Gamasutra's Montreal Studio Tour

[Xcom]

Old news probably, but in case you haven't seen it, it has some interesting bits.

On the other side of the offices from the quality assurance team, we found the Deus Ex 3 team hard at work in the development area -- with one (large) wall covered entirely in design notes and another, of similar size, covered in concept art in a range of styles. Particularly striking was a massive poster for the original Deus Ex wrapped around a pillar -- perhaps working as inspiration for the team (interestingly, no Invisible War paraphernalia was apparent.) LOL! :D

Full Article:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3146/better_living_through_order_an_.php?page=1

[AaronJ]

Oh my god, I want that poster so much...

[SomaMech]

I've been pretty worried about Deus Ex 3 being dumbed down for consoles, but if the developers listen to DX fans like they say they do, this won't happen! Good article... it gives me a bit more hope for the game.

I like this bit...

Even without the direct input of Warren Spector, Anfossi argued that the history of the titles was hugely important to their development. "I've played the two games I don't know how many times. A crazy amount. We wanted to learn exactly what Deus Ex was so we could imbue this project with those values. We spent months on that alone."

[Inane Mythos]

A really interesting read. A glimmer of hope is actually on the horizon.

I like the way they've limited themselves on team numbers and the overall atmosphere of the studio. It will greatly increase development and the overall outcome of the game, and this is from someone who's had experience on it. ;)

Thanks for the article Xcom :thumbsup:

[mr_cyberpunk]

That white board is insane. How much writing is on that wow.. Ever heard of MS project? lol.

Its pretty cool to see how they work.

[AaronJ]

MS project

Whiteboard works better.

[mr_cyberpunk]

Have you even used MS project? lol its pretty helpful but I'm positive there are some simpler and better systems out there for project management. Whiteboards aren't good because someone might have a fetish for drawing Walton Simmons blowing up text on the white board :D