Media Molecule: Annual Video Games Lecture 2010

Alex Evans, co-founder and technical director of Media Molecule, creators of LittleBigPlanet, has shared his thoughts on the games industry.

Presenting BAFTA’s Annual Video Games Lecture, in association with GAME, on 7 October, Evans paused to reflect on the technical aspects of game-making. As well as taking some time to explore the importance of specific game-creation tools.

As part of his detailed look at the technical aspects of game-making Evans stressed the importance of specific game-creation tools. He said: “It’s a technical endeavour as well as an artistic one. You have to build this incredibly amazing technological machine that’s right on the cutting edge, otherwise you’ll be shot down for being old-school.”

Evans also spoke critically about his own work as he revealed the minute complexities of game development. He asserted the flavour of a game and the way that it plays is predominantly down to how the elements of the game are pieced together by the studio.