CS 404/504 (Games & VE) Interesting Links

International Journal of Computer Games Technology
an open-access journal with print edition available
Game Studies
an online-only journal focusing on cultural and communication aspects of games.
International Journal of Game-Based Learning
educational games
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
A flagship journal for virtual environments research
Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
Lightweight Java Game Library
Why? Because Minecraft's author likes it
Microsoft Game Studio Express
Because its free, and some like C#
LispGames.org and Land of Lisp
Because Lisp is the original very high level language.
Invent Computer Games with Python
Because Python is not a bad language, except for the indentation-based syntax, which is completely unacceptable.
World of Warcraft 8 million subscribers (pointer courtesy Bruce Bolden)
At $15/mo WoW is a billion dollar industry all by itself
Five years as a full-time indie
A real-world story, complete with two years wasted.
Stack Exchange's Game Development Q & A