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Get a job: Be a Senior Gameplay Engineer at Particle City
Get a job: Be a Senior Gameplay Engineer at Particle City
Los Angeles-based studio Particle City is looking to hire an experienced gameplay engineer to take a senior role with the team working on the Titanfall mobile game.
Aug. 5, 2016
Video: Tackling real-world problems through game design in Life Is Strange
Video: Tackling real-world problems through game design in Life Is Strange
At GDC 2016, Michael Koch and Raoul Barbet (co-directors of Dontnod's episodic game Life Is Strange) explore how the interactive nature of video games can be used to tackle difficult subject matter.
Aug. 5, 2016
Come to GDC Europe for expert advice on rendering your games in 4K
Come to GDC Europe for expert advice on rendering your games in 4K
GDC Europe 2016 is happening very soon, and organizers want to highlight a talk taking place at the August conference will help you better understand what it takes to make 4K-ready games.
Aug. 5, 2016
How Tin Man Games resurrected and reimagined adventure gamebooks
How Tin Man Games resurrected and reimagined adventure gamebooks
Australian indie studio Tin Man Games has carved out a niche for itself by resurrecting the moribund form of adventure gamebooks for mobile devices and Steam.
Aug. 5, 2016
GDC 2017 seeks your best Business and Production talk submissions
GDC 2017 seeks your best Business and Production talk submissions
Hey devs, GDC organizers are looking for great submissions of interesting, cutting-edge Production or Business talks for the GDC 2017 Main Conference, from now through August 18th.
Aug. 5, 2016
Shovel Knight Japan Localization
Shovel Knight Japan Localization
A discussion of the changes to Shovel Knight during the Japanese localization of the game, and the history of localization that inspired the changes.
Aug. 5, 2016
Designing A Production Process: Part 3
Designing A Production Process: Part 3
The conclusion of a 3 part series where I break down our production process on Star Wars: First Assault, which was designed using an iterative production methodology developed by Jeff Morris.
Aug. 5, 2016
Test Market Considerations: Countries, Timeline, UA and More!
Test Market Considerations: Countries, Timeline, UA and More!
A thorough test market plan will help games achieve a successful global launch. Learn about the pros and cons of testing in different regions and what to look out for during this important stage of the game lifecycle.
Aug. 5, 2016
The Design of the Portal Locomotion
The Design of the Portal Locomotion
Movement in VR is a tricky problem to solve, as nearly all traditional forms of movement will cause severe motion sickness. This is a look into the design process behind the locomotion system in our VR game Budget Cuts
Aug. 5, 2016
3 Reasons Why Indies Don't like Sequels
3 Reasons Why Indies Don't like Sequels
A follow up to my post on video game sequels. I examine the main reasons why we don't see many sequels from the indie scene.
Aug. 5, 2016
Antegods Design Update: Customizing Totems on paper
Antegods Design Update: Customizing Totems on paper
This time, design lead Wytze shares his process paper prototyping the customization of our Totems.
Aug. 5, 2016
Setting Sights on IoT Opportunities in Asia Pacific
Setting Sights on IoT Opportunities in Asia Pacific
The Internet of Things (IoT) is on course to transform businesses and create new revenue opportunities — is your organization ready to exploit it? It’s a
Aug. 4, 2016