I’ve previously mentioned that the videogame mod community is having a hard time keeping up with increasingly complex content – specifically the CAD-like accuracy of the game model files used to create the normal-mapped textures that make the lower-geometry models look much more detailed. Most often I mention this issue when I discuss the options available for industrial designers and the opportunities being presented by this new reality. I see this as one part of a bigger shift toward a “content is king” world.<\/p>\n
Need evidence that there’s a widening gap between the casual modder\/modeler and the improving standards? Well, check out the recent news regarding the IGF 2006 Modding Competition over on Gamasutra (Link<\/a>). From the article: <\/p>\n Finally, the finalists for IGF Best Mod – Doom 3 are Platinum Arts’s co-op ‘classic Doom’ throwback Last Man Standing, and Games[CC]’s closed captioning modification Doom3[CC] – no other entries in this category were of finalist quality<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The idea that an id game could be short of entries is almost unthinkable considering their place in videogame modification history. But I’m not sure which is more curious: the missing Doom3 mods, or the missing designers.<\/p>\n via Blue’s News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve previously mentioned that the videogame mod community is having a hard time keeping up with increasingly complex content – specifically the CAD-like accuracy of the game model files used to create the normal-mapped textures that make the lower-geometry models … Continue reading