AGDC 07: Icarus Platform Interview with David Gardner

Icarus Studios EVP David Gardner took the time at AGDC to discuss his company's MMO solution: The Icarus Platform. This is a set of tools companies can license to build games and according to Gardner, they can do it without writing a line of code.

"We believe you can take an excellent product to market without actually writing any code," Gardner explained from the second floor of his AGDC booth, yes AGDC booths now have two floors.

Their tools eliminate the necessity of programmers. Instead, a comprehensive scripting language enables designers and content creators to directly implement content. For those who have or are programmers, don't worry, they're not obsolete. People can get under the hood and fiddle with whatever they want if they wish.

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