Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

It shows the everyday work of medium-scale commercial game dev in unprecedented detail: the creative high of successful collaboration as well as the ugly prototypes, grueling bug fixes, and painful miscommunication. Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole.

Art 59

Art Concepts Dev Studios 59

Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

To give you a sense of what it’s like to work on a team, I’ve reached out to the three members of Undine Studios – Ben Haskett, Sarah Reed, and Will Reed. Brandon: So is Undine Studios just the three of you? Will: I know for me personally, projects are a big concept. Brandon: How I imagine teams as a solo dev.

Prototyping 130

Prototyping Playtesting Games Game Design 130

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. As we were prototyping there was still a feeling the game needed more action. Based in Vancouver, Canada, The Brew Barons is their debut title.

Studios 104

Studios Prototyping Visual Scripting Art 104

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments. to evoke empathy in the audience or player.

Film 52

Film Animation Animation Concepts 52

PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I usually start with a location or concept from which I build a ‘mind map’. This finally leads me to prototyping and validation. I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment. This concept grew organically from a single idea. If yes – how?

Dev 160

Dev Playtesting Art Games 160

Game Analytics

JANUARY 24, 2023

You want a really simple, fun concept at the core of your game. Make sure you can describe it in a single sentence and make a prototype. Then build on that one core mechanic that’s unique – because that’s your hook.” But remember, prototypes are never perfect.

Studios 52

Studios Prototyping Data Racing 52

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. And most recently, Travis founded Carbonated Inc, a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. Do not fall in love with product, fall in love with building a really successful studio by shipping and learning as quickly as possible.

Games 52

Games Point and Click Engine Engineering 52

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The game was developed by Raven, one of the historical CoD mainline studios, and Activision Shanghai, a local team assembled for the project. The only examples of F2P shooters at scale were Korean (Crossfire) and Chinese (Assault Fire/Ni-Zhan), both focused on pay-to-win mechanics.

Content 52

Content FPS Mobile Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Royal Match Royal Match is a perfect example of finding success through improvements - not step-change innovation - cherry-picking the strongest mechanics from the best games to create a new top game. Even though Candy Crush Saga had roaring success with the match-3 switcher, King was not the first company to create the mechanic.

Puzzle 69

Puzzle Mobile Mobile Mechanics 69

Game Designing

JULY 18, 2023

Although humans still produce the finished design, AI art speeds up design stages like brainstorming, idea generation, conceptualization, prototyping, and client pitches. This widely used AI software helps users visualize concepts and create simulated photos using any kind of creative input.

AI 40

AI Art Editing Software 40