Grumpy Gamer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Thirty years ago today I made the final gold masters for Monkey Island. Some notes about these. These are the final source backups I made when the game left test and the gold masters were sent off. They are labeled 1.1 because the game got bounced out of test during the final two weeks and so the version got bumped when it went back in. For the younger readers out there: These are not USB devices and you can't text your friends or watch TikTok videos on them.

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The GameDev Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In this blog post, I’ll show you my favorite way to get real-time ray-tracing up and running in Unity

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I’ve got to level with you – I am tired. It’s not for the usual 2020 reasons either. This year’s been a tough one, and it’ll definitely be an infamous one when the ink dries on the next generation’s textbooks. You’d think being locked up inside would leave me with an excess of time and no way to use it wisely.

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Concept Art World

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Concept Art World. The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One). This official behind-the-scenes companion to the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian features exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs. The Mandalorian follows the adventures of galactic gunslinger Din Djarin and the Child as they traverse the outer systems of the galaxy and evade remnants of the Empire.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 8, 2020

After 3 hard weeks of work, the new lightmapper for Godot 4.0 is ready to go! Wait, why a lightmapper, didn't we get real-time GI? Yes, indeed. Godot 4.0 will also have a very cool Voxel based real-time GI: Still, that is a different technique aimed at different use cases. Lightmaps offer significant advantages over any other technique when the following requirements are met: Performance above anything else (for mobile, lightmaps are still a must-have).

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2020

This post is written by Oleg Yakubenkov , CEO @ GoPractice. Oleg has built his data-driven product management expertise working on some of the biggest games as well as some of the biggest social platforms in the World. GoPractice is an online simulator course that will give you hands-on-like experience working on an ambitious product and making decisions based on real data in actual analytics systems.

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Game Design Aspect

DECEMBER 31, 2020

It was a delight to hear from my former game writing students at PlayCrafting. They attended the one-night Game Writing Portfolio Workout sessions or the multi-week intensive Game Writing Primer course. Here are some highlights! Kyle Erf made a career switch. He is now Director of Technology at Moving Pieces Interactive , makers of Dodo Peak , available on Apple Arcade and Nintendo Switch.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

To help developers get the most out of Unreal Engine 4 as they head into the new year, NVIDIA RTX UE4.26 has just been released. We have also released the first. To help developers get the most out of Unreal Engine 4 as they head into the new year, NVIDIA RTX UE4.26 has just been released. We have also released the first DLSS plugin that can be used with both NVIDIA’s NvRTX branch and mainline UE4, along with an updated UE4 Plugin for RTX Global Illumination.

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Tiny Hydra

DECEMBER 16, 2020

I’m often asked by my former students, “What skills should I really be learning to get into the industry?” The answer to this question is really complicated, and depends largely on what the person wants to do. However, there are a few jobs that are very difficult to fill for many companies and if you. The post Niche Game Development Disciplines: How to Specialize in Technical Art appeared first on Tiny Hydra.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Welcome back to the fantasy, friends! You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. If this is your first time joining us, we're super happy to have you! Kristala is the inaugural title from the leading ladies behind Astral Clocktower Studios, a female-owned-and-operated indie games studio based in Central PA, USA.

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

I remember the first time I read this I just chuckled. That was 10 years ago and the myth keeps going. It's been printed (well, web printed) so many times that it is slowly going to become fact and I want to set the world straight. What is true. During the early days of Monkey Island I didn't have a name for Guybrush. We just called him the "guy". When Steve Purcell was doing concepts for "the guy" he was doing them in dpaint.

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The GameDev Guru

JULY 28, 2020

Read code faster by writing less verbose code with C# 7 Expression-Bodied Members

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Maria here again! Today’s post is the last of my “Top 5 Games” series. I hemmed and hawed over whether I would do it, too. If you haven’t noticed, the game Pandemic pulled a Jumanji and now we’re living it. But I decided that I would be remiss if I did not include it, as it was the first modern board game and it really reignited my love for board games.

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Concept Art World

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Concept Art World. The Mandalorian Concept Art by Nick Gindraux. Concept artist Nick Gindraux has posted some of the illustrations he created for The Mandalorian Star Wars live-action television series on Disney+. Nick collaborated with, and received art direction by Lucasfilm veteran Doug Chiang. Link: Portfolio | Facebook | Instagram. All images © Lucasfilm, Ltd.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

While the focus of Godot 4.0 Vulkan rewrite has largely been enhancements to the 3D engine, the 2D side will also see several improvements. Improved Performance. Thanks to Vulkan (which has a much lower draw-call cost than OpenGL), 2D itself in Godot 4.0 will see a speedup for free. But that's not the only reason, many internal improvements and optimizations also contribute to a smoother experience.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Gordon Rowe. This guest post is written by Gordon Rowe , an experienced product leader that has spent 10 years building and operating free to play games on mobile, web, and consoles. It’s 2:02 pm on a Friday and I’ve got a lot of work to do. Yet I can’t stop thinking about EverMerge. It’s the last thing I do before I sleep, and the first thing I check when I wake up.

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Game Design Aspect

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In this article, Sande Chen reports on the use of educational live-action online games (LAOG), a variant of educational LARPs. During the pandemic lockdown, it was impossible to play Live Action Role-Playing games (LARPs) that require face-to-face contact. LARP designers like Isabella Negri were forced to consider how LARPs could be played in an online-only setting.

