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The Basic Fundamentals of Game Design

Logic Simplified

AUGUST 1, 2023

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.

Game Design

Game Design Game Designer UX Mechanics

The Secret Behind Building a Great Mobile Game

Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There were days when the game developers had to build a flawless game and launch it in the Play/App Store, and the rest was taken care of by the users. Building a Riveting Mobile Game. When you are able to find out the answer to all these questions, you will definitely be able to build a mobile game that is simple and easy to use.

Mobile Gaming

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Build

Tips that Will Guide You to Build Successful iPad Game Development

Big Games

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Amazing UX/UI. Make the UX/UI understandable for the users. . You can build an action game or a strategy game with a fascinating storyline that enhances the characters and objects of the gameplay and the players become addicted. The main aim should be on building the best game and decide on the monetization strategy later. .

Game Developer

Game Developer Game Development Build Development

Guest post - “Small Team, Big Project”: Building Moonwards

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In this guest post, some members of the Moonwards team give us insights into how they approach building such a complex project with Godot. Moonwards is the experience of building a world together. We have Archetypes, we have decoupled Entities, and simple, predictable building blocks. Yes, we know that’s awfully ambitious.

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Game art vs game design: What is the difference?

Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

They work closely with game designers as well as developers to build a well-designed and visually attractive game. Environment artist An environment artist creates a fantasy game world by adding buildings, landscapes, colorful backgrounds and props that match the game design.

Game Design

Game Design Game Designer Art Prop

It seems in competitive games with a healthy pro/esport community, balance is often different between the pro and casual levels. E.g. Class A tends to dominate Class B at the pro level, but Class B tends to dominate Class A at the casual level. If you try to make Class A relatively more powerful to make the experience better the majority of players, it will only exacerbate the imbalance among the minority of pros (which damages the health of the pro community). How do you prioritize/negotiate?

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In such situations, it's important to figure out why professional players are able to realize so much more potential with a particular class/character/build/etc. I might make UX modifications to encourage the player to choose the right move to use in the given situation. while more casual players cannot.

UX

UX Dev Balance Build

10 Tips on How to Make an iOS Game for Beginners

Big Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Let us unveil valuable tips and insights to guide beginners in building their iPhone games. Tip #4: Focus on User Experience and Interface Design Crafting an exceptional user experience(UX) and interface design is paramount to the best graphic games. These elements are the linchpin of a game’s success. Happy Gaming!

Mobile Gaming

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile UX

A classic trick-taking card game

Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

UI/UX Artist - 1. A popular trick-taking game that is perfect for building your card skills. The UI/UX must be designed in such a way that players can be absorbed in the game without feeling stressed. Interactive UI/UX. Our Team on Project. Project Manager - 1. Quality Analyst - 1. Tester - 1. Front-end Developer - 2.

UX

UX AI Games Feature

It seems in competitive games with a healthy pro/esport community, balance is often different between the pro and casual levels. E.g. Class A tends to dominate Class B at the pro level, but Class B tends to dominate Class A at the casual level. If you try to make Class A relatively more powerful to make the experience better the majority of players, it will only exacerbate the imbalance among the minority of pros (which damages the health of the pro community). How do you prioritize/negotiate?

Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

In such situations, it’s important to figure out why professional players are able to realize so much more potential with a particular class/character/build/etc. I might make UX modifications to encourage the player to choose the right move to use in the given situation. while more casual players cannot.

UX

UX Dev Balance Build

A Comprehensive Guide to Regression Testing in Video Games

iXie gaming

APRIL 4, 2024

However, as you build your video game, you will make many revisions and changes to modify and improve its performance, user interface, or other key elements of your game. Enhance User Experience (UX) Regression testing allows you to verify that existing video game capabilities work as intended, even after making updates. The outcome?

