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	I usually wait until I have the audio from the show to put up, but someone was nice enough to videotape the whole thing and put it on YouTube. The audio is not great, but it's more than good enough, and the video is in focus only on the back of someone's head, but it's still nice to have this so quickly, so here you go:		I usually wait until I have the audio from the show to put up, but someone was nice enough to videotape the whole thing and put it on YouTube. The audio is not great, but it's more than good enough, and the video is in focus only on the back of someone's head, but it's still nice to have this so quickly, so here you go:

	<center>~~<videoflash>~~2UTlBvhx0OM~~&hl~~=~~en&fs=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18\|~~640\|505~~</videoflash>~~</center>		<center>{{#widget:YouTube\|id=2UTlBvhx0OM\|width=640\|height=505}}</center>

	The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' by the ''Violent Femmes'' comes in, which is slightly unfortunate<ref>Plus the damned audio guy dynamically mixed me, which I asked him not to do, and he cut off the intro of the snippet, sigh.</ref>, and it doesn't show the final example, an incredibly awesome screenshot from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:		The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' by the ''Violent Femmes'' comes in, which is slightly unfortunate<ref>Plus the damned audio guy dynamically mixed me, which I asked him not to do, and he cut off the intro of the snippet, sigh.</ref>, and it doesn't show the final example, an incredibly awesome screenshot from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:

Checker at 12:25, 6 April 2009

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	* http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/gdc09-highlights-from-the-game-critics-rant/		* http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/gdc09-highlights-from-the-game-critics-rant/
	* http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/27/videogames-software-internet-technology-personal-tech-videogames.html		* http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/27/videogames-software-internet-technology-personal-tech-videogames.html
			* http://www.crispygamer.com/news/index.php/2009-04-06/killed-by-friendly-fire-game-critics-rant/ <small>''(at least they photoshopped the evil picture)''</small>

	Most of the controversy this year came from Heather Chaplin's rant, which you can read about in the above links and all over the net. Will she be the ''Duct Tape Award'' winner next year? Place your bets now.		Most of the controversy this year came from Heather Chaplin's rant, which you can read about in the above links and all over the net. Will she be the ''Duct Tape Award'' winner next year? Place your bets now.

Checker at 08:44, 6 April 2009

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	* http://ps2.ign.com/articles/967/967360p1.html		* http://ps2.ign.com/articles/967/967360p1.html
	* http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/gdc09-highlights-from-the-game-critics-rant/		* http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/gdc09-highlights-from-the-game-critics-rant/
			* http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/27/videogames-software-internet-technology-personal-tech-videogames.html

	Most of the controversy this year came from Heather Chaplin's rant, which you can read about in the above links and all over the net. Will she be the ''Duct Tape Award'' winner next year? Place your bets now.		Most of the controversy this year came from Heather Chaplin's rant, which you can read about in the above links and all over the net. Will she be the ''Duct Tape Award'' winner next year? Place your bets now.

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	The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' by the ''Violent Femmes'' comes in, which is slightly unfortunate, and it doesn't show the incredibly awesome screenshot ~~from my final example~~ from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:		The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' by the ''Violent Femmes'' comes in, which is slightly unfortunate<ref>Plus the damned audio guy dynamically mixed me, which I asked him not to do, and he cut off the intro of the snippet, sigh.</ref>, and it doesn't show the final example, an incredibly awesome screenshot from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:

	<center>[[Image:wspector2-small.png]]</center>		<center>[[Image:wspector2-small.png\|frame\|center\|<small><div style="text-align:justify; line-height:1.2em;margin-top:0.5em;">''"There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,"'' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex.</div></small>]]</center clear="all">

	Here is the [[Media:gdc09-rant.zip\|presentation ppt and accompanying music]] in a zip file. The articles referenced in the rant are available [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171021 here] and [http://pc.ign.com/articles/135/135304p1.html here].		Here is the [[Media:gdc09-rant.zip\|presentation ppt and accompanying music snippet]] in a zip file. The articles referenced in the rant are available [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171021 here] and [http://pc.ign.com/articles/135/135304p1.html here].

	Also, as shown at the beginning of my rant, we awarded the coveted ''Duct Tape Award'' to [http://www.clicknothing.typepad.com/ Clint Hocking] this year for his excellent rant in 2008.		Also, as shown at the beginning of my rant, we awarded the coveted ''Duct Tape Award'' to [http://www.clicknothing.typepad.com/ Clint Hocking] this year for his excellent rant in 2008.
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	Most of the controversy this year came from Heather Chaplin's rant, which you can read about in the above links and all over the net. Will she be the ''Duct Tape Award'' winner next year? Place your bets now.		Most of the controversy this year came from Heather Chaplin's rant, which you can read about in the above links and all over the net. Will she be the ''Duct Tape Award'' winner next year? Place your bets now.

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	Here is the [[Media:gdc09-rant.zip\|presentation ppt and accompanying ~~audio~~]] in a zip file. The articles referenced in the rant are available [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171021 here] and [http://pc.ign.com/articles/135/135304p1.html here].		Here is the [[Media:gdc09-rant.zip\|presentation ppt and accompanying music]] in a zip file. The articles referenced in the rant are available [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171021 here] and [http://pc.ign.com/articles/135/135304p1.html here].

	Also, as shown at the beginning of my rant, we awarded the coveted ''Duct Tape Award'' to [http://www.clicknothing.typepad.com/ Clint Hocking] this year for his excellent rant in 2008.		Also, as shown at the beginning of my rant, we awarded the coveted ''Duct Tape Award'' to [http://www.clicknothing.typepad.com/ Clint Hocking] this year for his excellent rant in 2008.

