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Re: I'm back with some advice

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
Still don't buy it. Every kickoff, Woody's going on about how we've provided teams with this easy to build kit-bot, flexible programming environment, etc. This plus the new controller make the push towards more interesting programming clear. Forcing teams, any teams, to struggle to move removes the focus from programming and showing off the new control system. I'm with Cory on this. The game will be just as "simple" as years past, with added emphasis on autonomous and programming.
I'm definitely on the same page with the two you on this one.
The GDC has done a great job in the last few year (emphasis on 2008) with developing games that allowed every level of team to contribute. It also encouraged and rewarded more advanced teams for doing amazing autonomous routines.
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