CG Spectrum

APRIL 16, 2024

It allows artists to bring concepts to life by adding depth, texture, and realistic lighting to their designs. From 3D architectural renderings to product prototypes and virtual environments for games and movies, 3D visualization is used across various industries to visualize ideas, streamline workflows, and communicate concepts effectively.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

is one of the most striking indie games coming out this summer. The developers of Fireplace Games made an early prototype of the game while still in school, but are now well on their way to release it as a full-fledged game. But while everyone was working at larger studios or freelance, the En Garde!

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game development is a collaborative process that involves various people with specialized skills. The two most critical roles in this process are game artists and designers. Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 27, 2024

The vertical slice is a big milestone in a game's development because it shows the entire game coming together in a cohesive play experience. Since it shows all of the major systems in the game working together, it naturally answers most questions about how the game will play. Call of Duty, Pokemon, Madden, etc.).

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

Prototype is ready! But I can now proudly announce that a playable prototype for the video game GenoTerra is finished (and I graduated with the Master in Design *yay*). As you might know, and I repeatedly keep saying, this game forms the practical part of my Master thesis. Master in Integrative Design.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The gaming world has evolved significantly in recent times. Multiplayer games have taken center stage by allowing players to play with or against other gamers and friends across the globe. As a result, multiplayer games have revolutionized modern gaming, from human vs. computer to human vs. human interaction.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

At first glance a normal indie game studio, but the co-founders live and work continents apart. We think it is a timeless game, both for the pixel art and for the theme of the game”, says Gonzáles. “We Passion for Exploration The team is pleased with how the game turned out and especially the sense of exploration it evokes.

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iXie gaming

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Have you had an excellent game idea but not sure where to start? Or are you an experienced game developer who’s looking to grow the knowledge you already have? The process of game development is a unique experience. What is Game Development? Game development is the process of creating games.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 14, 2018

This is part one of four in the Failure Recovery series in Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. With games, this involves the nature of the project itself.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

Want to get away from the hustle and bustle in the Moscone Centre and just have a good conversation and decent coffee with Dutch games industry professionals? Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. We create games that make you smile”, says CEO Stein Damen. “By

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Have you ever dreamt of crafting your own epic game? We’re talking free game development software , mind-blowing technology, and trends hotter than a dragon’s breath. Accessibility is taking center stage, making the gaming world a welcoming space for everyone. So, are you ready to unleash your inner game developer?

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. Not games writing mind you, but copy writing – for pitches, store pages, press releases, & everything else.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Last Saturday and Sunday, I attended my first board gaming convention – Protospiel in Atlanta. Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Need help on your board game?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When Jonathan Barbosa Dijkstra lost his job, just before the pandemic hit, he decided to give his dream of making a game by himself a proper go. I would love to be part of a small team where you’ve got your peers and still have a big impact on the game.” For me, and for others I’m sure, making your own games is ‘the dream’.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 9, 2023

After a few days of earnest discussion, ideation and research, we developed a concept called Escape Mail. We would send people around the world – dealing with the same pandemic as us – an escape game in the mail! Step 2: Prototype. Our first episode of Season 1 was available for purchase in only 3 weeks.”

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Lately, we see more and more games inspired by these social media trends making it to the top charts in terms of downloads. AppMagic investigates the rise and fall, successes and failures of these specific types of games. No wonder it scores so well as mobile games. In January 2023, the game generated 1.9M Think again.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Building video games has never been a simple task. You can have a brilliant idea for a game, but without the right skills, tools and resources, it can be near-impossible to tackle by yourself. So to get his advice and learn his secrets, we sat down to hear his story and journey as a solo-game developer. So I had a game there.

