Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

It's our second participation in the programme, after GSoC 2018 where we had 5 students working on exciting topics. Google has accepted our application as participant organization in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2019! Here's our organization page for 2019, and our list of ideas for potential projects.

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Hopscotch

JUNE 9, 2021

To be sure, you can learn some important lessons - from finding product market fit (like targeting popular cycling routes on hot days) to pulling off premium pricing (if you’re cute enough to sell $0.30 For many children, this classic experience represents their first taste of the business world.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Spiky or unpredictable player traffic : Game launches, in-game events, promotions within the mobile game stores, or even social media activity can result in significant short term increases in traffic which may temporarily overwhelm authentication services Authentication and authorization can be a complex topic.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 9, 2023

However, I strongly suggest listening to the podcast to hear the entire conversation between Mishka and Jordan as they cover a wider array of topics. The Power of Company Culture in Hiring: Insights from Jordan Mishka brings up the important topic of culture - what exactly does culture mean in the context of hiring, and why is it so crucial?

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Grid Sage Games

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Last month I shared a sizeable collection of interface mockups summarizing my vision for a playable Cogmind interface that could fit within a 45-row terminal. Sample part info as fit into a 45-row UI layout. The content was, after all, mostly designed to fit within the map area, which had presumed minimum dimensions of 50×50.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It's an excellent way to dive deeper into the discussion and gain a comprehensive understanding of the topic. This systematic record-keeping ensured that they always had a clear understanding of who on the team had spoken with whom, the timing of these conversations, and the topics discussed. Enjoy the podcast!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The topic can be anything related to open source together with game development, be it tools or games. The time slot for presentations is 25 min including questions (if you think your topic would fit better in a longer time slot, feel free to contact us to discuss it – see email below).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2018

This is a great fit for Godot as it's a welcoming environment for gamedev projects, and they regularly host game jams and related events. A 5 min presentation of your game would be welcome, and a 30 min talk or workshop would be fine too if the topic is worth it :) Even longer workshops could be imagined (e.g. Last chance to register.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 28, 2018

We're interested in any Godot-related topic. A 5 min presentation of your game would be welcome, and a 30 min talk or workshop is fine too if the topic is worth it :) Even longer workshops could be imagined (e.g. That's where we need you to step up!

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

We are here to untangle the topic, and after checking out some of the best ones, we are bringing you the list of the top 7 ping reducers you can use on your PC to boost your online gameplay! Finding the best ping reducer isn’t easy, considering how many providers on the market claim to be the best. What is a ping reducer?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

However, there are two other angles we need to approach this topic from to provide a more complete answer to the question of “how do I have the perfect Kickstarter launch day?” All things equal, a great game that fits the market with so-so campaign management will utterly smoke a mediocre game with great campaign management.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 2, 2023

The guideline updates were pretty vague, allowing Apple to interpret things as they see fit. Loot boxes have certainly become a controversial topic. About 8 months ago, we discussed how Apple’s NFT-related guideline changes could affect blockchain games. However, it was still quite an important step for every blockchain game developer.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

They explore a variety of pressing topics such as the industry trends post-COVID-19, console market dynamics, opportunities for game developers, the impact of AI and technological advancements, and the shifting dynamics of player engagement. On the surface level, layoffs are the most fitting word to describe the current climate.

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Game Refinery

JULY 27, 2022

While the topics and news surrounding the issues of equality and human rights remain distressing even today, there is still some space for celebrating past accomplishments, love, and the work being done worldwide. Highlighting and showcasing queer artists is yet another way of taking part while fitting to the Beatstar setting.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The conversation covers a gamut of topics, ranging from macroeconomics and behavioral economics to generative AI, Unity's strategic shifts, the dynamics of the console market, and much more. Quoting Mishka, Chris is hailed as "a true game executive starting from the beginning of your career."

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 7, 2020

They made sense when we were started out with the sole expectation to hire me full-time while allocating some of my time to Patreon perks, but as the project grew exponentially, it became increasingly hard to dedicate time to our complex poll system, and to fit its results in our schedule for the engine, docs and demos. 14, $26 or $48).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 28, 2017

We would like to invite Godot users and contributors, as well as developers working on game development related topics (e.g. The expected talk duration would likely be 20 min plus 10 min Q&A, but feel free to propose something else that you think would be more fitting, we will be relatively flexible.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These modules address a wide range of topics, including rendering, animations, audio, and loading huge files from the server. Ultimately, it’s important to carefully evaluate the different options available to find the best fit for your specific needs and goals. There are several modules in CreateJS.

