Brandon Boyer

Kevin Hanna, creative director for Google's virtual world project, on why Lively is going to be important - and why sceptics should care

AUSTIN GDC: Myst Online failed because it tried to compete with TV, says Miller

AUSTIN GDC: Newly-hired producer Harvey Smith reveals studio working on strategy card game and first person RPG

AUSTIN GDC: Sci-fi author's vision of future also identifies abusers of videogame systems

AUSTIN GDC: Hanna reveals plans for integration of games - from arcade to entire 3D titles - in Google's growing virtual world

Austin GDC: "If it doesn't matter to a kid... it doesn't matter," says co-founder

Austin GDC: Former developer urges creators to "ditch plot" and concentrate on the player