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Mastering Metaverse: John Krajewski’s Eco Adventure

Game Dev Unchained

” “I’m the founder and CEO of Strange Loop Games,” began Krajewski, detailing his journey from working on AAA titles at prominent companies like EA and Midway to establishing his own remote studio. He praised Steam’s dedication to not only the large AAA studios but also to the indie developers.

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Open world RPG design notes from Enderal, a big long Skyrim mod

Radiator Blog

It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. But without any meaningful code access to upgrade terrain engines or lighting systems, that mostly means spamming set dressing and clutter everywhere. Expendable companions.