“DROP-IN CO-OP FOR OPEN WORLD GAMES [LECTURE]
Glenn Fiedler (Sony)
Fiedler was the multiplayer lead programmer on Pandemic/EA’s MERCENARIES 2, which featured a streaming open world and drop-in, drop-out co-op throughout its entire campaign – one of the things critics and fans liked best about the game. Making that work requires a huge amount of technical knowledge and skill. When I consider the great times I had with another co-op open worlder, Realtime Worlds/Microsoft’s CRACKDOWN, which offered a similarly free-form co-op experience, I’m convinced more developers need to emphasize this in open-world games. Here’s where to start.”
Woot! 