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Q&A: Designing Flutter VR, a game unapolegetically made for women
Q&A: Designing Flutter VR, a game unapolegetically made for women
Runaway Play's Zoe Hobson and Emma Johansson chat with Gamasutra about their VR game Flutter VR, what making a game for women means these days, and the state of the New Zealand game industry.
Dec. 15, 2017
Attend GDC 2018 to see how Moss' endearing mouse protagonist was made
Attend GDC 2018 to see how Moss' endearing mouse protagonist was made
Come to GDC 2018 for a great presentation from the makers of Moss about how they animated the game's charming mouse protagonist Quill!
Dec. 15, 2017
Full Throttle Remastered: Curating a Classic
Full Throttle Remastered: Curating a Classic
Striking the balance in the production of a video game remaster is tricky business. You can easily please as many fans as you disappoint. Find out what went into remastering the visuals of this classic!
Dec. 15, 2017
42 Problems and a Fix Ain’t One: Fixing Tokyo 42’s Camera
42 Problems and a Fix Ain’t One: Fixing Tokyo 42’s Camera
I discuss how game developers should approach receiving feedback and solving problems, in the context of an attempt to address issues with Tokyo 42's camera
Dec. 15, 2017
Going Episodic
Going Episodic
Turning Orwell into an episodic serial was a risky move. It had the potential to get people talking and elevate the game experience, or create an indie game "black hole". Here, we look at what went right, what went wrong, and why we're doing it all again.
Dec. 15, 2017
Fixing Your Game's Perceived Slowness with Elevators
Fixing Your Game's Perceived Slowness with Elevators
When people complained about slow elevators, adding mirrors solved the problem. This article explains how to apply this same wisdom to minimizing the perceived inconvenience of load times in video games.
Dec. 15, 2017
Do we even need QA at the start of a Project?
Do we even need QA at the start of a Project?
When setting up a new development team for a project, at what point does QA come on board? Let's explore the case for bringing QA on board from Day 1 and the long lasting benefits that such a decision brings.
Dec. 15, 2017
Art Design Deep Dive: Getting official South Park art into The Fractured But Whole
Art Design Deep Dive: Getting official South Park art into The Fractured But Whole
Ubisoft's Darryl Kay explains how the team created an art pipeline that could seamlessly ingest the assets received from the South Park TV show and integrate them directly into the Snowdrop engine.
Dec. 14, 2017
The FCC votes to overturn net neutrality
The FCC votes to overturn net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission voted today on the decision to overturn net neutrality.
Dec. 14, 2017
Minecraft was the reason the Mirai botnet was created
Minecraft was the reason the Mirai botnet was created
Wired recently published a piece interviewing several people who were involved in analyzing and investigating the Mirai botnet malware, which had roots in Minecraft server hacking.
Dec. 14, 2017
Video: Capy Games' Super Time Force and the paradox of time travel
Video: Capy Games' Super Time Force and the paradox of time travel
In this 2014 GDC session Capy Games' technical director Kenneth Yeung discusses the game design difficulties of time manipulation in Super Time Force.
Dec. 14, 2017
GDC Speaker Q&A: Ubisoft devs discuss the development of For Honor
GDC Speaker Q&A: Ubisoft devs discuss the development of For Honor
Ubisoft's Damien Kieken and Roman Campos will be at GDC 2018 to present the talk 'For Honor': From a Great Launch to a Challenging Live Period.
Dec. 14, 2017