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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

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Complex feature The core concept of worlds within worlds was the first feature prototyped for Cocoon, undergoing substantial improvement and iteration. Carlsen: “When Jakob and I founded the company, we did that first Coccon prototype over the course of 3-4 months. Cocoon’s development journey spanned a challenging 6.5

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GenoTerra - The finished prototype.

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Prototype is ready! But I can now proudly announce that a playable prototype for the video game GenoTerra is finished (and I graduated with the Master in Design *yay*). Procedural generation of game content by computer software is therefore becoming more and more important as a design technique. walking animation (mixamo).

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Enticing mix of genres in Ghibli-inspired The Brew Barons by Lifetap Studios

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As avid fans of Studio Ghibli’s animated movie Porco Rosso, Rob Hartley and Diccon Yamanaka were inspired to create a game about seaplanes flying around in a beautiful Mediterranean setting. As we were prototyping there was still a feeling the game needed more action. But that’s not all. The Brew Barons also features aerial combat. “As

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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

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UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Look for companies that offer full-cycle game development services, that cover everything from art, animation, VR/AR/XR-based development, right up to game testing. Is it well-defined?

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Take a break from busy GDC and meet Dutch developers at The Netherlands Lounge

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But also looking out for publishing or funding deals for our own original concepts and prototypes.” It’s a fully animated social game for mobile and desktop. Our commercial team will be looking to engage with game developers working on exciting projects”, says Content & Communications Specialist Zahaid Rehman.

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AWS for Games to spotlight generative AI at GDC 2024

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Attendees can also check out Ada, a prototype in-game NPC powered by the MetaHuman Animator in Unreal Engine and Amazon Bedrock. Managing live games requires a balance of retaining mature players with evergreen content, personalizing offers, attracting new players, and getting them into your core loop as quickly as possible.

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Indie dev studio Wikkl Works takes virtual rock climbing to New Heights

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The idea for New Heights emerged as a personal prototype, driven by the desire to create a game focused on exploration rather than violence. There would be an almost infinite amount of awesome content. It creates awesome content that is often better than handcrafted.

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