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Instead, I want to explore the role of a gaming CMO in setting teams up for success and the risk that some leaders may actually be incentivising a race to the bottom. Gaming UA teams are primarily, if not entirely, focused on optimization. Let’s look at these common pain points in more depth.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s likely that if you’re reading this right now, you’ve already considered the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing game art. Cost Efficiency Game Development Companies can greatly decrease their expenses by outsourcing game art production. The same logic also applies to hiring outside game developers.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

Video games have the ability to transport users to another place and time. The indie game that does this especially well is A Space for the Unbound by Mojiken Studio. I think it’s a nice gateway for players, no matter where they are, to enjoy the game.” ” “In 2015 we did a game jam at Mojiken Studio.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve talked about the benefits and challenges of working alone in the board game industry. Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

If you’re an avid gamer who loves computers, you may be thinking about pursuing a career as a game developer. Game development is a specialized, comparatively small, and lucrative industry. Retail gaming in the United States is estimated to be worth $4.19 As expected, graduates who work on video games are well rewarded.

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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. It’s a functioning version of all planned game systems in the game working together for a representative final game experience. Let’s go over them here.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 20, 2023

Used much more widely than its name implies, architectural visualization processes are employed across myriad industries — from building and construction to film and video games to product design and VR. Think of classic games like Grand Theft Auto , as well as more recent games like Dying Light 2: Stay Human.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Last month, game industry documentary makers 2 Player Productions debuted a massive 32-part YouTube game dev doc series Double Fine PsychOdyssey , chronicling the development of Psychonauts 2 from its earliest glimmers of pre-production in 2015 to its final release in 2021.

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Jaunty Bear Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

There are many aspects to consider when building a game. The post-processing stack (v2) comes with a collection of effects and image filters you can apply to your cameras to improve the visuals of your games. . Use Unity Timeline to create cinematic content, game-play sequences, audio sequences, and complex particle effects. .

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 29, 2020

Godot Engine supports exporting games to the HTML5 platform (i.e. Any modification towards reaching that goal will also improve the HTML5 export itself (given that the editor is made like a Godot game). After this necessary preface, let’s get to the news: a Godot Editor prototype running in browsers is being presented at this address.

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Real Programming

MAY 11, 2023

His passion for gaming is broad, but he has a special love for sandbox games , point-and-click graphic adventures, and RPGs. While he loves teaching coding to students of all levels, he has worked hard on our latest experimental course, Elite Game Engine. Gabe has already made waves working in an advanced field in the IT sector.

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Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Over the past year and a half I’ve been diving hard into a huge number of different RPGs: Nearly all the 1-player Final Fantasies, Dragon Quest, Trails in the Sky, the Tales games, Scarlet Nexus, a really cool Japanese GBA game called Magical Vacation, and a lot more. The working title of the game is Free Tiya Bannet!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

Despite being the lead developer of Godot, I have almost 20 years of experience developing and shipping games, and a decade of experience as technical consultant. I didn't become rich (yet :D) making games, but I learned a lot in the process. Many games were released, but a large amount were abandoned.

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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. This week, in Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game , I released Five Levels of Communication through Game Development. Need help on your board game?

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. ✉️ Received this email from a friend?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

For the same reason, it can call for support from a resource few games can – the industry devoted to building the future it depicts, that being the space industry. Moonwards gives them a place to express those visions, but they will need help from game developers interested in providing the tools they need to do so in a game environment.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting. Sadly, the reality of the business showed me that the type of games that pay the rent weren’t the type of experiences I wanted to create”, he says. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk.

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Sirlin

JULY 22, 2015

"Former Street Fighter designer / Evolution staff member / writer of competitive gaming guide is working on a new fighting game focusing on easy execution, great online play, and will be free to play." Which game is it though: Fantasy Strike or Rising Thunder? As great as it is, it isn't literally a fighting game though.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

As avid fans of Studio Ghibli’s animated movie Porco Rosso, Rob Hartley and Diccon Yamanaka were inspired to create a game about seaplanes flying around in a beautiful Mediterranean setting. And for that debut the duo came up with an enticing mix of elements that really sets the game apart. “I But that’s not all.

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Mnenad

APRIL 9, 2018

Designing the game world's creatures. One is sketching a scene or character concept very rough and with a lot of gesture on a piece of paper (or digitally) but in the following steps, when it comes to outlining the shapes, the sketch becomes sort of stiff and loses its dynamic.      Online available tools.

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