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	The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' ~~bythe~~ ''Violent Femmes'' comes in, which is slightly unfortunate, and it doesn't show the incredibly awesome screenshot from my final example from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:		The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' by the ''Violent Femmes'' comes in, which is slightly unfortunate, and it doesn't show the incredibly awesome screenshot from my final example from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:

	<center>[[Image:wspector2-small.png]]</center>		<center>[[Image:wspector2-small.png]]</center>

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	The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' ~~from the~~ Violent Femmes comes in, which is slightly unfortunate, and it doesn't show the incredibly awesome screenshot from my final example from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:		The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' bythe ''Violent Femmes'' comes in, which is slightly unfortunate, and it doesn't show the incredibly awesome screenshot from my final example from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:

	<center>[[Image:wspector2-small.png]]</center>		<center>[[Image:wspector2-small.png]]</center>

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	This is my rant from the 2009 [[Game Developers Conference]] rant session, [https://www.cmpevents.com/GD09/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=9310 ''Burned by Friendly Fire: Game Critics Rant'']. The theme for the rant session this year was game journalism, and most of the ranters were journalists or ex-journalists. I was a "surprise" guest ranter, as usual. My rant is titled ''Do Your Job Well, Please'' and was a plea from developers to journalists. It's about how important journalism is, even game journalism, because it impacts people both personally and professionally. With this great power to impact people comes great responsibility to get the facts right, to provide context, and to convey the subtlety of the situation being reported. This too-often does not happen, and it is not pleasant to be on the receiving end of sloppy reporting.		This is my rant from the 2009 [[Game Developers Conference]] rant session, [https://www.cmpevents.com/GD09/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=9310 ''Burned by Friendly Fire: Game Critics Rant'']. The theme for the rant session this year was game journalism, and most of the ranters were journalists or ex-journalists. I was a "surprise" guest ranter, as usual. My rant is titled ''Do Your Job Well, Please'' and was a plea from developers to journalists. It's about how important journalism is, even game journalism, because it impacts people both personally and professionally. With this great power to impact people comes great responsibility to get the facts right, to provide context, and to convey the subtlety of the situation being reported. This too-often does not happen, and it is not pleasant to be on the receiving end of sloppy reporting.

	I usually wait until I have the audio from the show to put up, but someone was nice enough to videotape the whole thing and put it on YouTube. The audio is not great, but it's, good enough, and the video is in focus only on the back of someone's head, but it's still nice to have this so quickly, so here you go:		I usually wait until I have the audio from the show to put up, but someone was nice enough to videotape the whole thing and put it on YouTube. The audio is not great, but it's more than good enough, and the video is in focus only on the back of someone's head, but it's still nice to have this so quickly, so here you go:

	<center><videoflash>2UTlBvhx0OM&hl=en&fs=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18\|640\|505</videoflash></center>		<center><videoflash>2UTlBvhx0OM&hl=en&fs=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18\|640\|505</videoflash></center>

Checker: New page: This is my rant from the 2009 Game Developers Conference rant session, [https://www.cmpevents.com/GD09/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=9310 ''Burned by Friendly Fire: Game Critics Rant'']. ...

2009-04-03T01:55:57Z

New page: This is my rant from the 2009 Game Developers Conference rant session, [https://www.cmpevents.com/GD09/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=9310 ''Burned by Friendly Fire: Game Critics Rant'']. ...

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This is my rant from the 2009 [[Game Developers Conference]] rant session, [https://www.cmpevents.com/GD09/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=9310 ''Burned by Friendly Fire: Game Critics Rant'']. The theme for the rant session this year was game journalism, and most of the ranters were journalists or ex-journalists. I was a "surprise" guest ranter, as usual. My rant is titled ''Do Your Job Well, Please'' and was a plea from developers to journalists. It's about how important journalism is, even game journalism, because it impacts people both personally and professionally. With this great power to impact people comes great responsibility to get the facts right, to provide context, and to convey the subtlety of the situation being reported. This too-often does not happen, and it is not pleasant to be on the receiving end of sloppy reporting.

I usually wait until I have the audio from the show to put up, but someone was nice enough to videotape the whole thing and put it on YouTube. The audio is not great, but it's, good enough, and the video is in focus only on the back of someone's head, but it's still nice to have this so quickly, so here you go:

<center><videoflash>2UTlBvhx0OM&hl=en&fs=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18|640|505</videoflash></center>

The video cuts off right as ''Kiss Off'' from the Violent Femmes comes in, which is slightly unfortunate, and it doesn't show the incredibly awesome screenshot from my final example from an article about Warren Spector, so I'll put that here:

<center>[[Image:wspector2-small.png]]</center>

Here is the [[Media:gdc09-rant.zip|presentation ppt and accompanying audio]] in a zip file. The articles referenced in the rant are available [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171021 here] and [http://pc.ign.com/articles/135/135304p1.html here].

Also, as shown at the beginning of my rant, we awarded the coveted ''Duct Tape Award'' to [http://www.clicknothing.typepad.com/ Clint Hocking] this year for his excellent rant in 2008.

There's been some good coverage of my rant, which is nice, given the topic, including:

* http://www.game-ism.com/2009/04/01/ranting_back_gdc09_game_critics_rant/
* http://ps2.ign.com/articles/967/967360p1.html
* http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/gdc09-highlights-from-the-game-critics-rant/

Most of the controversy this year came from Heather Chaplin's rant, which you can read about in the above links and all over the net. Will she be the ''Duct Tape Award'' winner next year? Place your bets now.

[[Category:Opinions]]
[[Category:Lectures]]