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Video Game Deep Cuts: Switch-ed Up For Pokemaniacs
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, looks at Switch's launch, the deep fandom of Pokemon, & lots more.
Jan. 16, 2017
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A/B Testing using Staged Rollouts
An overview of how Twitch uses staged rollouts to perform experiments, biases we found, and methods we use for significance testing.
Jan. 16, 2017
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Therapy by game development
How I dug myself out of a depression by making a game.
Jan. 13, 2017
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The Walking Dead, Choices, and Kenny
Let's look at the nature of choices in Telltale's The Walking Dead, and how they affect the experience and characters.
Jan. 12, 2017
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What To Expect - Video Game Cybersecurity In 2017
Matt Cook shares his predictions for cybersecurity in online games for 2017, and discusses potential threats for the coming year.
Jan. 12, 2017
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Simple mechanics, complex puzzle creation - Part 4: Interesting challenges
We conclude this series investigating what are interesting characteristics of a level and determine if we can now answer our original question: "Can computer-aided puzzle design help us create fair, fun and interesting challenges?"
Jan. 12, 2017
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Getting Off On The Right Foot: 15 Tips From A Young Game Developer
A game development article that imparts several pieces of advice and words of wisdom from the perspective of a game design student on how to become a highly efficient and creative video game developer.
Jan. 11, 2017
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Building empathy and self-healing: Game development as an awareness and healing tool
Use your own personal experiences to create games and have unexpected results.
Jan. 11, 2017
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Exhibiting my game on a shoestring budget
A postmortem of exhibiting my indie game at MAGFest
Jan. 11, 2017
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Emotional Wreckage: My Emotional Journey through the Wastes of Fallout 4
Garbage has always been a part of the Fallout landscape, but the addition of a junk-into-crafting system new to Fallout 4 had an unexpectedly emotional reaction on me.
Jan. 10, 2017
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Everything You Need to Know about Photogrammetry� I hope
This article will try to cover everything you need to know about 3D Scanning using Photogrammetry including the choice of software, equipment, and computer, in addition to a guideline on properly capturing photos.
Jan. 10, 2017
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On Rock, Paper, Scissors
Examining Rock, Paper, Scissors and why people don't play it for fun.
Jan. 10, 2017