Starloop Studios

MAY 14, 2024

As the mobile gaming industry expands, staying abreast of the latest design trends is crucial for developers in creating captivating and successful games. At Starloop Studios, we’re dedicated to leveraging these trends to enhance our gaming projects and ensure the best user experience.

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Juego Studio

JUNE 26, 2023

In 2009, a game designer at a Finnish mobile game development company showed some of their sketches and ideas to others. It inspired others and prompted them to pursue the designer’s idea. Thus, began a […] The post A Complete Guide of Mobile Game Design appeared first on Juego Studio.

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 3, 2023

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! Networking is super valuable!

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Big Games

JANUARY 30, 2024

Game design software does play a pivotal role in bringing the digital world to life, which allows game developers and designers to create immersive and engaging experiences. The world of game design is a captivating landscape brimming with possibilities.

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Juego Studio

JUNE 19, 2023

Game development is a diverse field that incorporates multiple disciplines. Two of them are game art and game design. As many of us are not aware of the work behind the making of games, we […] The post What is the Difference Between Game Art and Game Design?

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 17, 2023

The rise of increasingly intricate and expensive game schemes has not only upped the ante for game developers but also heightened the expectations of an ever-demanding audience. “Game schemes are expensive. . “Game schemes are expensive. They’re getting bigger and bigger.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

Newbies and developers have always found it difficult in building tools for game development without using programming. However, there are now several online game production tools that enable game developers to rapidly and easily build games. Unity is a game engine for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

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Juego Studio

JULY 25, 2023

Games are fun. Or to put it in this context, video games are meant to be fun. And a good game design makes sure that it stays fun throughout the entire game. When we say […] The post 7 Essential Game Design Principles – Every Game Designer Should Know appeared first on Juego Studio.

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Juego Studio

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A lot goes into creating the elaborate fictional worlds of games. From conceptualizing to technicalities, game design is a complex art. Whether it is Tetris Mania or Prince of Persia- they all go through the process of game design. The post How to successfully execute the game design process?

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2023

BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. Eduardo Lamhut, the company’s main Game Designer and Creative Director of the upcoming game Atomic Picnic , explains how the company started. We’ve used PUN, Chat, Quantum, and more.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Inside this special South African studio run by all-female creators, you’ll find Makhoba (Khadija) Kamogelo , also known as Kamo. A community manager and new game designer. She prides herself in creating a tribe around the award-winning studio’s title Dungeon Crawler. That’s one of the hurdles we face.”

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.” I have no background in game development, it was just a hobby”, he says. “I

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

Jack of all Trades Ryding has been working on games in his spare time for nearly 15 years, before officially forming the studio Never Games in 2019. Things were getting serious three years later when Ryding decided to quit his job as a software engineer and work full time as a game developer.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 9, 2023

The Transformative Landscape of Game Development: A Deep Dive with Willem Delventhal As a digital ecosystem thrives and transforms at a rapid pace, a recent conversation with game designer and educator Willem Delventhal offered insights into the evolving realm of game development.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay.

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AWS Games

MAY 12, 2023

AWS GameTime is for gamers and budding game developers who want to go “behind-the-scenes” and learn how their favorite gaming experiences are made on AWS. The livestream is dedicated to showcasing game developers, playing their games and sharing their stories and expertise from the video game industry.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 13, 2023

The use of AI in game development has the potential to revolutionize the way games are designed and created. In the following years the tool evolved through optimization and machine learning into a full AI-enabled character creator platform for game designers.

