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Video Game Deep Cuts: XXX Loot On Your Steam Death
Some of this week's top longform articles/videos include more loot box opinions, the history of the ill-fated BMX XXX, what happens to your Steam account when you die, and more.
Oct. 9, 2017
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Bringing Galaxy on Fire 3 to Vulkan: What We Have Learned
Blog series on how we brought our game to Vulkan. This is post 3 of 5 where we talk about what problems and pitfalls we encountered and how we solved them. We also have some useful tips and pointers on what to look out for.
Oct. 9, 2017
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A User-Centred Approach to Control Design
In this post, I discuss how user-centred design techniques from the field of human-computer interaction can be applied to game development. Specifically, I'll examine our team's process for developing platforming controls via the UCD approach.
Oct. 9, 2017
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How Dreamz Studio raised 200k€ without any game released
Raising money as an indie game is a hard task. In this article we will explain how Crazy Dreamz: MagiCats Edition succeeded without any game released. This is our point of view, so it's possible that you will disagree with us, it's normal.
Oct. 6, 2017
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Why making a game about women in tech is necessary to me
Creating a game is a time consuming undertaking, so you should be able to identify with the games message. The blog outlines why I want my next game to be about women in tech.
Oct. 5, 2017
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GameMaker Platformer Jumping Tips
A look at a few small things a beginner can do to improve their platformer, focused on Gamemaker tutorials.
Oct. 5, 2017
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100 Days of VR: Day 18 Creating Weapon Ammo in Unity
2 days ago, on Day 16, we created a reload system and just yesterday we started shooting lasers at enemies, today, we're going to continue and create a reload system and some UI to display our reload.
Oct. 3, 2017
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[User Interaction]: Press “O” to open: the running joke behind my un-streamlined controls
This post covers what I learned after demoing a game that did not offer conventional keyboard controls. 40% of my players never made it past the main menu because the controls were not standard.
Oct. 3, 2017
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Video Game Deep Cuts: The Creative Loot Box Observer
Some of this week's highlights include the history of Creative Assembly, a disassembly of the loot box phenomenon, and analysis of the cyberpunk standout Observer.
Oct. 2, 2017
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Bringing Galaxy on Fire 3 to Vulkan: Handling Resources and Assets
Blog series on how we brought our game to Vulkan. This is post 2 of 5 covering textures, shaders and graphics pipelines.
Oct. 2, 2017
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Brain in a Jar 1: Two Systems
There are two brains, at least, in our heads. They operate as two distinct systems with different features and abilities. Well-designed games engage both systems effectively.
Oct. 2, 2017
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What Is Games ‘User Experience’ (UX) and How Does It Help?
For developers unfamiliar with UX or wanting an easy overview: What is Games UX? What does it do for you and your team? How can I know if my game needs UX attention? What is the difference between UX and UI?
Oct. 2, 2017