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Run, Jump and Climb: Designing Fun Movement in Games
Moving a character is so common in games that players and designers often take it for granted. However, while it can be tempting to use the default movement options in a game engine, designing great movement can make simply controlling a character fun
July 1, 2019
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Charting Through Pacing of Uncharted 2. Part 2 - Narrative Techniques
Uncharted 2 has some of the most exceptional pacing in action/adventure video games. Let's take a look at what that means and how the game achieves it.
July 1, 2019
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Historians discuss Total War: Three Kingdoms
Historians John Harney and Maggie Greene discuss Creative Assembly's latest Total War title, Three Kingdoms. Topics include the Three Kingdoms period, Confucianism, and Chinese literature and cultural history.
July 1, 2019
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Valve's Index Vs. Super Mario's Bloodstained Invasion 2
This week's roundup includes a look at Nintendo's spritely Super Mario Maker 2, more impressions of IGA's much-awaited & Castlevania-ish Bloodstained, and a surprising new invasion in EVE Online.
June 29, 2019
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Porting Graveyard Keeper to consoles and mobiles
In this article I tried to summarize our experience in porting a PC game made in Unity for mobiles (iOS / Android) and consoles (XBox One / PS4 / Nintendo Switch).
June 27, 2019
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Expanding Midgar – Simple Solutions for Satisfying Postgame Content
Using Final Fantasy VII Remake as a framework for discussion, this post examines some of the ways developers can add value to their RPG beyond the core narrative! Consider simple ideas that can be applied when designing your own endgame/postgame content.
June 26, 2019
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How Rare Automates Testing for AI (and More) in Sea of Thieves (Part 4 of 4)
How Rare playtest Sea of Thieves using automated testing, enabling over 100 internal deployments before public launch.
June 26, 2019
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Charting Through Pacing of Uncharted 2. Part 1 - Pacing Principles
Uncharted 2 has some of the most exceptional pacing in action/adventure video games. Let's take a look at what that means and how the game achieves it.
June 25, 2019
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Crowdfunding Without A Graphic Designer
Should you spend money on a Graphic Designer for your Crowdfunding campaign or can you do it yourself? Let’s find out!
June 24, 2019
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Archaeologist considers Heaven's Vault
Bob Whitaker talks with archaeologist Andrew Reinhard about Heaven's Vault, the latest game from Inkle Studios. Topics include archaeology, the depiction of archaeologists in games, parsing ancient languages, and artifact colonialism.
June 21, 2019
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Part 4, Putting into play - How to trigger the narrative vehicle
'Putting into play' is part of a project that aims to explain, from a cognitive and narrative perspective, the hands-on approach to the design of an engaging and dynamic game system.
June 21, 2019
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I don't hate social media...
Is there a love-hate relationship between Marketeers and Social media?
June 21, 2019