Writing, Photography and Video Games.

About Author: Dave Feltham

Website: http://www.feltham.ca
Description: Dave Feltham has toiled 12 years in the video game industry and 15 in the entertainment industry as a whole. His gaming credits include Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadowbroker (DLC) Full Auto, Full Auto 2: Battlines, Cel Damage, Cel Damage: Overdrive. His broadcast design includes opening graphics for shows on CBC, ABC, CBS, Headline Sports and PBS’ The NewsHour. He currently works as a Senior Designer at BioWare on Mass Effect 3.

Posts by Dave Feltham

GDC Awards Photos

Posted on May 15, 2011 | No Comments
Peter Molyneux accepts his Lifetime Achievement award, a photo by dave.feltham on Flickr. A little late coming, but here is my short selection of photos from the 2011 Game Developer...
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Sunset Paddling 2 of 3

Posted on May 15, 2011 | No Comments
Sunset Paddling 2 of 3, a photo by dave.feltham on Flickr. Trying out the Flickr WordPress plugin. During our visit to Vancouver Island last year we were enjoying an ice-cream...
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10 things I learned as a Parent that I can Apply as a Game Developer

Posted on January 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
Publicize Do not Disturb Times The bathroom isn’t always for business, it is also for quiet time. Be firm but friendly to get your point across. A raised eyebrow for...
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Shut up and Play This: Mafia 2

Posted on November 20, 2010 | No Comments
Mafia 2: GTA in the 50s? Or RDR without horses?
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The Backlog: Bully: Scholarship Edition

Posted on October 25, 2010 | No Comments
Seems like every developer I know out there has a backlog of games: games they never finished, games they should have started, and gems that have only recently garnered a...
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Setting a Standard: Red Dead Redemption Part I: Sense of Place

Posted on September 25, 2010 | No Comments
In the first part of a series looking at the qualities of Red Dead Redemption, Dave Feltham investigates why the player feels a part of this world moreso than the most crafted RPGs.
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Why a Car Chase in Lair of the Shadow Broker?

Posted on September 20, 2010 | No Comments
Why did we put in a car chase in Lair of the Shadow Broker? Well besides Patrick Weekes and I thinking that it would be necessary for pacing, that it...
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Shut Up and Play This: Was Red Dead Redemption my last Game?

Posted on August 9, 2010 | 3 Comments
Dave makes a few quick comments about Red Dead Redemption.
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What does a Game Designer Do?

Posted on June 27, 2010 | No Comments
Jameson Durall, Senior Designer at Volition Games, explains what a Game Designer does.
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Will There Ever be a True Horror Game?

Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
Now I’m the first to admit: I’m a horror snob. I don’t like slasher films, and I don’t like the overthetop Blood for no reason Fangoria films either. I like...
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