Bug

Bug UX Games Code

Automating LQA for video game localization

Game Global

MAY 4, 2022

Primarily, it focuses on linguistic testing and translation quality review but also covers UI/UX evaluation, compliance testing, culturalization, internationalization, functional tests, and more. Localization quality assurance (LQA) is the last stage in the game localization process. Which LQA process is right for your game?

Localization

Localization Quality Assurance UX Games

[Release post of the official Shader Graph extension]

Cocos

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Known issues Preview panel does not support dynamic preview Development team Devs: Knox、Youyou Framework：VisualSJ PM：AndyTian UI/UX：派大星 Director：Jare

Shaders

Shaders Point and Click Asset UX

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.1 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 5, 2020

Lots of documentation updates and UX improvements. Instead, browse one of our download repository and fetch the editor binary that matches your platform: Classical build (GDScript, GDNative, VisualScript). Mono build (C# support + all the above). installed to use the Mono build. x releases, but the focus for 3.2.1

Bug

Bug UX Build Feature

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.1 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Lots of documentation updates and UX improvements. Instead, browse one of our download repository and fetch the editor binary that matches your platform: Classical build (GDScript, GDNative, VisualScript). Mono build (C# support + all the above). installed to use the Mono build. x releases, but the focus for 3.2.1

Bug

Bug UX Build Engine

Upcoming Panel at SXSW Online 2021

Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

This panel discusses how designers and storytellers can build in empathic elements that can be found and engaged with even when the larger narrative gets delivered out of order. Juliana Loh is an independent Producer/Artist whose background includes branded entertainment, UX, and art direction and health (mental health awareness).

Educational

Educational Education Writing UX

2+ MILLION DOWNLOADS: MMO strategy game porting results

Moonmana

JULY 26, 2022

The key challenge was to integrate a new platform (MacOs) into the existing CI/CD pipeline of automated builds (all supported platforms: Windows, MacOS, IOS, Android & Web). . After that, we also carried out UI/UX adaptation for different MacOS resolutions. We composed a Team, consisting of: 1 Project Manager. 2 Engineers.

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Cross platform Platformer Games Engine

Game Art Studio: The Future of Game Development?

iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This representation can be used in games to create everything from characters to buildings and even entire environments. Gaming art studios use UI/UX in their productions to create engaging and fun games for players. In this process, they use a computer program to make a three-dimensional representation of the world. Isometric art.

Art

Art Game Developer Game Development Studios

Ask a Game Dev - Untitled Article

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Makes all of the high level decisions, including major features, story, world building, budgeting, scheduling, team composition, marketing, contracts, etc. Builds, adjusts, and maintains animation skeletons for animators to make motions with. Builds tools for other designers need to create the content. The final decision maker.

Cinematics

Cinematics Writing Animation Animation

Creating an engaging & fun digital experience for kids – Case Study

Logic Simplified

MAY 16, 2022

UI, UX Artist - 1. Interactive puzzle games, lesson plans, animated games, skill-building games, worksheets, storybooks, and many more make learning fun. Game Genre. Educational. App Platform. iOS, Android, and Web. Time Duration of Project. October 2017 - Ongoing. Our Team on Project. Project manager - 1. Quality Analyst - 4.

Educational

Educational Education Animation Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

There's still more I want to add over coming days, but there's no reason to delay the publication of the beta 2 builds. macOS: Mono builds are now universal builds with support for both x86_64 and arm64 architectures. Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ). Highlights. Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Flavored by Authenticity: How Personal Experiences Amplify Narrative

Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the examination of personal narrative elements as methods of engagement in teaching and community building, most notably by contributing a level of accessible authenticity. His latest book is Gaming SEL: Games as Transformational to Social and Emotional Learning (bit.ly/GamingSEL).

