Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

I assumed it was mostly for fans but after watching all 32 episodes (on 2x speed, skipping some parts) I've changed my mind and now I think it's essential viewing for all game designers / devs. Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

How to Venture in Your First NFT Game Development Here is a step-by-step guide to help you build your first NFT game: 1. Understand Blockchain and NFT Concepts in Gaming As initially stated, NFT games are based on the blockchain concept. Start by identifying your game’s niche and target audience.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With many games available today, gamers won’t hesitate to switch to a different game. But how can generative AI help in-game conceptualization and design? Generative AI tools can help game designers in different ways. This streamlines the early game development stages.

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Keith Burgun

JANUARY 4, 2023

” A lot of the basic MOVE/BUMP dynamics were inherited from my 2019 card game, Dragon Bridge. Indeed, Spellstorm originally started as a sequel to Dragon Bridge, a larger and more fleshed out version (with better art). There was a lot more to the game, but this is a good basic level description of the important dynamics.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Sarah: It was summer of 2012 that Will had the idea to make a board game for my birthday, but didn’t know how to go about it. We started designing games together. Early in 2013, our local game store owner mentioned that there were other designers in the area. Brandon: How I imagine teams as a solo dev.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Candace Thomas (Game Designer) , a veteran designer with vast experience in the MMO genre, having worked at World of Warcraft , the canceled Lord of the Rings MMO by Amazon Studios, and more recently at upcoming Riot’s MMO (wait, is this bad news for the LoL MMO!? I won’t forgive you for that, Supercell!)

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Rindoku

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Ovidiu Mantoc – Level Design, 3D Art. Gabriel Tanko – Concept and 2D Art. Cosmin Coroiu – 3D Art. Dragos Geomolean – Additional 3D Art. Balancing the difficulty for a wide range of players will be a b h. Carmen Palade – Animation. Radu Cristea – Programming. Stefan Dinca – User Interface.

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Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

What You Should Know About Special Effects Schools Most people who work in special effects have bachelor’s degrees in computer graphics, visual effects, or art, depending on which SFX branch they are interested in. It should also have a perfect balance of academic activities to enrich knowledge and earn practical skills for future employment.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Both are a mix of art and science. Industry peers asked me: “What games will you make?” “Do Do you have a concept in mind?” Will you make another puzzle game?”. Some of the puzzle games I’ve worked on. Example : Imagine I have a solid concept for a “Match-3 with a social metagame”.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Where in an MMORPG world, that concept is very straightforward.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“I loved the concepts, the design. The principles and design tenets he acquired in architecture seamlessly blended into his game design. It’s a testament to the fact that with passion, perseverance, and a little bit of pixel art, anything is possible. ” The tools?

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. ASCII art for Exiles prototypes.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

Likewise, art history buffs tapped into the declining prestige of Jackson Pollock. For a market game designer, revealing information should be an orchestrated event. For example, a balance patch to Skyweavers that changes the power (and thus price) of different cards will shake up the market considerably.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 11, 2017

Between 7 Subtle Player Behaviors You Should Notice When Play-Testing and The Art of the Play Test: Designing Tests and Keeping Records , you might think that’s all I’ve got on my mind. You can choose to observe them while playing or elicit their feedback after the game has ended. The rule book is usable.

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Grid Sage Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Moria’s descendant Angband also included ego items ( over 100 properties), but expanded the concept of randomized items even further by adding the option to activate “Randomly Generated Artifacts,” abbreviated “randarts.” The first roadblock actually has nothing to do with game design at all, but architecture.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 12, 2021

All in all, Axie Infinity’s growth spurt is decelerating (although still positive), and a majority of its player base treats the game like a daily job to make daily financial ends meet. Game Loops and Systems Overview Axie Infinity’s game design falls under the “Turn-based RPG” subgenre, according to GameRefinery’s taxonomy.

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

And even in the current days of e-sports, tournaments obviously do not run on this 50-50 concept. No, and in fact the concept of seeding exists specifically to prevent that from happening. The very specific way it works is actually innovative and is a general contribution to game design that many other games could use.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This analysis is written by Taras Koshelev (Lead Game Designer at My.Games Venture Capital) who focused on game mechanics and loops and Michail Katkoff (Founder of Savage Game Studios) who covered the market and marketability. The interface, and the art style in general look very ‘Supercelly’.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CONTENT WARNING: This post contains discussion of gay sex acts and some screenshots with obscured pixel art nudity. It's mostly "safe for work" even if the actual game is not. That Lonesome Valley is a short gay cowboy romance game about walking, sheepherding, and kissing. Balancing the weight of each system was difficult.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

So this is this tough balance between being really super fast and building something really small and iterative and getting data soon and deciding what to do. Now it's moved to concepting. And they were about to build a game around the concept of Amazon of Atlantis until one of the engineers said, Guys, you've got it all wrong.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 1, 2023

Chaumette acknowledged the issue but pointed out that “it takes every single frame of Avatar, of every Disney movie, of every movie you’ve ever seen, which collectively is maybe probably billions of times more than individual art pieces.” This shift could have both positive and negative consequences.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

The stunning Cruising Pavilion installation at the 2018 Venice Biennale My previous cruising game The Tearoom focused on the emotional and psychological aspects of cruising, and eventually went on tour with the fantastic group art exhibition Cruising Pavilion. Voyeurs work differently, they have sex by watching a couple have sex.

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