"Right the dang now." Scope Creep; eSports [Nice Replay]
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#51"Right the dang now."Roundtable2017.10.07Stephen will be speaking at the November IGDA Twin Cities meeting! Details will be posted at igdatc.org soon.In this episode, Stephen fights his demons, Martha likes sports now, and Mark learns a lot about both.Scope Creep0:02:41Stephen McGregorProductionMartha took a blacksmithing class! Also, her instructor told her this was a perfect forge weld.Martha brought up fighting scope creep on our GDC 2017 Special.GDC 2017 Special (Part 1)Project management is a way to combat scope creep that we’ve covered before, in the episode"We joke here."A core concept for your game can help focus ideas as well. We go over this in our Game Design Primer topic in our episode"That makes me retroactively nervous." Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making - Sam KanerOur post on the r/gamedev. Special thanks to SaxPanther, ledat, GravityGamesInt, Bwob, and DustyPixel for their stories.SaxPanther created a battle royale game out of the Unity Roll-A-Ball tutorial.ledat shared a story on how one person accidentally created banking software after attempting to streamline coffee orders.eSports0:30:53Martha MegarryEventsGamingLeague of LegendsLeague of Legends World Championship is happening RIGHT THE DANG NOW!Martha will be rooting for her favorite team, C9.Player Signings, Salaries, and More in the Overwatch League™ - Blizzard EntertainmentLeague of Legends' ratings top NBA Finals, World Series clinchers - Patrick Dorsey, ESPNAn example of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament casting. - TwitchThe Story of DOTA - Paul Dean, EurogamerThe biggest Call of Duty tournament shines light on growth of esports - Jordan Crook, TechCrunchThe Rise and Fall of StarCraft II as an eSport - Kevin Hovdestad, IGN How Intellectual Property Rights Are Hurting Esports Teams - Leonard Langenscheidt, The Esports ObserverThere is, in fact, a Civilization VI eSports scene. - Leif Johnson, Motherboard