Educational

Educational Education Writing UX

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 19, 2020

stable, which is why we publish this beta build now. If you find any new issue with this build, especially related to one of the listed big changes, please report it on GitHub , ideally including a minimal project that can be used to reproduce the issue. Files: Improve UX of drive letters ( GH-36639 ). How to test. Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

We had a beta 2 build ten days ago , and a number of issues have since been found and fixed, so it's time for Godot 3.4 This build also fixes a nasty crash on Windows for some projects using dynamic fonts with outlines, triggered by a buildsystem update ( GH-50790 ). Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

This beta 4 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 ). Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 7, 2020

stable, which is why we publish this beta build now. If you find any new issue with this build, especially related to one of the listed big changes, please report it on GitHub , ideally including a minimal project that can be used to reproduce the issue. Files: Improve UX of drive letters ( GH-36639 ). How to test. Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Debug Bug

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 22, 2020

stable, which is why we publish this beta build now. If you find any new issue with this build, especially related to one of the listed big changes, please report it on GitHub , ideally including a minimal project that can be used to reproduce the issue. Files: Improve UX of drive letters ( GH-36639 ). How to test.

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Debug

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

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.

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 12, 2020

This new RC 1 build should be quite stable and we hope that many Godot 3.2.x stable build. If you find any new issue with this build, especially related to one of the listed big changes, please report it on GitHub , ideally including a minimal project that can be used to reproduce the issue. The upcoming Godot 3.2.2 How to test.

Beta

Beta Bug Debug Build

The Top Game Test Automation Tools You Need to Know About

iXie gaming

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Game Test Automation Tools: Overview Game testing is crucial to building a robust and high-quality game. Also, they ensure a seamless user experience (UX) regardless of the device used by the player. However, you must use the right test automation tools to get the best outcome from automated testing.

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Cross platform Platformer Mobile

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 22, 2020

This new RC 3 build fixes a couple recent regressions. If you find any new issue with this build, especially related to one of the listed big changes, please report it on GitHub , ideally including a minimal project that can be used to reproduce the issue. The upcoming Godot 3.2.2 stable in a day or two. How to test. GLES2 2D batching.

Beta

Beta Debug Bug Point and Click

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 18, 2020

This new RC 2 build should be quite stable and we hope that many Godot 3.2.x stable build. If all goes well, the next build should be 3.2.2-stable. It should be safe to test this build directly with pre-existing projects made with Godot 3.2.x. Notably, Godot 3.2.2 How to test. GLES2 2D batching. The fix made in the 3.2

Beta

Beta Debug Bug Build

Uncovering the Minds of Game Investors

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Submit your most up-to-date playable build, pitch deck, and gameplay video. Of course, you can't always build the game without the cash. But then it goes down to looking at what the team has built and what are they building now. They leave Peak and they build Match-3 games, which they know so well. Create an account 2.

Games

Games Build Asset UX

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 5, 2020

stable, which is why we publish this beta build now. If you find any new issue with this build, especially related to one of the listed big changes, please report it on GitHub , ideally including a minimal project that can be used to reproduce the issue. Files: Improve UX of drive letters ( GH-36639 ). How to test. Bug reports.

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Debug

Upcoming CIMFest Keynote: Flavored by Authenticity

Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the examination of personal narrative elements as methods of engagement in teaching and community building, most notably by contributing a level of accessible authenticity. His latest book is Gaming SEL: Games as Transformational to Social and Emotional Learning (bit.ly/GamingSEL).

Writing

Writing Educational Education UX

Create, Share, and Scale Enterprise AI Workflows with NVIDIA AI Workbench, Now in Beta

Nvidia

JANUARY 30, 2024

Benefits include: Free and quick install on the system of choice with an intuitive UX or CLI for project creation and management. The Mistral 7B fine-tuning reference project showcased in this post highlights how to leverage the power of AI Workbench to build a basic coding copilot on a system of your choice.

AI

AI Beta Data Code

Game Sound and Visual Effects Testing: A Complete Guide

iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Test Plan Creation Build a comprehensive test plan that outlines the aspects of sound and visual effects that need to be tested. UI/UX testing – Assess the user interface to ensure its responsive and intuitive. Also, test your game sound and visual effects on headphones/speakers, monitor/TV, and controller or other input devices.

