Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Online GodotCon 2021 will happen on the 23rd of January (the weekend before the Global Game Jam ;)) and will consist of a video stream with pre-recorded talks and a community platform to host chat and Q&A. We are interested in any Godot-related topic. So, what's the plan? Call for participation.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Here are a few specific thoughts I had on the various topics mentioned in the video. Here are a few specific thoughts I had on the various topics mentioned in the video. I watched the video. Contract workers are often treated quite badly in our industry, especially those in QA. Leadership takes the responsibility on that one.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 2, 2021

Online GodotCon July 2021 will again consist of pre-recorded talks with optional Q&A for the speakers. We are looking forward to see any topic that relates to Godot in some form. We hope to receive again a variety of different topics, from community topics, to art topics, to programming, etc.

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Nvidia

MAY 28, 2023

The number of pre-recorded lines has grown, the number of options a player has to interact with NPCs has increased, and facial animations have become more realistic. Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and 3D content-creation pipelines during production.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 20, 2020

The first topic I want to write about comes from a guy identified only as Matt in the comments. The first topic I want to write about comes from a guy identified only as Matt in the comments. This topic is close to my heart, so in this post, I’m going to talk about how to find the confidence to turn your ideas into reality!

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Game Errors

JULY 3, 2023

Regarding communication with other users, Roblox has certain restrictions for those under 13. The purpose of Roblox is for players to communicate and make friends, which is achieved by wandering through the platform and stopping to chat with other players in the unmoderated chat feature. Visit Roblox and sign in to your account.

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Raph Koster

OCTOBER 21, 2021

L et’s get one thing out of the way first. Ownership of anything digital is illusory, and always will be. How Virtual Worlds Work. 1: Clients, servers, and art. 3: Object templates and instances. 4: Object behaviors. 5: Ownership. Then again, it’s illusory in the real world, too. Ownership is a convention , not physical reality. Data is different.

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DameDev.tv

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In this Livecast they talk about the story in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Cloudpunk amongst other topics related to storytelling in video games. Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* are joined by Laurie (Avocado Fire) to discuss stories in video games. 26:24 - 29:27) What’s the difference between content, story and lore?

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Filmustage

MARCH 9, 2023

One way or another, this topic can't avoid visual effects, but we won't dwell long on this section, although it is of immense importance. One way or another, this topic can't avoid visual effects, but we won't dwell long on this section, although it is of immense importance. In 1925 Warner Bros. , When Warner Bros. In 1926 Warner Bros.

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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). About the Game Development devroom.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Photo by Alejandro Luengo on Unsplash A new research report into recent Chinese government restrictions on videogaming shows that playing time has not been affected since new rules went into effect. The findings will bolster opponents to legislation or diktats that seek to control how much time people spend playing games.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Molyneux’s attraction to editors was undoubtedly his track record of making great games that readers loved to play, and to hear about. But he was also an engaging interview subject, uncommonly willing to talk frankly about himself and his projects. I think people mistook that as being promises of features in the game.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Additionally, while doing my research on this topic, I’ve discovered that there are a few other commonly encountered causes for this issue, such as: Insufficient Hardware : If your computer doesn’t meet the game’s minimum hardware requirements, especially the GPU and CPU, it will struggle to maintain a good FPS.

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Game Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Being open to develop new types of games and monitoring key metrics before scaling them helped us develop some record breaking titles. Being open to develop new types of games and monitoring key metrics before scaling them helped us develop some record breaking titles. Apple App Store. Text or Die and Crowd Evolution!

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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. Get ready for a real treat if you've ever been curious about the M&A in the gaming industry. And there is more, of course. Can you feel the excitement building? Enjoy the podcast!

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2024

Andy's successful track record in leading agile teams, from industry titans like Rockstar where he played a significant role in crafting GTA Online, to cutting-edge startups, offers a unique insight into excelling in a remote work setup. It doesn't have to be, and Andy Duthie of MY.GAMES is here to show us the ropes.

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Moonmana

JULY 25, 2022

Among the most topical video game industry trends, NFT or play-to-earn approach is the next evolution of game industry secured by blockchain and providing in-game transactions. Video games industry is going big and bigger. How do we see it in 2022 and what’s at play for developers? What are the fresh trends in the gaming industry?

