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How to write a Game Design Document

Game Developer

Here's how to write a useful, up-to-date GDD. Game Design Documents (GDD) have a long history and a different place in many designers' toolboxes.

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Rockstar Games' writing VP Mike Unsworth has departed company

Game Developer

As writing VP, Mike Unsworth had a hand in penning the script to Rockstar Games' major hits from Grand Theft Auto IV up to Red Dead Redemption II.

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Book Excerpt: The Game Writing Guide

Game Developer

Read the first chapter of this debut book on the ins and outs of getting onto the games narrative career path.

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Cocos Creator 3.8 Post-Process Shader Writing (2/2) Advanced

Cocos

However, based on the BlitScreen solution, we can only write the simplest post-effect Shader. Today Kylin will use Gaussian blur to demonstrate how to write a multi-pass post-effect shader. To create, we create a Cocos Shader file named “gaussian-blur.effect” and write the following. Note: In Cocos Creator 3.8.0,

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How to Write a Software Requirements Specification (SRS Document)

Perforce

In this blog, our experts give tips for writing better SRS documents, including detailed software requirements specification examples.

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How to give better feedback in game writing (and beyond)

Game Developer

Narrative designers Alexa Ray Corriea and Lis Moberly want to help you give better feedback to your creative collaborators.

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Game Writing Job Hunt Misconceptions

Game Design Aspect

In this video, game writer Sande Chen lists the top 5 game writing job hunt misconceptions she found during her research on job seekers wanting to break into the video game industry. Some were in related careers like social media management or comedy writing. They came from all walks of life. Some were students. Don't be passed over.

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