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Last monday, I was at the 2nd edition of e-virtuoses in Lille, which is a convention of serious games producer. There are around 60% of french products and all the others were international products (from India, USA, Sweden, Netherland, UK, etc.). During this event I was moderator of the workshop on high-risk job (e.g. firefighter). I could talk a lot about what I have seen and who I have met but for this post I will only focus on the Noah Falstein’s opening talk. Just to recap, Noah Falstein was an employee at LucasArts Entertainment (formerly Lucasfilm Games) and later at 3DO Company. For instance, he worked on two great adventure games: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992). Currently he runs The Inspiracy, a consulting firm specializing in game design and production for international clients and tries to focus on serious game development. During the opening session of the convention, Noah Falstein gave a twenty minutes talk about his 30 years of experience in the video game industry and about serious game production. He presented 10 tips to lead a serious game project to a successful production : Read the rest of this entry »