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Game Cities: The Urbanism of Thimbleweed Park
Game Cities: The Urbanism of Thimbleweed Park
Thimbleweed Park: The Town. A look at a novel approach in open-world city design (and planning) for 2D adventure games.
June 22, 2017
The Recipe AKA Game Design Doc (GDD)
The Recipe AKA Game Design Doc (GDD)
To make The Mixture you need to know what effects will it have - same with the game. Define what it will be about, from the basics, keep it simple. To create a game you need to have The Recipe - a Game Design Document.
June 22, 2017
The development-side benefits of creating an E3 demo
The development-side benefits of creating an E3 demo
Days Gone creative director John Garvin notes that creating the E3 demo was more than just marketing; it helped the team determine how well certain systems worked in the game.
June 21, 2017
Environment art isn't about 'making pretty things'...so, what's it about?
Environment art isn't about 'making pretty things'...so, what's it about?
Jason Hickey, lead environment artist on Insomniac Games' upcoming Spider-Man offers practical tips about what it takes to be a great environment artist -- and no, it's not all about making pretty things.
June 21, 2017
Sega bringing two decades' worth of classic games to mobile for free
Sega bringing two decades' worth of classic games to mobile for free
Sega is bringing two decades' worth of classic games to mobile for free through a new intuitive dubbed "Sega Forever."
June 21, 2017
Sony wants to inspire the next generation of coders with 'KOOV' robotics kit
Sony wants to inspire the next generation of coders with 'KOOV' robotics kit
The smart toolkit is designed to teach kids how to code by letting them build real-world robots using colourful KOOV blocks, sensors, and acuactors.
June 21, 2017
How God of War uses cameras to craft a more intimate experience
How God of War uses cameras to craft a more intimate experience
"God of War is traditionally known for these cinematic, pull back cameras, which I think are fantastic. But we're trying to get in there and really get to know the character a little more."
June 21, 2017
After winning $500M in lawsuit against Oculus, ZeniMax pushes for more
After winning $500M in lawsuit against Oculus, ZeniMax pushes for more
After winning an award of $500 million earlier this year in its lawsuit against Oculus VR, id Software owner ZeniMax Media was back in court on Tuesday to argue for more.
June 21, 2017
Indie game artists can soon seek funding and support from The Liberty Foundation
Indie game artists can soon seek funding and support from The Liberty Foundation
Designer and organizer Andy McMillan has launched a new venture that may be of special interest to some devs: The Liberty Foundation, an organization that seeks to fund and support indie artists.
June 21, 2017
Building games that are fun to watch, fun to play in the Twitch era
Building games that are fun to watch, fun to play in the Twitch era
Gameplay understanding, tension & suspense, and relatedness: Some of the lessons Breakaway's development team has learned about building games for streaming.
June 21, 2017
Designing Silicon Void's Combat, Part 1: Clockwork
Designing Silicon Void's Combat, Part 1: Clockwork
Exploring how the time mechanics of Silicon Void, a turn based RPG in early development closely based on the combat system of Chrono Cross, are tweaked to encourage players to plan ahead.
June 21, 2017
Building a Simple System for Persistence with Unity
Building a Simple System for Persistence with Unity
A quick overview of building a system to support saved game files in Unity for games requiring level persistence. Explores unique ID creation and management, data storage, and serialization.
June 21, 2017