Game Daily

MAY 15, 2023

GameDaily: What are the most important features in Meta World My City that you consider to be genuine innovations in blockchain gaming design? Min-Kwan Kwon: We developed Meta World: My City in a way that anyone can enjoy both board games and virtual real-estate collections.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Even more than being a tactical roguelike, Cogmind is a strategic game about engaging in a dynamic form of this process, repeatedly replacing and upgrading components as you go. What about designing robots other than yourself? On that note, one area of concern here is that Cogmind’s allies are notoriously disposable, by design.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When creating a game, game app developers analyze player behavior to improve their interactive scenarios, by identifying what works and what doesn't for the players in a game. This is done to refine the game design and create a more enjoyable experience for their audience. Optimize game performance 3.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Obviously community interaction is quite important and still plays an ongoing role in development, as always, but at this point I feel it’s more important to focus on expanding content as much as possible. This year’s major release was of course Beta 11 “Mechanical Renaissance,” in the works for 17 (!)

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 2, 2023

Several of them have dismissed this as a doomed and naïve attempt to be user-friendly, while others have implied that it has to do with recent regulations on loot boxes or with aiming to move away from dark pattern-prone mechanics (which caused a $500M fine to Fortnite - another title oriented to younger audiences).

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DameDev.tv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* are joined by Yasmin Curren, to play Cult Of The Lamb and discuss the gameplay mechanics and features of the game and what it means to be a technical designer. She’s an enthusiastic storyteller, game designer and content creator.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

It's well-made and I can see why it's popular, but design-wise, I feel it's overburdened with too much stuff. The core game design throughline is clear: they loved the Warcraft wood chopping mechanic, and so they made an entire game around it. And it really is a good mechanic.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Moreover, AI algorithms analyze vast amounts of data, including player behavior and preferences, to create personalized and adaptive gaming experiences. AI-driven tools generate dynamic content, adapt game mechanics, and customize aesthetics, resulting in more engaging gameplay and new storytelling possibilities.

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iXie gaming

JULY 23, 2023

Extensive Asset Store The Asset Store in Unity offers a diverse selection of downloadable content that may be used to improve games. This content can come in the form of 2D or 3D characters, backgrounds, buildings, vehicles, or plugins.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Gameplay testing is a crucial part of game QA. It is used to test the game’s design. Gameplay testing is done before launching the game to identify and mitigate issues in the game’s design, controls, graphics, and mechanics, to mention a few. But what is gameplay testing? And how does it work?

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Make a User-friendly Game. One of the main reasons behind a successful mobile gaming app is that it should be simple and easy to understand. The players should intuitively understand the mechanism of the game and get engaged with the gameplay within a few minutes they start playing the game.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Why Will Make Your Android Game Better? Innovative Gameplay Your game will stand out if you design it with exciting and original gameplay. You must think creatively to develop mechanics that surprise and excite the gamer. You should adjust your game for various hardware, screen sizes, and input methods.

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Jaunty Bear Games

OCTOBER 9, 2022

For example, Atari recently released an updated version of Breakout that features power-ups and bonus levels—but still retains all of its original simplicity. In addition to modern takes on classic games, many companies are creating entirely new content based on retro themes. Designing a retro game.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Augmented Reality (AR) AR is becoming increasingly prevalent in hyper-casual games. This technology is revolutionizing the gaming experience by bringing the real world into the game, making it more interactive and immersive. To keep players interested in a game, developers must create engaging content with high replay value.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 29, 2020

Since Fortnite’s popularization of the battle pass system, almost every game company has considered incorporating a similar monetization feature into their games. Why did battle pass design succeed in one game and not the other? It’s all about content depth ! Source: Sensor Tower. Email Address.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This game, which combines Match-3 core with merge progression originally launched globally in the second half of 2020. Just when the market was becoming overheated with the lockdowns and merge mechanics were the all-new rage among the players. This way, the two independent core mechanics have been joined by a missing link.

