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Is there a way to research the 'happiness' factor in Game Development?
Is there a way to research the 'happiness' factor in Game Development?
The blog post explores how through a combination of research conducted on academic theory and recent industry case-studies, a refined framework has now emerged to facilitate further research into the ‘happiness’ factor in Game Development.
March 6, 2019
How we have created sound design and music for Skylore
How we have created sound design and music for Skylore
At the end of 2017, our team started to work on Skylore. In this blog post we will show you the way we made sounds and compose music.
March 5, 2019
Move or Die and its 5+ Year Journey to the PlayStation 4
Move or Die and its 5+ Year Journey to the PlayStation 4
From “flashy” beginnings to the development swamp and finally launching a console game, this is the story of how Move or Die was made.
March 5, 2019
Video Game Deep Cuts: Ape Out To Those Lost Toejam Histories 2
Video Game Deep Cuts: Ape Out To Those Lost Toejam Histories 2
This week's highlights include impressions of notable new titles Ape Out & the Toejam & Earl reboot, as well as the Lost Histories writing jam, the history of the 'game over' screen, the effects of Brexit on the UK game biz, and lots, lots more besides.
March 4, 2019
Kliuless #25: The Post-Platform Metaverse
Kliuless #25: The Post-Platform Metaverse
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
March 1, 2019
Historians discuss Far Cry 2
Historians discuss Far Cry 2
Historians Bob Whitaker and Charlie Thomas discuss Far Cry 2. Topics include the game's setting, postcolonial wars in Africa, Cold War ideologies, the African environment and diseases, and displaced populations.
Feb. 28, 2019
Game Developers Conference 2019 – new & fun content!
Game Developers Conference 2019 – new & fun content!
So, with Game Developers Conference 2019 rapidly approaching (it’s March 18th to 22nd, date fans!), I thought it would be good to highlight some of the interesting new conference content we’ve rolled out this year.
Feb. 27, 2019
Designing a planet-scale real-world AR platform
Designing a planet-scale real-world AR platform
At Niantic, we’re in the process of developing an incredible planet-scale Augmented Reality (AR) platform. In this post, we explore where we believe AR experiences are heading and the tech stack we’ve built in anticipation of that trajectory.
Feb. 27, 2019
Remembering Advance Wars
Remembering Advance Wars
2018 would have marked the 30th anniversary of the Advance Wars franchise, and the recent success of Wargroove made me nostalgic to talk about a great strategy series that you may have missed.
Feb. 26, 2019
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Devotion Of An Art Sqool Hades 2
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Devotion Of An Art Sqool Hades 2
This week's highlights include a look at smash hit Taiwanese horror game Devotion, quirky AI art tutoring game Art Sqool, and the latest behind-the-scenes video on Supergiant's Early Access title Hades.
Feb. 25, 2019
The unusable usability of ancient Greek punishments
The unusable usability of ancient Greek punishments
Reflections of the design and development process of the game Let's Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: UI Edition, focusing on the concept of "usability", and complete with references to the game's code repository and design journal.
Feb. 25, 2019
How To Prepare For Your First Game Expo
How To Prepare For Your First Game Expo
A checklist and summary of how to prepare and market your game for an expo.
Feb. 25, 2019