It’s been more than 35 years since David Crane created the platformer Pitall! for the Atari 2600.
This weekend, he will be in Orlando sharing his love for classic games at the Free Play Florida retro game festival.
He talked to The OVG about his career.
The OVG: Why are events like Free Play Florida important and why do you think so many attend?
Continue reading Pitfall! creator preferred building for Atari 2600It’s not just UCF and Full Sail University training the next generation of video game developers in Central Florida.
While those two consistently rank at or near the top in national studies that rank schools’ game dev programs, the relatively new Florida Polytechnic University has launched its own program.
This week, the school had an expo to show off what the 30 students in Florida Poly’s game design classes have built during the past several months.
Continue reading Florida Poly students showcase video games at expo
