Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 29, 2024

Each of the terms are the same basic concept - a demonstration of gameplay - but they each have small but important distinctions. Prototype - A playable example of a single gameplay system to prove out the concept. The above screenshot is from the Breath of the Wild systems prototype - wind, fire, etc.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 21, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. You have very limited ways of communicating complicated concepts to your players with static cardboard and plastic, so what you imply and what you suggest through your game’s design is very important!

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Having a full-time job ate into Sergio’s personal dev time. And that resulted in the first prototype of Dreadhalls. So rather than coming up with an entirely new concept for his second title, he stuck to his guns and layered in more elements – like in-game combat and the use of limited resources – to get people more engaged.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve split it into five sections for your convenience: How Ben, Sarah, and Will Got Started How Working in a Team Feels The Downsides of Teamwork Communication in a Team Advice for New Game Devs. This is unusual for most game devs, I think. Brandon: How I imagine teams as a solo dev. Advice for New Game Devs.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. I usually start with a location or concept from which I build a ‘mind map’. This finally leads me to prototyping and validation. This concept grew organically from a single idea. What’s your creative process? “My

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 29, 2020

After this necessary preface, let’s get to the news: a Godot Editor prototype running in browsers is being presented at this address. Note: As of this writing, this prototype requires a recent Chromium-based browser or Firefox Nightly. This is, again, provided as a proof-of-concept and browser support is very limited for now.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Our architecture is also being designed to be a platform for game devs looking for a great place to test, experiment, showcase, or browse other developers' ideas. Our three lovely devs can explain - Karim, Yael, and Zach. This calls for another ECS concept: “ Archetypes ”. The current concept. For a networked sandbox?

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2019

If you’re the kind of creator who has a few prototype board games in your closet somewhere, consider playing one of them with a few game designers. Order a professional physical prototype of one of your board games. You can read more about that in my article here: Setting Up Social Media as a Board Game Dev: A Primer Course.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Charles Lee (Art Lead) , veteran art director and concept artist with past experience at Blizzard , Sony Pictures Animation , and who until very recently worked in the Visual Development of Netflix hit Arcane (damn!). And seems it provides a solid ground to start hiring the rest of the team, while they start prototyping their ideas.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

The motivation for this article is that many devs asked me to write it for a long time. I tried to contact many of the devs to ask them what the reasons were and, in most cases, they were not technical but related to the scope of the project being difficult to manage. Wait, shouldn't a prototype come first? Making a prototype.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Below, we will introduce the concepts around which it was designed, the currently implemented prototype, and planned changes to make it more powerful and user-friendly. Still, two main concepts are almost ubiquitous in multiplayer games: some form of messaging , and some form of state replication (synchronization and reconciliation).

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Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

As a pioneer in the field, Silkin reminisces about the time when VR was essentially a prototype cluttered with wires and bulky headsets. ” However, he admitted that the market was muddied by the “mad dash to the metaverse,” an idea that intertwines VR and AR technology with the concepts of Web 3.0 and blockchain.

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Greenheart Games

AUGUST 30, 2018

It’s been five whole years since Game Dev Tycoon released on Steam. After days of brainstorming and discussions, we settled on the idea of making a game dev simulator. We were inspired by Game Dev Story on the iPhone (made by Kairosoft) and wanted to make a game in that genre with our own spin on it.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 5, 2018

In fact, I’ve written about a few times: a crash course on the concepts , how to prepare for the costs , and a personal story of how hard it was to fulfill War Co. A graphics designer was hired to come up with a visual concept that would have people smile and feel good. Need help on your board game? He never earned a penny more.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This is where most of the rules have been ironed out and are acceptable enough to use during a prototype either in person or online through something like Tabletopia or Tabletop simulator. Sean: I ended up resorting to a concept of taking MMORPG concepts and placing them into this D20 world. Public blind play tests.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Beta 11 is finally tackling this project, and we’ve already seen it manifested across propulsion , weapon mechanics , storage units , fabrication and more, but the comprehensive item-by-item review has only come to pass as part of the conclusion to this dev cycle. Exiles Prototypes. ASCII art for Exiles prototypes.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics and concepts you need to have a functioning (but not necessarily fun) game. I’ve listened to so many designers describe how through play-testing, a game came out dramatically different then their initial concept because the new version was more fun.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

If you’re a designer seeking a publisher, you will essentially need a solid prototype, a great sales sheet, and an awesome pitch. Your theme is that critical in order to nail down some concepts first, before diving into game mechanics. The post How to Find Artists for Your Board Game appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

From scribbling your ideas onto the proverbial napkin, to actually crafting prototypes, play-testing, redoing it all, and finally getting your game to reviewers, there is no shortage of details and learning curves. The post Board Game Fulfillment & Why it Matters on Day 1 of Game Development appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. The analogy is morbid, but the concept is simple. 2: I did not order a prototype prior to manufacturing from the same company that printed. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates? Click here.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 13, 2019

After several months of deliberation and prototypes, we settled on a really good approach to axis mapping , courtesy of Gilles Roudiere ( Groud ). CSG tools have been added for fast level prototyping, allowing generic primitives and custom meshes to be combined via boolean operations to generate more complex shapes.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

We recommend that new users start with our official Step by Step tutorial to learn the basic concepts of Godot. There is a burgeoning community of Quest VR developers already publishing interesting Godot-based prototypes, and the stable 3.2 Holger Dammertz's Voxel Works Quest prototype made with Godot for Oculus Quest.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Back in 2019 I made an unfinished prototype for a Gay Western game jam to contemplate the anniversary of influential gay cowboy film Brokeback Mountain (2005). Like many game prototypes, my initial sheepherding test began as something much grander and more complicated. It's mostly "safe for work" even if the actual game is not.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

Garret is a sharp guy and a good game dev. It was designed around the concept of creating a version of a simple game that kids were already familiar with, that also incorporates physical activity as part of the game. Brandon: Let’s say I’m a brand new board game dev. How long does board game development take?

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

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. This marks its true public release, with finished graphics, gameplay, tuning, more sex, and finally an ending. L of semen for each one.

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