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| Media Molecule director: it takes women working on games to change the industry Jul 17th 2013, 05:39 Media Molecule director Siobhan Reddy says that initiatives in education will encourage a new generation of female developers. 
In an interview with BBC Radio 4 (via Develop) Media Molecule studio director Siobhan Reddy has said that women in game development need to be more visible in order to attract more girls to consider a career in the industry. Reddy believes that games can change if female developers work on them. "I think it takes women working on games for games to change. And I know that there are all sorts of discussions about where it is now and where it has been, but I’m interested in where it is going, particularly the type of things we’re making at Media Molecule, and lots of other studios are making games which are for both genders and all ages," she said. Reddy suggested that current educational initiatives that teach programming, as well as game jams, can help shape the next generation of female game developers. She sees the industry facing a "million dollar question" on why there are fewer female designers and programmers, and suggested that statistics revealed that girls had been put off from working in technology and gaming fields by their peers and teachers by they time they reached year eight in school. "I think [it] is incredibly sad because it is a massively exciting industry and it’s still very, very, very young. We’re still at the tip of the iceberg phase," she said. Reddy also said she thought the current lack of female creative directors and studio heads was a shame, but suggested the best way to solve the problem was to simply start creating content. "I’d say to people who are interested in getting into the industry, just start making games or find the various things that are going on within your community or within your country, because there are a lot of things going on," she said. Media Molecule is best known for its PlayStation-exclusive franchise, Little Big Planet. The studio is currently working on Vita game Tearaway, a title inspired by papercraft. The game will launch on October 22 and 23 for North American and European markets respectively. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
|  | Microsoft responds to National Security Agency user data sharing claims Jul 17th 2013, 02:53 Microsoft says the US government does not gain "direct and unfettered access" to customer data on Skype, Outlook.com, and SkyDrive. 
Microsoft has responded to reports regarding its role in intercepting private Skype and email transmissions to assist the National Security Agency (NSA). Posting on TechNet, Microsoft legal and corporate affairs general counsel and executive vice president Brad Smith detailed the nature of cooperation that the company provided to the NSA, and has requested action from the attorney general of the United States to "permit Microsoft and other companies to share publicly more complete information about how we handle national security requests for customer information". The post breaks down in detail how information on Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail), Skype, and SkyDrive is shared to comply with government legal demands. According to the post, no government gains "direct and unfettered access" to customer data; rather, the process is managed by Microsoft, which provides "specific data mandated by the relevant legal demand". "To be clear, we do not provide any government with the ability to break the encryption, nor do we provide the government with the encryption keys," the statement said. Microsoft asserts that requests for data by any government are required to follow the relevant legal process, including the "producing of a court order for content or subpoena for account information". This process does not exclude requests for national security purposes. The post revealed that customers who have been subject to a government demand represent "fractions of a percent". Obligations to comply with government laws are not limited to the United States, and Microsoft states that legal demands for customer data are applicable globally. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that Skype would be integrated into its next-gen Xbox One console. The console will support Skype video calling via Kinect voice, and utilise gesture controls to execute onscreen actions. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Microsoft facilitated collection of private Skype and email transmissions Jul 17th 2013, 00:02 User data on Skype, Hotmail and SkyDrive intercepted by the National Security Agency with Microsoft's assistance. 
Microsoft allegedly assisted the National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept user communications, the Guardian has posted. According to reports, Microsoft assisted in the circumvention of its encryption for various communication services, including Oulook.com, Hotmail, Skype, and cloud storage service SkyDrive. The collection of communication data was executed using a program codenamed Prism, which purportedly collects information from Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple. According to the report, Microsoft also coordinated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assist the NSA in its data collection. Microsoft also allegedly coordinated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assist the NSA in its data collection. An individual warrant is not required by the secret surveillance court to collect these communications, so long as the NSA holds a 51 percent belief a target is not a US citizen and is not on US soil at the time of collection. Earlier this year Microsoft revealed Skype would be integrated into their next-gen Xbox One console. The console will support Skype video calling using Kinect voice and gesture controls to execute onscreen actions. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
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