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All the things you can do with an expo pass at GDC!
A lot of people don't realize how much you can do with an expo pass. I'm a big advocate for them, so here's a big explainer!
Feb. 25, 2017
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Nintendo Switch first impressions: Magical gadgetry with a serious issue
I’ve been able to hang out with the Nintendo Switch for a few days to gather some pre-launch impressions.
Feb. 24, 2017
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GDC 2017 Level Design Workshop
Get a sneak preview of the 2017 Level Design workshop, hosted by GDC on Feb 28. The speakers will introduce their topics, as well as roundtable some questions submitted by the LD community.
Feb. 24, 2017
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Classic Tools Retrospective: John Romero talks about creating TEd, the tile editor that shipped over 30 games
John Romero talks to David Lightbown about TEd, the tile editor that he created at id Software, which would go on to be used on 33 shipped titles, including the Commander Keen series, the Wolfenstein series, Rise of the Triad, and many more.
Feb. 23, 2017
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Making a Procedural 2D World in Unity Part II: Structural Generation
Hi, it’s a me! Again! This is the second part of a little piece I wrote a few weeks ago. In this second part of the series I wanted to show you guys how we manage to generate the structure of a level with a technical approach.
Feb. 23, 2017
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Art Direction Bootcamp: An expert roundtable Q&A 2
Art directors from Naughty Dog, Firaxis, Sucker Punch, Infinity Ward Goodgame Studios get together for a Q&A panel.
Feb. 23, 2017
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Maximizing the Impact of Procedural Personalities
A designer delves into the relationship between reasoning and behaviour in procedurally generated AI personalities, and makes a few practical suggestions for an improved player experience.
Feb. 22, 2017
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Building a Scalable Online Game with Azure - Part 2
In the previous part of this series, we've started to create a small cloud backend with a single actor. In this post, we are adding the web service that is acts as interface between the frontend and the actual backend services.
Feb. 21, 2017
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Hand Drawn Colour-blind Friendliness: She Remembered Caterpillars
She Remembered Caterpillars is a colour-based puzzler that is accessible for colour-deficient and colour-blind players without resorting to post-processing effects.
Feb. 21, 2017
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What Should a Playtest Smell Like?
Running a great playtest means considering playtester’s every sight, sound and smell to avoid biasing or influencing their feedback. So what should a playtest smell like?
Feb. 21, 2017
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Game design patterns for building friendships
In many online multiplayer games, players enter as strangers and remain strangers. We can instead design systems that actively encourage friendship formation. A Project Horseshoe report.
Feb. 21, 2017
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The Greenlight Chronicles for Heart. Papers. Border.
A lot of numbers and scenes with deserts chronicling the last chapter of Greenlight and how one developer copes with it.
Feb. 21, 2017