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Makhoba Kamogelo: “Don’t let fear stop you from reinventing yourself”

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She’s been with me every step of the way as I try to build a career in this industry.” African Game Dev Prototype Fund They say the best leaders lead by example. The title has gone on to win awards and funding from the African Game Dev Prototype Fund and Humble Bundle. That’s where Dungeon Crawler was conceived.

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Rami Ismail • Find your USP by describing the game in one or two sentences

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Years ago, at the annual Penny Arcade Expo games convention, I was showing off an advanced prototype of Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing. The newsletter is free but you can support the existence of LTPF with a small subscription fee. The exercise is unforgiving, and that makes it powerful.

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How to build successful VR games as a solo developer

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Building video games has never been a simple task. And that resulted in the first prototype of Dreadhalls. I focused on the horror aspect to make it more engaging, and it pretty much designed itself after that. Build on your strengths. Especially if we consider something as complicated and new as virtual reality.

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Unique blend of genres in haunting fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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While we haven’t created a hardcore horror game, a huge adventure game or a really serious fishing game, the blending of these genres has hooked the attention of players from all three”, says Joel Mason , Writer and Programmer at Black Salt Games. Dredge was one of the game ideas that we prototyped very early on.

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Unique blend of genres in haunting fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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While we haven’t created a hardcore horror game, a huge adventure game or a really serious fishing game, the blending of these genres has hooked the attention of players from all three”, says Joel Mason , Writer and Programmer at Black Salt Games. Dredge was one of the game ideas that we prototyped very early on.

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

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I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. Originally this was prototyped as "Saugzwang" and I made it for the 7 Day Broughlike Jam back in 2019. Can we build a sex dungeon that would do Jane Jacobs proud? Building up huge group sessions is the key to completing later levels.

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Reality, Upgraded: Navigating VR/AR Gaming with Alex Silkin

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His experiences have led him to focus on the development of VR games based on popular intellectual properties such as Creed: Rise to Glory and an upcoming sci-fi horror game inspired by the Alien movies. As a pioneer in the field, Silkin reminisces about the time when VR was essentially a prototype cluttered with wires and bulky headsets. .