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>> INSIDE: 2007 AUSTIN GDC SHOW PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 2007 THE LEADING GAME INDUSTRY MAGAZINE >>SAVE EARLY, SAVE OFTEN >>THE WILL TO FIGHT >>EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW MAKING SAVE SYSTEMS FOR CHANGING GAME STATES HARVEY SMITH ON PLAYERS, NOT DESIGNERS IN PANDEMIC’S SABOTEUR POLITICS IN GAMES POSTMORTEM: PUZZLEINFINITE INTERACTIVE’S QUEST DISPLAY UNTIL OCTOBER 11, 2007 Using Autodeskodesk® HumanIK® middle-middle- Autodesk® ware, Ubisoftoft MotionBuilder™ grounded ththee software enabled assassin inn his In Assassin’s Creed, th the assassin to 12 centuryy boots Ubisoft used and his run-time-time ® ® fl uidly jump Autodesk 3ds Max environment.nt. software to create from rooftops to a hero character so cobblestone real you can almost streets with ease. feel the coarseness of his tunic. HOW UBISOFT GAVE AN ASSASSIN HIS SOUL. autodesk.com/Games IImmagge cocouru tteesyy of Ubiisofft Autodesk, MotionBuilder, HumanIK and 3ds Max are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. © 2007 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. []CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2007 VOLUME 14, NUMBER 8 FEATURES 7 SAVING THE DAY: SAVE SYSTEMS IN GAMES Games are designed by designers, naturally, but they’re not designed for designers. Save systems that intentionally limit the pick up and drop enjoyment of a game unnecessarily mar the player’s experience. This case study of save systems sheds some light on what could be done better. By David Sirlin 13 SABOTEUR: THE WILL TO FIGHT 7 Pandemic’s upcoming title SABOTEUR uses dynamic color changes—from vibrant and full, to black and white film noir—to indicate the state of allied resistance in-game. It’s art as gameplay feature in this unique look at the design and technical challenges of an in- 42 progress high profile title. 13 By Christopher M. Hunt and Thomas French 33 THE SUBVERSION GAME: AN POSTMORTEM INTERVIEW WITH HARVEY SMITH BLACKSITE: AREA 51 began life as a rather 42 INFINITE INTERACTIVE’S PUZZLE QUEST: CHALLENGE OF THE straightforward first person shooter with WARLORDS aliens—then Midway Austin creative director Harvey Smith threw all that on its ear, adding Infinite Interactive took a leap into the console market with PUZZLE QUEST, a deeper story with a decidedly left-leaning after years of dedicated PC focus. The much more casual title tore up the political bent. In this interview, we discuss charts, due to the incredibly long period of time the company took to how to infuse political views into games polish it. CEO and lead designer Steve Fawkner takes us down the path without being heavy handed—while still 33 that led these hardcore veterans to casual glory. making the game fun to play. By Steve Fawkner By Brandon Sheffield DEPARTMENTS COLUMNS 2 GAME PLAN By Simon Carless 55 THE INNER PRODUCT By Mick West [PROGRAMMING] Social Gaming Hits Target Programming Responsiveness 4 HEADS UP DISPLAY 72 BUSINESS LEVEL By David Lee [BUSINESS] Emerging technologies at Siggraph, NPD hardware study, and more. Successful Outsourcing 52 SKUNK WORKS By Bijan Forutanpour 58 PIXEL PUSHER By Steve Theodore [ART] Siggraph 2007: Best In Show and product news. 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