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 2, 2021

These views are their own and do not represent those of their employers. Last week was all about the news on the State of California’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over allegations of sexual harassment. The details in the case documents are horrific, devastating, and difficult to read. The next step nevertheless is to take concrete action. #1

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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. We would like to invite Godot users and contributors, as well as developers working on game development related topics (e.g. See our events page for up-to-date information about the event. Call for papers.

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

The fastest way to render a model is not to render it at all. This article will delve into the principles and code of the static occlusion culling solution in Cocos Cyberpunk. This approach enables our games to efficiently eliminate unseen static objects during rendering, reducing the rendering load and enhancing game performance.

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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 ! Among those conference-goers were members of the CG Spectrum team, including the Community Manager—and proud alum—Penny Gaubatz. Here's me at GDC, sitting on what I like to call the Throne of Codes.

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The Knights of Unity

JUNE 5, 2020

And even before an era of SRPs (Scriptable Render Pipelines), there was a good amount of solid features like today’s topic: Render textures. Then I’ve put the recorded render texture to a Standard Shader. In this post I’m going to explain to you how to use render textures in your game. Project Setup. What is a Render Texture.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders. So kudos to Supercell for proactive and effective PR!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

The prequel to this post is Why Remote Workers are Increasingly Less Productive, Anxious, Depressed, and Lonely. But don’t worry, you can enjoy the sequel first, just like with Star Wars. I’m a curious product person at heart. I love setting a bold hypothesis and then testing it against data. The winning condition is not proving my hypothesis right.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

By 2021, the Chess category on Twitch well and truly erupted, securing a peak concurrent viewership record of 370,111. 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.

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Mnenad

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Step by step to dense vegetation and acceptable FPS. Since the last post I’ve been working on the terrain’s vegetation. Mainly I focused on generating grass that bends in the wind and some fern like plants, but what comes next is usable for all kind of meshes. The whole point here is that it reduces the amount of draw calls.  

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Grid Sage Games

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Although I already demonstrated much of the first new modal UI layout in an earlier forum announcement , I figure I could review those features here in order to provide closure to this series, plus cover some related dev topics as well as the second modal layout. The inventory! It’s gone!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

I'm sure others have written about the same topic, but this article is written from my own experience, in hopes of it being useful. Compiling Godot takes increasingly more time, so I guess a new setup is one more way to accelerate Godot development. The motivation for this article is that many devs asked me to write it for a long time.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ensuring online communities are safe and inclusive places for all is essential for maintaining community engagement and ultimately obtaining the most value for your users. This challenge presents itself in many industries – ranging from gaming to social media networks. For this task we recommend Amazon Kinesis.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 25, 2024

AWS CloudTrail integrates with Amazon DocumentDB, providing a tracking record of database actions taken by users, roles, or other AWS services, and capturing all API calls for Amazon DocumentDB. Encryption is enabled cluster-wide by default and applied to all instances, logs, automated backups, and snapshots.

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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. Cogmind 7DRL!

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Game Errors

AUGUST 4, 2023

The success of Baldur’s Gate 3 has already been a hot topic in social media and community platforms. Baldur’s Gate 3 has become one of Steam’s most successfully launched games in 2023. The game has surpassed 550,000+ active players since its release and has shaken the gaming world with astonishing success.

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Filmustage

MAY 6, 2023

Assistant Director responsibilities The AD's pre-production planning and coordination are critical in establishing a solid foundation for a successful film. They are responsible for breaking down the script, which involves analyzing scenes and identifying production elements. This process helps the AD create a detailed shooting schedule.

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Game Industry News

MAY 18, 2023

Given that this past weekend was Mother’s Day in nearly a hundred countries across the world, I wanted to talk a bit about motherhood in Star Trek , but that’s kind of an enormous topic that really requires a pretty deep dive and more in-depth treatment than a single column can provide. Mothers are a big part of that.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Blog Authors: Jean-Régis De Vauplane and Martin Muller - Flaneer, Youcef Banchene and Hossam Basudan - AWS. Animation has boomed in recent years and it’s now present in nearly every film or television show. The increase in popularity is caused by animation’s ability to storytell and hold an audience’s attention.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2023

Shorts are analyses and opinion pieces originally published as a part of our weekly newsletter. If you’re not one of the 11,000 subscribers of our newsletter, tap here! Missed a previous newsletter? You can find them all here. ? Read more and get accelerated! Listen to one of our podcasts from this week, we’ve got: ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. Sign up for their newsletter to be informed when the latest deconstruction drops. From our sponsor: Do you need funds to finish, release, or promote your game? Create an account 2. Apply today !

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