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Building communication into the heart of a puzzle game

Unity Blog

Mairi Nolan, lead game designer at Eleven Puzzles, shares the importance of verbal interaction and how the team built communication into the studio’s latest release Unsolved Case.

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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery.

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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for the Games Industry

OPM Jobs

While you can complete the challenges and puzzles in Escape Academy on your own, why not bring in your special someone for split-screen or online co-op adventure. Escape Academy’s puzzles, like real-life escape rooms, are much more enjoyable to solve with someone else there to help.

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Module 2: Programming & Design Basics (Lessons 2)

Game Designing

01:08) It’s kind of like a logic puzzle through code, which is how I look at it. In a small company or by yourself, the programmer might actually be the one to code the entire game. And in this course we’re going to solve a lot of those logic puzzles. And for me, that’s kind of what makes it fun.

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Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire - a pixel art video game by CGS grads

CG Spectrum

CG Spectrum’s thriving online community, with over a thousand weekly active members, was the perfect place for Alan to cast his net and find the right artists with the right skills. Being part of the CGS online community facilitated access to alumni and students across a number of disciplines. Gerel battling enemies. Dogyeong L.

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How to Turn Your Smartphone into a Gaming Console: The Best Gaming Apps

Big Games

Our smartphones have become more than just communication devices- they are now powerful gaming consoles that fit right into our pockets. With an extensive array of games at our fingertips, turning your smartphone into a gaming console is easier than ever.

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Out Now • Solo dev Pat Naoum of the handpainted The Master’s Pupil: “Creativity is a tool”

PreMortem.Games

But a friend showed me Braid and Limbo towards the end of Film School and I finally realised ‘Wait a second, one person can make a game!?’ (I These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” Making games is different to making anything else. Game development takes so long! “Try

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