iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The process of developing a game doesn’t end with coding and design. Testing the end product is crucial to ensure it delivers a seamless user experience (UX) and meets the industry requirements & standards. Several testing techniques are used to test the game’s readiness for release.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 4, 2024

To achieve this, you must conduct thorough game testing throughout the game development process. Here are some reasons why every developer must consider regression testing in video game development: 1. Detecting and fixing these bugs early is cost-friendlier than later in video game development. The outcome?

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Big Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mobile gaming has experienced an unprecedented surge in recent years, with iOS emerging as a prominent platform for game development. For aspiring game creators, venturing into iOS mobile game development services can be thrilling and rewarding. This initial step is like setting the course for your game development journey.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 4, 2021

So today we’re going to talk about UX (user experience) in virtual reality games and tell you about the most interesting solutions we used in our game Stargaze! Good UX practices for VR. That’s why we gathered all the best UX practices we know, all based on the example of Stargaze. Stargaze – cosmic VR game.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There were days when the game developers had to build a flawless game and launch it in the Play/App Store, and the rest was taken care of by the users. 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. Appealing UX/UI of A Game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

Product differentiation is driven by UX, art styles, production quality and minor meta systems such as quests and saga maps. With 5 free spins being granted every 50 minutes, their availability is limited and hence they are an energy mechanic of sorts. Most definitely, “Spins” drive all core loop engagement.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

UI/UX testing – Assess the user interface to ensure its responsive and intuitive. It is a crucial testing aspect when it comes to game QA, as it assesses all game controls and mechanics. Addressing compatibility issues early in game development helps you create more stable and widely accessible gaming.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A tale of two halves: H1 and H2 of 2022 During the last quarter of 2021, almost every successful blockchain game had one thing in common: They were developed by crypto native teams who were well versed in the blockchain technology, but lacked experience in game development.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

There was footage of the common rooms and brand-new gameplay that was released earlier this month- which gave an insight into the game mechanics, setting, and characters to an extent. The PlayStation State of Play event introduced the mechanic where the player is able to learn different spells from companions across the story line.

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Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

this Saturday June 12, 2021, we are headlining the Georgia Game Developers Association CIMFest and I also will be moderating IGDA GDSIG's skipped (due to the cancellation of GDC last year) roundtable, Creating Non-Toxic Gamer Communities. There was just so much more to talk about emotional touchstones in emergent narrative! Touchstones!

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

But I’m not here to talk about using action-based algorithms to accomplish product-related objectives (that’s a topic for another article); I’d rather discuss how to develop your team’s product mindset. Developers build a “proper” new architecture instead of using a time-tested solution. How can you develop your team’s product mindset?

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

I Need a Process (sung to the tune of “I Need a Hero” ) As is the case with every facet of product development and live ops, running the right process is key. In hindsight, we missed the mark in some areas, and nailed it in others Genre / Mechanic: I don’t believe abstract analogs in an crafting system works.

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Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

Note that since that time Cogmind development has entered a couple different cycles, so while I once used that approach, the process has since evolved to fit different circumstances.). There’s never a shortage of tempting ideas and feature requests out there! Difficulty. I want my games to be challenging but fair.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 25, 2021

This analysis is written by Mladen Dulanovic , Game Lead from Nordeus, and Om Tandon , UX Director at UX Reviewer. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. Playdemic, the developer behind Golf Clash, is not unaware of the competition. Access all of our previous predictions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Gameplay: A satisfactory and standard production As a title made within the classical Korean MMORPG framework, the core UX is similar to that of other Korean MMORPG, including character design, storyline, career system, raids, etc. However, there are not many innovative areas in the core gameplay and UX. Skill UI of the Witch class).

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

In this episode of Gamecamole, we will investigate Cookie Run: Kingdom from the South Korean developer Devsister, a card battling RPG mobile game that became a cultural phenomenon in 2021. The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This analysis is written by UX Reviewer’s Om Tandon and product guy and blog writer Alexandre Macmillan To make sure you don’t miss all the following prediction posts, please do subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun newsletter. Gameplay follows fire and forget mechanism , where all decisions regarding the team (training, tactics etc.)

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

Scopely’s Star Trek Fleet Command is the only 4X game from a Western developer with a spot in the top 10. Successful 4X games developers are constantly bringing new gameplay mechanics to stand out in the market as seen in the examples below. The original Free Fire was developed out of Vietnam for low-end devices.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2: 2: Their secret sauce is closing the monetization and marketing loop to help developers supercharge growth. #3: This analysis is also brought to you by ironSource.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This analysis is written by Abhimanyu Kumar with special contributions from UX Reviewer ’s Om Tandon and Brett Nowak , CEO of Liquid & Grit. Coin Master truly innovated on a core Casino mechanic by making random chance just one block in the core loop, not the only block. Also supported by insights from Lloyd Melnick.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Port connection swapping was also added as a minor UX improvement. Then there are in-graph editable nodes , which provide a simple yet powerful UX improvement to the Visual Script. These editors are also more popular among developers and therefore many want to switch to them for their usability. What's the project? GSoC journey.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

But, the world's changing such that you can do it iteratively, and ship lots of little pieces of your game and get some of that signal throughout development. Usually in the business and the creative side, they're sort of on the margins, but on the engineering side that's where you get breakouts for new game mechanics like battle royale.

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