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Artist Cassie Simpson on navigating Life, three University Majors and Work 

PreMortem.Games

What caught my attention wasn’t just her confidence on the panel but the fact that she was not only a student pursuing three majors at Wits University she was also the Lead Concept artist at Chroma Pixel Games , a game studio based in Zambia. Animation was my first choice because I wanted to do cinematic animation.

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Michael Blaker’s Video Game Tuesday: Four Potential Hits That Were Never Released

Game Industry News

Doom 4: It had some great ideas, with the series taking place on Earth and was looking to be a bit more cinematic. After an argument about Fez II with a journalist on social media, the developer announced the cancellation of the sequel. The core concept and character could be worth it.

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Upcoming Panel at SXSW Online 2021

Game Design Aspect

Now she builds strategy for and sources leading-edge content for Oculus, lectures on the intersection of art and code for UCSC in Games and Playable Media, wrangles a monthly column on science-fiction in videogames over at Amazing Stories and writes about how all these app-driven superpowers are going to change the human race.

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What are AAA Games and Mobile Games?

iXie gaming

Now that’s where the “triple A” concept comes in, and the concept is simple: time, money, and resources. Meaning of Mobile Games Mobile games are those created for portable electronic devices including smartphones, cellphones, pocket PCs, PDAs, tablet PCs, and portable media players.

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7 Odd Roadblocks Rookies Face In The Stages Of Game Development

Big Games

Developers may produce a hype video showcasing cinematics and gameplay. The proof of concept is crucial, helping decide if the game is feasible, its cost, team size, and timeline. Questions about how the public will receive the game, dealing with bug reports, and getting media coverage become crucial.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #23

Astral Clock Tower Studios

In this issue, you'll get a first look at the new tutorial section for our convention build, the treehouses that populate our Nisargan clan lands, the new models for our Kotakayan soldiers, a super sweet cinematic shot showing off our six clan biomes, and so much more. link] Concept Art. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? Here we go.

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Will Dislyte become Lilith’s third billion Dollar hit?

Deconstructor of Fun

While the game steps towards the vaporwave future with its concept art, Dislyte also looks back and draws upon ancient mythologies in its character design. On social media, Dislyte has hosted a series of fan activities (e.g. Scenic design inspired by vaporwave.

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