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From online games to more complex products played on consoles, game developers are benefiting from the spread of smartphones and other mobile phones, broader use of the Internet and a high per capita spending rate in the Gulf region, where oil wealth allows many young people to indulge in their passions. According to a 2011 survey conducted by the Jordan-based consulting firm Arab Advisors Group, 65 percent of Internet users in Saudi Arabia play games online.
"'Designer' is the most sought-after position. These are the people who invent games. At their core, designers are responsible for making things fun. Yet, getting there requires a lot of tedium. 'I don't play the game all day long while I'm at work," said Jen Ortiz, a designer on EA Mythic's Dark Age of Camelot. 'Seriously, I'm usually [too] buried in Excel sheets, product quality reports, poll results, team lead reports, emails and document writing of my own to even look at the game at work.'" Dana Massey chases the myth of game development as paradise in "Working in Games."]
2011 supplier responsibility progress report
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News articles & essays about the industry and/or working in the industry in general (not specific to EA).
Updated on Oct 22, 13
Created on Jan 08, 12
Category: Computers & Internet
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