?
Mark Darrah @biomarkdarrah Both. DA2 was made with a small team in a compressed period. Also steams are bigger.
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Caitie @ GhilDirthalen Holy shit, I can't believe I can make this update, but the Dragon Age ride has been found... in the UK! I got a reddit comment on an old post from the ride operator, and it seems Fantasy Island bought the ride! www.fantasyislandresort.co.uk/rides-and-attractions/the-guardian/
(context: the dragon age theme park ride has turned up/been found, or at least what's left of it after being un-dragon-age'd )
Caitie @ GhilDirthalen Per the reddit comment, they have taken out a lot of the Dragon Age stuff from the ride, but still use the same in-ride movie! So hey UK peeps, any one want to give it a go?
Caitie @ GhilDirthalen Dude said the use the same movie in the ride, so I'm thinking the pre-ride movie is gone (it was a lot of world building for Thedas), and more obvious DA props that decorated the place are gone. But they kept the dragon! Omg that’s nuts, I just finished watching this and then went to check twitter!! Gonna reach out to this guy to see if the in ride movie is the same!
Caitie @ GhilDirthalen I got in contact with a YT channel that talks about UK theme park rides who had ridden this new version! In short, confirmed for same inride movie, but may have small cuts to it Here is a link to their video on it that shows the decorations! Keep in eye out in the video for a few DA decor! I've spotted four from the old ride (And maybe the barrels are from there too, but idk.) But I might has missed! Sort of wish they kept the random ass well though lol
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Gamers For Groceries (https://twitter.com/GamersGroceries) 4 is coming up soon on May 28th 3pm EDT. 1pm MDT, 12pm PDT. this is a Twitch show/stream, a game dev variety show organized by game devs in Edmonton, which is for charity and raises money for a good cause, Food Banks Canada. it has stuff like interviews and trivia in it and streams on Twitch at /gamersforgroceries
In previous GFGs some BioWare devs have taken part and done some fun/interesting panels/roundtables/interviews and Q&As and stuff. not sure that the specific guestlist and schedule for this one has been posted yet but sharing here to let folks know, these are fun events for a good cause
Gamers For Groceries (https://twitter.com/GamersGroceries) 4 is coming up soon on May 28th 3pm EDT. 1pm MDT, 12pm PDT. this is a Twitch show/stream, a game dev variety show organized by game devs in Edmonton, which is for charity and raises money for a good cause, Food Banks Canada. it has stuff like interviews and trivia in it and streams on Twitch at /gamersforgroceries
In previous GFGs some BioWare devs have taken part and done some fun/interesting panels/roundtables/interviews and Q&As and stuff. not sure that the specific guestlist and schedule for this one has been posted yet but sharing here to let folks know, these are fun events for a good cause
BioWare devs are often in the chat for the GfG twitch streams, supporting their friends in the Edmonton game industry, even if they aren't themselves doing a panel or something.
François-Xavier Labescat @arathaur (Associate Producer) Bit of news! I started my new adventure last week. Thrilled to be back at @ea and join @bioware to work on @dragonage!
Gamers for Groceries @gamersgroceries Tune in this Saturday and join Bioware writers @patrickweekes @sherylchee and Luke Kristjanson and editor @karinweekes as they come up with compelling missions on the spot based on wild suggestions!
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