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Automating Machine Learning for Mobile Games
Machine learning enables personalized experiences in games, and Zynga is leveraging feature generation tools to streamline this development.
Nov. 14, 2019
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Going Indie in Syria
We all had to struggle to make something out of life. It was not a comfortable journey, but I am grateful for how far I have gone. This is my story on how I made my first game AvoCuddle and overcame the difficulties Syrians faced.
Nov. 13, 2019
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Rock, Scissors, Paper design in JRPG-styled games
This is an excerpt chapter from the book Level Up: A JRPG Creator's Handbook, available in the current Storybundle, about using non-transitive character and monster powers to design interesting encounters.
Nov. 13, 2019
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Steam search suggestions & premium positioning 2
This time out, I thought it would be interesting to look - incredibly specifically - at Steam search suggestions. That is, the games that pop up when you start typing in things in Steam search.
Nov. 13, 2019
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Unity: Your Scene Hierarchy is Robbing you Performance
You've optimized all of the low-hanging fruits of your game. Except that you didn't. You missed a sneaky, non-so-obvious spot: optimizing your Unity Scene Hierarchy.
Nov. 12, 2019
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Composing Iconic Theme Music for The Dark Eye video game
Composer Winifred Phillips shares her creative process in composing the iconic main theme for one of her most recent projects, The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes. In-depth structural analysis of the theme music composition is included.
Nov. 11, 2019
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Disco Elysium Gives You A Pistol Whip 2
This week's roundup includes pieces on Disco Elysium & Pistol Whip, as well as articles or videos on the science of addiction, Japanese arcades, cryptography in Mario Maker 2, and lots more besides.
Nov. 10, 2019
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Analysing the success of Free Fire, the other king of Battle Royal
An analysis on Free Fire, the leading mobile battle royal in South East Asia and South America.
Nov. 8, 2019
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GemuKai: 4 steps to make a successful indie game
GemuKai is a framework for indie game development teams to define a project which brings the best development experience and the most possible success.
Nov. 7, 2019
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Battle royale in Q3: Game for Peace dwarfs its competitors as Fortnite on iOS decays for fourth consecutive quarter
Following its strongest quarter in Q2, the mobile battle royale segment outside of mainland China is showing signs of weariness.
Nov. 6, 2019
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Mutazione - Is it my Genre? Trailer Analysis
A trailer breakdown of Mutazione is the best way I know how to start discussing genre in game marketing.
Nov. 6, 2019
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When Theme and Mechanics Collide
Examining the disconnect between mechanics and theme in games like Overland and The Banner Saga
Nov. 5, 2019