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Sky Betting and Gaming Technology

DECEMBER 9, 2020

There is somewhat of a trope in technology that suggests changes to monitoring systems are not necessarily held to the same high standard as changes to other, often more complex or revenue-generating, systems and services. The reality is that monitoring systems are complicated beasts, and should not be taken for granted; nor should we be complacent when making changes to what is still a production system.

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The Astronauts

DECEMBER 7, 2020

I’ve spent some time looking at various texture compression formats and libraries (the ones meant for GPUs, i.e. “ASTC, BC7” kind, not the “PNG, JPG” kind). Here’s a fully incomprehensible chart to set the stage (click for a semi-interactive page): If your reaction is “whoa what is this mess?!”, that’s good.

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Yobob Games

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Harvest Island Demo. Harvest Island New Trailer! Harvest Island Trailer Breakdown. I finally got to make a new trailer for the game. There’s a lot of changes that I had to make within the game before I could make a polished trailer and if you guys are keeping up with the game development, you can noticed the significant graphic improvements as well as the subtle details added.

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Mnenad

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In this second devlog episode I share one of my most valuable experiences in game development with you! I explain the concept of my mecha indie game and hope for your feedback. Also included: Funny bugs, a research about existing mecha games and the progress in development and design. watch next episode. watch on YouTube.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 25, 2020

Oh crap! I accidentally pushed the wrong button and made the Delores source code available on GitHub. I guess there is no putting Delores back in the bottle now. (wait for laughter). I'm only half kidding. (wait for Todd in the third row, who laughs at anything, to stop laughing). I did publish all the source code to Delores on GitHub , but it wasn't an accident.

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The GameDev Guru

JUNE 15, 2020

In this post, you will learn how to analyze your unity shader complexity in numbers so your game can finally stop being fragment bound.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Happy Monday to all! Can you believe that we are in NOVEMBER? I sure can’t. But with November comes Thanksgiving, Christmas/Hannukah, and New Years, so in my family that means the season of family games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This year will look a lot different than prior years, which is no surprise to anyone.

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Concept Art World

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Concept Art World. Lynn Hye Ryoung Yang. Lynn Hye Ryoung Yang is a freelance concept artist and matte painter working in the entertainment industry. She attended the Art Center College of Design and has since worked for companies such as Adhesive Games, Rhythm and Hues, Rethink Attractions, Scribble Pads Studio and Attack FX. Recently, she opened her own outsourcing company based in the Los Angeles Area that provides visual consultation services and art direction.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Introduction. This is the second part of my work on Complex Text Layouts for Godot 4.0, focusing on Fonts and UI mirroring. See godot-proposals#1180 , godot-proposals#1181 , godot-proposals#1182 , and godot-proposals#1183 on GitHub for detailed information on CTL proposals and feedback. See also the previous progress report for the TextServer API implementation details.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

To dive deper into marketability, please check out our podcast with Joe Schaeppi (CEO of 12traits ) and Jesse Lempiäinen (CEO of Geeklab ). Three facts: 1. Marketability (CPIs) is the single most important metric of your business case 2. You can optimize marketability early on extremely cost-effectively 3. Most of the gaming studios fail to understand the first point until it is too late and thus refuse to concentrate on the second point.

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Game Design Aspect

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Hi, I apologize for not updating the blog. I have not been feeling well these past months. I did in fact win a 2020 Women in Games Hall of Fame Award. I was completely flabbergasted and very grateful. Thank you so much to the people who voted. I need your help again because the SXSW and SXSW EDU Community Voting period is ending November 20, 11:59 PM, Pacific Time.

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Febucci

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Introduction. Hi, I’m Febucci and I’ve created this package to help having a clearer Hierarchy in Unity, organizing everything in a “tree view” and including extra informations like Components Icons and groups/divisors. I have a lot of gameObjects in each scene of my current game and I started getting lost in the default Unity Hierarchy. That’s why I’ve spent a lot of time making this little plugin and now I’m super happy to share it with you, for free !

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 28, 2020

I didn’t get as much done today as I wanted due to having to “work” I put “work” in quotes because I make games and is that really work? My college adviser didn’t think it was. I’m also assuming, much like Ikea furniture, it’s ok to have left over parts. I’m sure the builders of the ancient coliseum had this same issue.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Almost done. Much like making a game, it's just polish from here on out.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Ron Gilbert's often incoherent and bitter ramblings about the Game Industry

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 26, 2020

The lego kit is packaged in four different boxes that need to be completed in order. I was relived to see this. It keeps the 9000+ piece set from being completely overwhelming. The pieces come in numbered bags and each step of the instructions tell you what bag you'll need. Wish me luck.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The lego kit is packaged in four different boxes that need to be completed in order. I was relived to see this. It keeps the 9000+ piece set from being completely overwhelming. The pieces come in numbered bags and each step of the instructions tell you what bag you’ll need. Wish me luck.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Look what I bought myself for xmas: It's Lego's largest set. As a kid I played with and build Lego's non-stop. I'm sure it's like riding a bike. I'll post regular picture of my progress.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Look what I bought myself for xmas: It’s Lego’s largest set. As a kid I played with and build Lego’s non-stop. I’m sure it’s like riding a bike. I’ll post regular picture of my progress.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Ron Gilbert's often incoherent and bitter ramblings about the Game Industry

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