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Video Game Composers: The Tech of Music in Virtual Reality (GDC 2018)
Video Game Composers: The Tech of Music in Virtual Reality (GDC 2018)
Video game composer Winifred Phillips presents extra research & scholarship gathered for her GDC 2018 talk: Music in Virtual Reality. This tech info (not included in the talk) is useful for composers & audio pros interested in music strategies for VR.
March 12, 2018
Cities of Civilization
Cities of Civilization
Breaking down the components of the cities in Civilization.
March 12, 2018
The Impact of RNG on Game Design
The Impact of RNG on Game Design
The use of RNG or Random Number Generation is a mainstay of game design, and today, we're going to talk about how a little can go a long way towards changing your gameplay.
March 12, 2018
Pricing your video game
Pricing your video game
Putting a price on a years work is super hard! Let's explore some basic pricing stuff you should consider and think about.
March 12, 2018
Game accessibility quotes of 2017
Game accessibility quotes of 2017
2017 was yet another bumper year for accessibility, with ever more people saying all kinds of inspiring and thought provoking things about accessibility. Here are a few of my favourites.
March 8, 2018
Bridging PC & PS4 - The Guns of Icarus Alliance Cross-platform Journey
Bridging PC & PS4 - The Guns of Icarus Alliance Cross-platform Journey
The process and challenges of taking Guns of Icarus from PC and Steam to PS4 and making seamless cross-platform play with voice chat a reality.
March 8, 2018
Game Design: Introducing Mechanics
Game Design: Introducing Mechanics
Originally posted 80lvl: https://80.lv/articles/game-design-introducing-mechanics/
March 7, 2018
The Subjective Shot – Storytelling & The First Person
The Subjective Shot – Storytelling & The First Person
Taking in learnings from both film and literature theory, this piece seeks to explore if there is an inherent tension between the persistent first-person perspective, and telling complex and sophisticated stories.
March 6, 2018
Approaching Game Design for Facebook Instant Games
Approaching Game Design for Facebook Instant Games
A deep dive into Chatterbox Games' experience designing for Facebook Instant Messenger games over the last year. What the best practices are, and how to drive strong engagement from players.
March 6, 2018
How to Build a Twitch Following: Twitch Is Hard, Yo!
How to Build a Twitch Following: Twitch Is Hard, Yo!
Large Twitch followings don't just happen on their own -- it takes a lot of (complicated) work! Kongregate's Senior Brand Marketing Manager Michelle Shaw breaks down all the nitty-gritty details of building a prominent Twitch presence.
March 6, 2018
How to learn who your audience is
How to learn who your audience is
Do you know who is buying your games? What do they like and dislike about your games? Where do they spend time online? If you have no clue, you should try to get to know the people that are giving you their hard-earned money.
March 6, 2018
War Hammer | The AI of Total War (Part 5)
War Hammer | The AI of Total War (Part 5)
In part 5 of my series on Total War, I look at the modern-day combat systems and specifically the Siege AI subsystem in 2016's Total War: Warhammer.
March 5, 2018