("28 Août 2007"):

My goal is to use this glog to write about all aspects of designing and creating games. I will talk about my own experiences, games I have played, new design ideas, the topics I teach and the research I do at Utrecht University. Also I plan to start some design challenges here with prizes.

Citation:

Porting GM to C++ has been in the plans since my first discussions with YoYo Games. However, it costs a lot of money so we first had to secure the money and the corresponding bussiness model. […] It is not clear when the port will be ready. See the YoYo Games glog for some more information. The reason for going to C++ is that it is more easy to port to other platforms, more easy to extend and more easy to find good programmers. I will personally not do any of the work but will be involved in the decision process about e.g. new features. […] After the C++ port is done it will indeed be able to develop games with Game Maker for various platforms. Which platforms we will support and in what order has not yet been decided.

("1er Septembre 2007"):

I am working as a full professor at Utrecht University in the Department of Information and Computing Sciences. There I am scientific director of the Center for Advanced Gaming and Simulation. I will write more about the work that is done in the research center in future contributions. I am doing research on path planning and animation in games and virtual environments. I am teaching a course on computer game design. And of course I am the creator of Game Maker and one of the directors and shareholders of YoYo Games. […] People often asked me what computer games I played when I was young. The answer is simple: none. There were no computer games those days. There were hardly any computers. I saw the first computer in my life when I was 16 years old […] But it took until the 80ties while I was working on my PhD before I really got interested in computer games. In particular when the Atari ST appeared I got hooked on it. I played many games, created my own (more about that some other time) and started to write game reviews for a Dutch Atari magazine. Also in those days I wrote my first paper on what is a good game. Something we still do not fully understand. I hope my glog will shed some more light on that.

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