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Gloria deGeare joins GLI!

I am excited to announce my recent appointment to Director, Business Development for Graphite Lab. With years of experience identifying and calling prospects, gaining clients and building revenues of creative firms (and my clients) in Los Angeles, I am extremely excited to be on this journey in my home state! […]

By |2012-02-07T10:00:46+00:00February 7th, 2012|Studio News, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Now Hiring: User Interface Artist

We’re currently expanding our team and are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic people with a talent and passion for advancing the artistic medium of Interface design! Graphite Lab is seeking a versatile, intelligent User Interface Artist with a range of experience in designing and building interfaces for games, websites and mobile applications. […]

By |2011-12-16T16:29:09+00:00December 16th, 2011|Game Development, Jobs, Studio News, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Graphite Lab is Hiring!

Graphite Lab has open positions of Gameplay Programmer and Interactive Developer. Gameplay Programmer Graphite Lab is seeking a versatile, intelligent Gameplay Programmer with a range of development and project implementation experience. Applicants must possess the skills necessary to create quality, easy-to-use code on strict time schedules. […]

Gamification … the debate continues.

A popular article over at softwareadvice.com takes another pass at the application of game mechanics to other tasks… aka Gamification. Author Vincent Beerman posts a few great quotes: Like the Industrial Revolution, early attempts at gamifying the enterprise have been slow, clunky, simplistic and sometimes downright counterproductive. […]

By |2011-06-09T11:35:54+00:00June 9th, 2011|Game Development, Uncategorized, Web Design|0 Comments

Cardinal Health’s MPI Radiation Calculator hit App stores

Cardinal Health’s MPI Radiation Calculator hit App stores today on behalf of Coolfire Media – BlackBerry version crafted by Graphite Lab. The app uses the BlackBerry WebWorks framework – utilizing existing technologies to offer features such as pull messaging and data caching all from a HTML/CSS/JS base. MPI Radiation Calculator on the BlackBerry App World [...]

By |2011-06-06T14:36:47+00:00June 6th, 2011|App Development, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Gamification – quite the debate.

Lots of discussion about this new-fangled thing called Gamification. The gamification of something is the act of using game mechanics in everyday applications and situations to boost engagement, fun and good behaviors. Gamify argues: Reward programs are perfect to generate engagement and loyalty for your brand. They are good incentive for your users to come [...]

By |2011-04-12T13:56:02+00:00April 12th, 2011|Game Development, Uncategorized, Web Design|3 Comments

Are Console Games Dying?

IGN reports on comments made by Peter Vesterbacka of Angry Birds fame on a panel at South By Southwest: “console games are dying along with the concept of paying $50+ for a game.” I think both concepts are false, though not completely made without grounds. Understanding that Angry Birds has sold over 100 million copies, [...]

By |2011-03-15T09:53:35+00:00March 15th, 2011|Game Development, Uncategorized|1 Comment