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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Brand Game Development
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
‘Tis the season of being grateful and thankful…for holiday shopping guides. This is a holiday shopper’s guide to all things Board Games. It’s so big that we’ve split it up into different sections to make it easier for you to navigate. Nothing shows up twice and all items can be found on Amazon or Etsy. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.
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
Concept Art World
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
Concept Art World. John Liberto. John Wallin Liberto is a concept artist working in the game and movie industry. John has worked on game titles such as Halo 4, the Battlefield series, Gears of War 1 & 2 and Unreal Tournament III. He has also done work in feature films as a matte painter for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Alien vs Predator and Big Fish.
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.
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.
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.
Mnenad
DECEMBER 24, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The GameDev Guru
JULY 28, 2020
Read code faster by writing less verbose code with C# 7 Expression-Bodied Members
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.
Grumpy Gamer
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
We've started doing some open alpha/beta testing for Linux Delores. If you run Linux and are interested in helping out, visit the Thimbleweed Park Forums Linux Test Topic. Thanks!
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.
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.
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.
Astral Clock Tower Studios
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Get ready to take a peek at what we've been up to over the past month and what's ahead for the rest of 2020.
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.
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 !
Yobob Games
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Harvest Island Indie Game Marketing Struggle. The First Tree. Indie Game Analysis. A few months back, I was looking at successful games to help me attract a large fanbase: graveyard keeper, stardew valley, and animal crossing. These were also my inspiration to help shape harvest island into a great game. It was an extensive study. Bought the games and broke down how these games were fun.
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.
SOVEREIGN MOON
OCTOBER 12, 2020
SOVEREIGN MOON PRESENTS… Godot Tutorial: The Basics For Absolute Beginners. In this introductory tutorial series, we’ll teach beginners how to use the basic controls within Gogot’s game engine. Godot is a free and open source game development software that game devs can use to make beautiful 2D and 3D games. . Read the Full Tutorial ?
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