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Game Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

How does the tower defense (TD) genre – generally associated with casual, mobile gaming – fit into the Web3 world? “There’s a lot of negativity around those kinds of topics, and a lot of emotion around words like NFT and Blockchain and Web3.” million investment for its upcoming Web3 game Omega Royale.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. Secondly, the biggest chess and auto-chess games have strong links to esports and online streaming.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 5, 2021

s soundtrack seems pretty fitting anyway for this fast-paced "die and retry" runner with a beautiful art direction! Dark Crypt by @DaisyGames3 is a puzzle game with a horror setting, well on topic for the spooky season! RUN: The World In-Between. Run, boy, run! Running is a victory. Dark Crypt. Tokyo Rogue.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 26, 2017

One thing we agreed upon was the necessity of making sure gameplay and storytelling fit together perfectly. We could cover a whole series of articles just on the topic of proper and productive play-testing. Playtesting storytelling. Brandon: We spoke a lot last week about how to tell stories in board games. a sci-fi, 3D style.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 21, 2022

What’s even more relevant for our topic here, there are strong arguments to support the idea that mobile dominance as a gaming platform will actually increase in the following years : The huge casual player segment of the market is an audience almost exclusive to mobile and is unlikely to buy more specialized and expensive gaming platforms.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 14, 2022

In this article you will find information about the following topics: How console development works. Where does Godot fit is in all this? The subject of running Godot games on consoles pops up very often. The challenges that Godot faces for supporting those platforms. Which alternatives exist to publish your Godot games for consoles.

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Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

Recently a player asked me a question regarding my game balance philosophy, and while I can often respond to queries by pointing to some previous article, despite all my writing and no doubt occasionally touching on related topics, I had yet to explicitly do any sort of summary of the philosophy behind my gamedev work.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Dev discussions around current topics, everyone welcome to chime in and see how FOSS gets made: Roadmap for future Godot versions: 3.2 / 4.0. Potentially other topics based on needs/interests. Upcoming changes for the networking API | Fabio Alessandrelli ( Fales ). That also implies organizing community events like this GodotCon :).

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

If you want to dig further the remote access infrastructure topic, we suggest starting with the choice of the pixel streaming technology that would fit your needs. And the good news is that we’ve run some tests with NICE DCV, Parsec and Reemo and are happy to share the results with you here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This week, we get into one of the hottest topics, whether the App Store’s NFT guidelines will hurt or help blockchain games. Apple’s latest updates to the App Store Review Guidelines shed some light on this positioning while creating even more questions about the topic. In Today’s Email ?

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The curriculum covered many topics from cinematic storytelling, lighting and color theory, trading card and gaming art to illustrating book covers. As there is so much to learn and take in, it was easy not to carry your learning from the last term into the current one because you are covering new topics!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

ACES Fitted tonemapper. Estébanez ( RandomShaper ) has become an expert on this topic and made a number of improvements included in Godot 3.2.2 ACES Fitted tonemapper. You can try it out in the Third Person Shooter (TPS) demo which has been updated to use the ACES Fitted tonemapper. Large files support (> 2.0

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The Liquid Fire

JANUARY 17, 2024

If those topics sound interesting, you might like to read about it here. Pathfinding System When you hear the topic of pathfinding, you might expect to see the A* (pronounced "A-Star") algorithm. In this case, a "Traverser" will not be a one-size fits all kind of system.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

When discussing the decline of the business, Ilkka mentions three topics: Firstly, it’s the end of the lockdown-induced hyper-growth. The good part about this strategy was the simplicity and focus on finding a cultural fit, which makes any cooperation much easier down the line. Companies that dream of becoming Supercell.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

Ad creative is also the topic of Prediction 2. The market is running out of obvious acquisition targets and the next tier of M&A will focus on acquiring companies that have the most fitting audience for Match-3 games. Only one new entrant made a big splash: Lily’s Garden by Tactile Games. Consolidation continues.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But then Cogmind is also always expanding with new content that needs to fit into the existing world, either closer to that core or somewhere out on the fringes. The other chargeable item I put together after this one, which I’ll be sharing next time while discussing a different topic, is actually a utility.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

I think we have a rose-tinted view of the pre-COVID office as a beacon of creativity and collaboration, rather than a one size fits all solution that almost kind of works for most work activities.

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Grid Sage Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Cogmind fits more on this end of the spectrum, with a decent chunk of its dynamicity coming from external non-item factors including special encounters and events, enemies that work together at a higher level, interactive machines, highly destructible terrain, traps that cover a wider area, hidden corridors used by hostiles, etc.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We’re going to learn a lot of stuff as we go along and as we make this, and we’ll dissect a lot of design topics as we go along to help you become the best game designer that you can be. Here’s a center fit. So it’s going to be fun. Up next, what we’re going to look at is getting our snake into the game.

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