URL: http://www.newsisfree.com/click/-4,7132396,159/
Date: 2002-08-22T03:21:04+01:00
Scripting languages allow rapid development of game behavior without the
pitfalls that await the unwary C++ programmer. Using an existing scripting
language saves the time and cost of developing a custom language, and typically
gives you a far more powerful language than you could create on your own.
Python is an excellent choice for a game scripting language because it is
powerful, easily embedded, can seamlessly be extended with C/C++ code

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Keeping up with The Sims: Managing Large Scale Game Content
    Production
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URL: http://www.newsisfree.com/click/-3,7506698,159/
Date: 2002-09-04T02:10:04+01:00
With project budgets in the multiple millions of dollars and virtually no
margin for error, more and more development teams are under tremendous pressure
to come out on top of the entertainment software market's cutthroat
competition. No team manager wants to contemplate dropping the ball when
creating the vivid graphics necessary to help make a game a success. Electronic
Arts' The Sims franchise is an excellent example of this pressurized situation.
This article highlights the critical issues that govern the high volume asset
production needed for today's most demanding games.

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