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Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

That’s just the core mechanic, and about the smallest vision you can have (which is actually what I recommend when starting to build a roguelike ), though even then my vision included an immersive interface and using sensor data to help navigate a living world occupied by both hostile and non-hostile robots. .” Difficulty.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Automation ensures that a wide range of game features, mechanics, and interactions are thoroughly tested, increasing the likelihood of detecting potential issues before the game’s release. Scalability: As game complexity and scope increase, the number of tests required also grows.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2023

That is true both on a project level (Pre-production, production, post-production), but also on a feature or asset level (ideation, production, polish). Is the design defined, and do we understand how the dynamics of the mechanics work, and do we agree the play is interesting and versatile enough?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Guest post by Alexander Devyaterikov , Producer at Belka Games In today's gaming world, it's not enough to just have a good game. We need to release regular updates: more content, more events, faster, and higher quality. Reusing content The next thing on our list is reusing and looping content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

A good example of this is Huuuge, which focused on social features and was able to carve its spot in the highly competitive market to a point where they are now a big publisher diversifying into other genres. This is especially notable in slots design, where meta-features and slot machines are typically developed by separate teams.

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Yobob Games

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Even though the current state of the game uses bless on animals, statues, and crafting/buildings, it doesn’t mean that I’ll add more features to the game to help create a strong foundation this game needs. But for the most part, the game is enjoyably fun. I was having fun playing with my own game!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Gone are the days where a reasonable attempt at a core mechanic and a saga map were all you needed for 6 figure revenue. While the ramifications are still hotly debated, here are some effects we foresee: Marketing for F2P games turns back the clock and relies more on the playbook of traditional advertising. source: Liquid & Grit.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

In today’s post we’re going to explain what we believe at Sovereign Moon Studios to be the best 10 space games that you can play for free online today. Recently, we’ve been publishing a lot of content about how to make space related games without having to know how to code. Want to Make Video Games? Dark Orbit.

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The Knights of Unity

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In the previous part of the post, we’ve introduced you to the most important reasons to create a game design document in your project, using three examples: personal project, internal project, and commission work. It should include the crucial information needed to create a first, overall picture of your game in the reader’s mind.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

The game features different modes and progressively more challenging levels. Players can also unlock various masks with unique abilities and customize their character through the in-game shop. Released back in 2022, the game takes its inspiration from the widely popular Piano Tiles series by Umoni Games.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Both Unity and Unreal are popular choices among giant game development studios as well as indie developers. Each engine has its specific set of features and, therefore, can perform a specific set of tasks. It takes just a few steps to make up nodes and connect them together to develop logic for a game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Let’s take a look at a few different situations: A producer can’t tell you which metric a given feature is targeted at or explain why a given metric needs to be changed to meet a KPI. Designers and UI specialists keep redoing the user flow when they should be referencing a successful competitor. But we could keep going, right?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

When considering Passes, it’s important to note that they are not exclusively a monetization feature. For most players (including payers) the Pass is primarily retention and an engagement mechanism. Exec Summary Passes are a versatile feature effective for monetization, but also for engagement and retention.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 24, 2023

To be specific, this surge has been a result of the dynamic audio-visual effects, the natural player-to-character interaction, photorealistic 3D graphics, and engaging levels, characters, and mechanics of the game. The gaming industry is brewing with innovation and new technology trends. Shared Experiences 6. People Occlusion 7.

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

There are several notable features and innovative things about the game, so I’ll summarize them here. Sometimes it’s pushing forward design in a new way, or usability, or technology, or even in introducing features or ways of doing things from one genre and applying them to another when it hasn’t been done before.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. With that in mind, I want to help you come up with some New Year’s Resolutions of your own, ones specifically related to board game design. Play-test with game designers. Let’s say you’ve made light games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

It has a solid core game design, and a meta design that builds upon the successes we’ve seen in the market. The match 3 success trifecta generally consists of: a fun core match mechanic a good metagame with a clean sense of progression a new feature or innovation that brings something different to the space.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics. Arts The art of Cookie Run: Kingdom is core to the game’s global success. As a mobile game, how did Cookie Run: Kingdom accomplish this through its gameplay mechanics?

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Mechanics that are never quite worth taking advantage of, items that haven’t lived up to their potential, or were later superseded by other options but remained unchanged, or even long-term experiments that were included at some point but never updated/expanded/removed.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

It includes major improvements all across the board in features, performance, and usability. The features offered are also a lot more reminiscent of AAA games, such as far more material options and advanced visual effects (including circle DOF , volumetric fog, AMD FSR, etc.). is coming out soon. improvements. reaches stability.

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Mnenad

APRIL 9, 2018

All the special features of other bird species are recognisable for us, because they differ from this ideal type. Gunther Rehfeld, author of the german book “Game Design und Produktion”  from 2014, mentions the importance of shapes in his chapter about concept art. I put the credits on the end of the post.

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