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The Basic Fundamentals of Game Design

Logic Simplified

In this article, we'll explore some key building blocks of game design fundamentals. UI/UX in Game Design User interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) are two critical aspects of game design that are often overlooked. Similarly, a good UX design ensures that players have a smooth and enjoyable experience while playing your game.

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Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds. macOS: Mono universal build, GDNative Framework, notarization. Promote object validity checks to release builds. This has a theoretical performance cost for release builds, but it was found not to be significant. Large files support (> 2.0 Frame delta smoothing.

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Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

iOS export templates are now included in the Mono build. came with a brand new Android plugin system, and notably the possibility to build custom APKs from your project folder with any additional plugins/modules that your project needs. build per se , the online documentation for Godot 3.2 2D batching for the GLES2 renderer.

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Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Mircosoft Game Dev

x releases, now that we have a fairly mature base to build upon. macOS: ARM64 build, code signing. Building upon the initial prototype , we've now reached a state where we're happy to release the Web editor in sync with the native version, so you can find the latest stable version on editor.godotengine.org. iOS: New plugin API.

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A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

CG Spectrum

How to become a 3D modeler CG Spectrum's 3D modeling career track and Bachelor of Animation and VFX (3D modeling) will help you build solid 3D modeling and sculpting skills. You’ll learn industry-quality asset creation, building 3D props, creatures, and environments using Maya, ZBrush, and Substance Painter, guided by industry experts.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

This beta 5 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. C#: macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures ( GH-49248 ). Core: Promote object validity checks to release builds ( GH-51796 ). GiB, including on 32-bit OSes.

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Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 1: Realtime Image Scaling

Grid Sage Games

might be more ideal from a size and visual balance perspective, but doubling is more feasible for retaining the actual aesthetics, both in terms of cell alignment and pixel accuracy, and might also provide us with other benefits later. Let’s stretch some pixels. Something in between 1.0x Well, not really xD.

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