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Making games faster, more cost-effectively, with end-to-end development

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Game development is no longer just a one-man show – or even a one-studio spectacle. Fortunately, developers can turn to partners, such as external developers , to realise their most ambitious projects. ” Read more . ” Read more

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Popul8 uses AI to assist developers with the creation of digital game characters

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The use of AI in game development has the potential to revolutionize the way games are designed and created. Although there is controversy about the unfair use of human-made art to create AI generated artworks, there’s no denying that AI has added value when it comes to automating tasks that are typically time-consuming for developers.

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So how much $ (in general) does it cost to produce a fully animated/rigged, fully voiced 1-3 minute cutscene in a game that’s in ongoing development (something like SWTOR, where they have a lot of prebuilt assets)? Like just a general low range and high range? I’m seeing a lot of people complaining about prioritizing content they want, and don’t know enough about the behind the scenes costs to properly communicate they’re being unrealistic with their complaints.

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As long as the designers can create the characters with the in-game character creator and reuse the existing rigs, no new resources need be expended to create them. needs its own rig), that's time from a rigger to create. or approximately $2,500 per development week per person.

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Yellow raises $5m in seed funding round

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Established in 2023, Yellow's first tool, YellowSculpt, uses AI to provide artists and designers with pre-rigged 3D character meshes within three minutes. With the investment from Andreessen Horowitz, it aims to expand its 3D character creation technology. Read more

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Artwork Update: Sprite Rigs Complete!

Yotes Games

It took about a month and a half, but ALL the pony sprite pieces have finally been drawn and as of right now I can begin the frame-by-frame animation process! Should be done and in-game by April's end (but given how that estimate's measured in gamedev time, we'll see how that goes ?).

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2023 was the year of creepy fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

PreMortem.Games

One of the biggest breakout hits of 2023 was the haunting fishing adventure Dredge by New Zealand-based indie developer Black Salt Games. Playtesting is a major and frequent part of our development process so we had confidence throughout that we had a really good experience on our hands. says co-founder/CEO Nadia Thorne.

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Quaternius Free 3D Assets

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GameFromScratch.com Quaternius Free 3D Assets When it comes to free game development assets we live in bountiful times, as todays featured site Quaternius will demonstrate. Quaternius contains thousands of 3D assets, often game ready, rigged and animated in a wide variety of genres and themes.

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