Brand Game Development

JUNE 2, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Great art is one of the most critical parts of a board game. ” Art is the most powerful marketing tool for board games and one of the most powerful tools for communicating game information.

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Ask a Game Dev

JULY 6, 2023

This can include creating shaders, working on the pipeline to keep assets within technical constraints, or any number of other roles involving art and programming. Prototype Artist - an art generalist who specializes in putting together usable art for a game prototype.

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Ask a Game Dev

JULY 31, 2023

I invariably chuckle and shake my head because I know that the devs are almost certain not to respond. No, we cannot talk about that upcoming feature because we’re still working on the art and animations for it and can’t show it off yet, so we’ll wait until we can in order to get more marketing buzz out of it.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 30, 2022

I invariably chuckle and shake my head because I know that the devs are almost certain not to respond. we’re still working on the art and animations for it and can’t show it off yet, so we’ll wait until we can in order to get more marketing buzz out of it. Here’s what we are prototyping/thinking about doing.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. The newsletter is free but you can support the existence of LTPF with a small subscription fee.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Protospiel conventions are based around prototype board games. Prototypes ranged from paper-and-pencil to full-on Game Crafter $100+ sets.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 15, 2024

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. Years ago, at the annual Penny Arcade Expo games convention, I was showing off an advanced prototype of Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I’m able to provide specific advice to new game devs on very particular areas of development. That was fine for getting the ball rolling, but now that the physical prototype has arrived, that changes things.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 7, 2021

This new beta 5 comes with 4 weeks' worth of bugfixes and enhancements over the previous dev snapshots, as well as some nice new features. Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds (new in 3.2.4 New option to snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions (new in 3.2.4 HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This new beta 4 adds a new round of bugfixes and enhancements over the previous dev snapshots, as well as some nice new features. Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 30, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Last week in the Dev Diary, I talked about how board game development is a long, ongoing process with a lot of different stages. In my case, I’m waiting on James to finish up art for his last project.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In his first year, he initiated a tech startup with the idea of creating a digital marketplace for African artists and facilitating global art sales. In 2021, Kunta Content won at the Africa Game Dev program, a game development training initiative sponsored by Epic MegaGrants and run by NetInfo. It’s a long one.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Last month, game industry documentary makers 2 Player Productions debuted a massive 32-part YouTube game dev doc series Double Fine PsychOdyssey , chronicling the development of Psychonauts 2 from its earliest glimmers of pre-production in 2015 to its final release in 2021.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

Garret is a sharp guy and a good game dev. ” It’ll be aimed at letting first-time game devs know what they’re getting into with self-publishing. months to prepare the print files, finalize the box art, and print sample production copies 1 month to prepare for the Kickstarter 1 month to run the Kickstarter 1.5

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 17, 2018

They commission art, proofread, and play-test. Game design and play-testing take up more time than nearly anything else except for possibly manufacturing and commissioning art. The post Board Game Designer vs. Developer vs. Publisher appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Developers bring the game to life.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. A lot of people, left to their own devices will use the pernicious myth of “I need to play more games” to defend their game dev procrastination. If you’re an aspiring game dev, avoid snobbery.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 28, 2017

In the end, I paid to create an entire game with high-value art before going to Kickstarter to get manufacturing costs covered. which was expensive because it was a six-deck game instead of a one-deck game with 300 original pieces of art. out of pocket with 300 pieces of original art. Me, developing War Co. ” Maybe.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. It still needs some art and I’ll want to do lots of double-blind play-testing. Highways & Byways is going to be ready for double blind play-testing as soon as I get some vehicle art. Click here.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 22, 2023

The game had many constraints - minimal budget for new art assets and almost no tribal knowledge from the original team remained. Normally, I’m fine with this kind of iteration early in the development process - it’s totally normal to try a lot of things with prototypes when you’re in preproduction. That’s what preproduction is for.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 22, 2021

As far as the expenses that come with getting a game started, namely art and prototyping, there is a good chance the publisher will take care of that for you. Instead of going to Kickstarter for funds, you get the art, manufacturing, and other setup bills paid by your own equity and/or a traditional bank loan.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I wait until I have all the art assets I need. That’s not necessarily good or bad, but it’s something game devs need to be wary of. All art is done. Click here. Shocker, shocker.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Commissioning art can be one of the most daunting parts of the game development process. I am a Freelance Illustrator and a student of Animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Brandon: What kind of information does a game developer need to provide in order for you to create art? James: I’m James Masino.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 21, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. We’re doing rapid prototyping. The board art will be used for other parts of the game – so this is a high value-per-cost thing to go ahead and knock out.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Don’t believe a dev who says “I’ve never wanted to flip the table because of some useless play-testing feedback.” James has delivered some card art templates. Click here.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve split it into five sections for your convenience: How Ben, Sarah, and Will Got Started How Working in a Team Feels The Downsides of Teamwork Communication in a Team Advice for New Game Devs. This is unusual for most game devs, I think. Brandon: How I imagine teams as a solo dev. Advice for New Game Devs.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 30, 2018

For board games, that means you have to account for… The time spent designing and developing the game, gathering art, building an audience, campaigning, fulfilling, and shipping the game. Write down all the costs that come with developing a game, such as art, marketing, samples, and taxes. Let me know in the comments below.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Send a prototype to a play-testing service before launching a Kickstarter. Oftentimes, gamers respond to art long before they respond to gameplay. Like I mentioned above, this is best suited for testing art. Then create a simple ad containing some art for your game and a two-sentence pitch.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 1, 2017

Drama aside, it truly is difficult at first because you have to identify reviewers, send prototypes, make sure your game is ready enough, cross your fingers, and hope they like it. You can give it gorgeous art. You can keep a dev diary. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. You can release a free PNP version.

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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. Back in 2019 I made an unfinished prototype for a Gay Western game jam to contemplate the anniversary of influential gay cowboy film Brokeback Mountain (2005). The awkward character art is mine.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We then paste our art into their files and make sure everything lines up. Another minor issue that we resolved shortly after receiving our first Tasty Humans prototype was ink oversaturation on the box and the rules. The post How We Printed the Tasty Humans Board Game Kickstarter appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 26, 2017

You go get the art. Publishers handle the marketing, the selling, and often they cover the art, too. You have to spend money making a nice prototype for publishers, sure, but you don’t have to get deep into the behind-the-scenes business processes. Key Takeaways for Game Devs. You do the game development.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

There's been some game dev twittering about Unity vs. Unreal lately. This is important during the second half of a game dev cycle, when game making becomes a terrible slog -- when your game randomly crashes on Nintendo Switch for some reason and you have to figure out why but you're already so so tired.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 2, 2018

How can game devs make reviewers’ lives easier? After several years of experience, I have a formula I like to use for writing: Intro Game rules Brief game description My playthrough experience Art Issues Conclusion, including Kickstarter or store links. How can game devs make reviewers’ lives easier? What do reviewers do?

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Greenheart Games

AUGUST 30, 2018

It’s been five whole years since Game Dev Tycoon released on Steam. After days of brainstorming and discussions, we settled on the idea of making a game dev simulator. We were inspired by Game Dev Story on the iPhone (made by Kairosoft) and wanted to make a game in that genre with our own spin on it. Left: preview style.

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