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Music Syncing in Rhythm Games
The article describes the basic but essential techniques in implementing music-syncing games. The example codes are written in C# with Unity.
March 16, 2017
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3 things I learned from 5 jobs in 12 years
A career retrospective with 3 things learned per each job I've had in the past 12 years - Electronic Arts, Pixar, Lumosity, Teal Labs and Masala Games.
March 16, 2017
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Mechanical Value and Variation
Gameplay variation is an important aspect to keep the game experience fresh. The following post will try to provide helpful tips on how to develop gameplay variation for your game design in a structured way.
March 16, 2017
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Sprite Sequence or doing things differently
For years I wondered how to marry comics and games, I found inspiration in the webcomic format.
March 16, 2017
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An open letter on Tourist Mode
Over 50 is one of the fastest growing game demographics. So, please industry leaders, give us a 'tourist mode' suited to gray gamers with slower reflexes and weaker eyes than we once had, but the drive and funds to play more games
March 15, 2017
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How to Research Your next Game's Target Audience for Free
Before you've launched your game you'll need to make an educated guess about who your players might be, so that you can make and market your game to attract them.
March 14, 2017
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Which is better: releasing on PC or mobile?
So many platforms to release games on, and so many tools you can use to create those games. Which platform is best to release games on? Mobile, PC or Console? I have some thoughts on that based on my experience of releasing games on all.
March 14, 2017
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How to Fight RNG in Game Design
RNG is a major part of keeping games from becoming stale, but good game design requires some way of tilting the odds in the player's favor, and there are several ways of doing just that.
March 14, 2017
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Zelda's Wild Skyline City
This week's Video Game Deep Cuts long read/video highlights include Zelda's Switch inspirations, the modding scene of Cities: Skylines, & lots more.
March 13, 2017
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Why you should think twice before making an old school-like isometric strategy game in Unity
There are some visual styles that will never stop teasing me. Pre-rendered 3d turned into 2d is one of those since the 90s. But if think that 20-30 years after producing such a game is smooth thanks to modern techniques, you're welcome to prove me wrong.
March 13, 2017
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When Failure is an Option & You're Living the Dream: A GDC Postmortem
There are many takeaways to be had from GDC 2017. But one of them is that failure actually IS an option because it likely isn't what you think it means.
March 13, 2017
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Gamification in Game Education
What do you get when you cross Gamification with a university course on game artificial intelligence? The best course ever, that's what!
March 13, 2017