[GDC 2017] Technical Direction: Communication, ROI and Triage

Talk from GDC 2017.

In this 2017 GDC talk, programmer Mike Acton shares his specific processes to ensure that (1) everyone has the best information available to make the best decisions to do their job well; (2) what we do is worth doing; and (3) the most important things get done when programming video games.

 

 

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