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AWS Games

JUNE 13, 2023

A mage, a hacker, and a barbarian walk into a bar… What sounds like the start of a joke is the ultimate vision for cyberpunk, blockchain collectible card game “Metropolis Origins”, created by game industry veterans at QXR Studios. However, balancing a three-faction card game is quite difficult,” Devine shared.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 10, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.” I have no background in game development, it was just a hobby”, he says. “I

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.” I have no background in game development, it was just a hobby”, he says. “I

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Over the past twenty years, the scope, budget and audience expectations of games have inflated, and smaller studios are left seemingly locked in a cycle of diminishing returns on increasingly ambitious productions. Thrilling as a solo ten-hour-long campaign can be, linear content is expensive to produce.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 21, 2023

What began as a casual endeavor gradually evolved into a fully-fledged studio as the game’s success solidified their path. Now, with the new game A Void Hope coming up on almost 3 years of development, Forslind finds himself juggling his roles as both CEO and Game Designer of his company called Elden Pixels.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 10, 2023

Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Combining the world of ice hockey with a roguelite may seem like an odd match, but for game designer Hugo Julien and his fellow co-founders Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin, it was a natural choice.

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

CG Spectrum 3D Modeling Mentor and Senior Environment Artist at Arkane Austin, Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh, will be speaking at the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC)! About Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh Hailing from Iran, Ehsan has been working in video games, covering a range of roles, since 2009.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

So far, Unity and its unique AI ecosystem (Unity AI) have been offering AI-powered game development tools to its creators which is a great opportunity for all of us to create real-time 3D content and experiences. Unity AI and its Innovative Approaches and Solutions The game designers and developers at Logic Simplified are very excited!

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 21, 2023

In early 2021, Cukia Kimani , co-founder of South Africa’s renowned studio Nyamakop , and a close-knit circle of four friends embarked on an extraordinary challenge that involved making 12 games in 12 months. Driven by his desire to immerse himself in game design, Kimani rejoined Wits University.

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Game Design Aspect

JULY 30, 2021

In this video from 2021 CIMFest, game designers and community managers discuss how to remove toxicity from game communities. Originally scheduled for 2020 GDC, this roundtable on Designing Non-Toxic Game Communities was canceled due to the pandemic.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

In 2020 she decided to channel her decade-plus entrepreneurial experience into her current venture leaving everything behind to focus on gaming. Her Nigerian-based studio aims to use the power of video games to engage and get future generations ready to pursue careers in gaming.

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CG Spectrum

OCTOBER 1, 2023

CG Spectrum Institute (CGSI) has launched three accredited creative courses for the film and games industry: Animation & VFX , Digital Art , and Game Development , which can be pursued as bachelor’s degrees or diplomas.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Monetization Strategy You should develop a fair and discreet monetization strategy if your game offers in-app purchases or advertisements. A player values the openness and the opportunity to play the game without being constantly upsold. When you gain confidence and experience, you can tackle more complex game ideas.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s likely that if you’re reading this right now, you’ve already considered the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing game art. Cost Efficiency Game Development Companies can greatly decrease their expenses by outsourcing game art production.

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Game Designing

MARCH 1, 2023

Video game engineers are an important part of a game development team who takes care of a range of advanced technical tasks. Due to the skills required, becoming a game engineer can take some time and education, but it can also be a very well-paying job. Designers may also handle technical tasks but to a lesser extent.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 24, 2023

Splenbit is a part-time solo game developer, known for his game Blocks Tracks Trains. He obtained a doctorate in Informatics and Robotics and has been working as a software developer on various projects since 2009. And that’s what game development is to him at the moment, a hobby.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The Swedish games conglomerate is in the midst of a bloody restructuring and has been culling its personnel expenses. Similarly, Amazon Game Studio announced the termination of 180 jobs. And Digital Bros and Kongregate also joined the ‘ wave of video game industry layoffs.’

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OPM Jobs

APRIL 13, 2023

February 2024 events and dates TBC Hyper Games Conference Global 2nd – 3rd | Online A business event for mobile game and web3 game industry leaders, connecting game developers with publishers and game services around the world. Teams typically represent a studio/company. Find out more.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It is no secret that game development is a complicated process. Developers often need to make continuous adjustments to align the product in development with its initial vision. These adjustments touch upon various facets such as gameplay, user interface, and overall game design.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Supercell announced over a year ago that they will be opening a studio in North America. TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Their first step would be to hire a core founding team around which they would build the development team. In Today’s Email ? Subscribe here!

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