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Column Tomas Sala • Art schools should educate designers, not production drones

PreMortem.Games

Now that the games industry has witnessed more than 9.000 layoffs this year, we have to seriously reconsider how the educational system is operating. I strongly disagree with the perspective that game development education should focus on AAA jobs. But there is more than that to education.

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Solo dev Dmitriy Gusev started his career as a doctor “I needed a drastic change”

PreMortem.Games

The solo developer worked six years as a doctor before drastically changing his career and going for game development. “I I just love creating games”, he explains. Why did you become a solo developer? For me, it’s an ongoing process of self-education. I continually improve on various tasks.

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Unraveling the Challenges of Building Successful Game Development Studios with Dino Patti & Tadej Gregorcic

Game Dev Unchained

Riding the Wave of Tech Evolution In an era defined by rapid innovation and evolution, the game development industry continually grapples with the pressure to remain on the cutting edge. Dino Patti and Tadej Gregorcic , both co-founders of Coherence , a platform aiming to democratize multiplayer game development.

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My week at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and what I learned

CG Spectrum

The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was held last week in San Francisco, boasting 28,000 attendees ! Penny was kind enough to share her experience at GDC and why she believes it's such a valuable event for people looking to break into the games industry. Meet Penny! It can be hard, but it’s worth it.

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Let’s say someone becomes a game developer, but realizes the gaming industry is not for them for whatever reason. What opportunities there for game developers, particularly designers, outside of the video game industry? I imagine one of them is your former job at the gambling industry.

Ask a Game Dev

Simulation/Training/Educational design. There is plenty of crossover with game experiences here, but the goal isn't to get the user to have fun but to train them and teach them stuff. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ

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Board Game Fulfillment & Why it Matters on Day 1 of Game Development

Brand Game Development

In fact, fulfillment often determines how big games are and how many components can be included. Many game developers think about fulfillment only after their project is complete – and you can certainly get away with it! Need help on your board game? So, good news and bad news.

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Lazy Game Dev Kidnaps Brackeys

Awesome Tuts

Recently I promoted my Lazy Game Dev product and this is one of the emails I wrote for the promotion. A young, insignificant game dev named Asbjørn Thirslund is hurrying home to create his first tutorial for a YT channel he just started called Brackeys. You’re a YT game dev,” shouts Brackeys. BAHAHAHA!”

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