Live authoring method for real time development of video games

An authoring method for video game development, comprising:

• operating a game development tool running on a computer to modify a set of game data for a video game running on a video game platform;
• in response to the operating of the game development tool, transmitting an authoring message with content based on the modified set of game data;
• and
• operating the video game platform to modify the running video game based on the modified set of game data.

A system for developing video games, comprising:

• a set of at least two video game platforms each running a video game, wherein each of the video game platforms is adapted for receiving messages in a form defined by a communications library;
• a server running a central hub application providing a communication interface to the video game platforms;
• a game development tool communicatively linked to the central hub application and operating to modify a set of game data for the running video game;
• and
• an authoring module associated with the game development tool transmitting an authoring message with content corresponding to the modified set of game data to the central hub application,
• wherein the central hub application receives the authoring message and forwards the authoring message to the video game platforms, the forwarded authoring message being in the form defined by the communications library associated with each of the video game platforms and the video game platforms each updating the running video game based on the modified set of game data.