Bug

Bug Games Platformer Mechanics

How to Get Started with Board Game Conventions as a Board Game Creator, Part 2

Brand Game Development

JUNE 18, 2018

Emelie: The second and third ones – small cons and event cons – are where I would start building my audience. There will often be lectures on anything from animation, illustrations, UI/UX design, game development, design, and self-publishing depending on the conference. Brandon: They are.

Advertising

Advertising Games UX Localization

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

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.

Debug

Debug Point and Click Bug Render

What REALLY Happened with Apex Legends Mobile

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And as of late, China’s ruthless lockdowns prevented teams from having face-to-face time with each other to build relationships. The renowned Western AAA studios believe in their superiority in designing core gameplay and delivering outstanding UX. Multiple sources from both sides state a lack of respect and humility.

Mobile

Mobile Mobile Studios UX

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

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

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.

Collision

Collision Baking Lightmap Render

2021 Predictions #5 Sports Games Race into a Billion Dollar Club

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 25, 2021

This analysis is written by Mladen Dulanovic , Game Lead from Nordeus, and Om Tandon , UX Director at UX Reviewer. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. Access all of our previous predictions. Signup for the newsletter. Apply for our Slack group.

Racing

Racing Games UX Mobile

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 14, 2022

See this demonstration made by MewPurPur : Improved ColorPicker UX ( GH-62910 ). The second part of her work has just been merged, and should significantly improve the ColorPicker’s UX. Buildsystem: Unify tools / target build type configuration ( GH-66242 ). GUI: Improve ColorPicker UX ( GH-62910 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

Beta

Beta Dev Render Debug

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 14, 2022

See this demonstration made by MewPurPur : Improved ColorPicker UX ( GH-62910 ). The second part of her work has just been merged, and should significantly improve the ColorPicker's UX. Buildsystem: Unify tools / target build type configuration ( GH-66242 ). GUI: Improve ColorPicker UX ( GH-62910 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

Beta

Beta Dev Render Debug

How Cookie Run Bakes its Monster Revenue

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Submit your most up-to-date playable build, pitch deck, and gameplay video. The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics. Build & Harvest Mode in Cookie Run: Kingdom. Create an account 2. Two key words - cuteness and mashup.

Baking

Baking Simulation Build Animation

The Basic Fundamentals of Game Design

The Secret Behind Building a Great Mobile Game

Trending Sources

Tips that Will Guide You to Build Successful iPad Game Development

Guest post - “Small Team, Big Project”: Building Moonwards

Game art vs game design: What is the difference?

10 Tips on How to Make an iOS Game for Beginners

A classic trick-taking card game

A Comprehensive Guide to Regression Testing in Video Games

Automating LQA for video game localization

[Release post of the official Shader Graph extension]

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.1 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.1 RC 1

Upcoming Panel at SXSW Online 2021

2+ MILLION DOWNLOADS: MMO strategy game porting results

Game Art Studio: The Future of Game Development?

Ask a Game Dev - Untitled Article

Creating an engaging & fun digital experience for kids – Case Study

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 2

Flavored by Authenticity: How Personal Experiences Amplify Narrative

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 1

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 3

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 4

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 3

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 1

The Top Game Test Automation Tools You Need to Know About

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 3

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.2 RC 2

Uncovering the Minds of Game Investors

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.2 beta 4

Upcoming CIMFest Keynote: Flavored by Authenticity

Create, Share, and Scale Enterprise AI Workflows with NVIDIA AI Workbench, Now in Beta

Game Sound and Visual Effects Testing: A Complete Guide

How to Get Started with Board Game Conventions as a Board Game Creator, Part 2

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

What REALLY Happened with Apex Legends Mobile

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

2021 Predictions #5 Sports Games Race into a Billion Dollar Club

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 3

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 3

How Cookie Run Bakes its Monster Revenue

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