URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

The article focuses on the history of video game development in different cities. Flagship Studios offers programs to its employees that provide benefits when a game ships. It subsidizes employees' communicating expenses and pays for company parking spots. Educational opportunities for developers include the Stanford University, University of California and University of San Francisco. In Seattle, Washington, lower taxes and affordable cost of living lure developers to the area. Educational opportunities for developers include the University of Washington and the DigiPen Institute of technology. Origin Systems attracted game development to Austin, Texas because of its development tram and management structure.