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Video game composers can make you smarter! (The music of Dragon Front) Part 2
In the 2nd of a 3-part series, video game music composer Winifred Phillips explores how music enhances focus & cognition in strategy gamers. In Part 2: cognition-enhancing tempo, with examples of Phillips' music from the Dragon Front virtual reality game.
Dec. 19, 2016
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Top 11 Games I Played This Year
Here's a couple words about each of the top 11 games I played in 2016. Well okay, these are the only games I played this year so its really just "The 11 Games I Played This Year"
Dec. 19, 2016
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The Brilliance of Super Mario Run
How Super Mario Run makes you forget you're playing a mobile game.
Dec. 19, 2016
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Games have a place in higher education, but where they are now isn’t working.
Explanations on where game development college programs are failing, suggestions on how to objectively improve them, and encouragement for students to make the most of their secondary education.
Dec. 19, 2016
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Virtual Cinematography for VR Trailers
Filming an avatar in third person like you would in a normal live action shoot has many advantages and in many cases may be a better overall solution for showcasing your VR game/project. Learn how we crated the trailer for Space Pirate Trailer inside!
Dec. 16, 2016
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How to animate a king who has lost his daugthers
One of the most important factors for a game to be satisfying for the user is to see every single character perfectly animated and we wanted that for King Lucas. In order to be appealing for the users we had to make really cool frames.
Dec. 16, 2016
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Designing Titan Quest on mobiles and tablets
How to adapt Titan Quest, a hack ’n slash classic beloved by an entire generation of PC players, to mobile and tablet? 20 months of reflection, iteration, and development in order to properly reboot this amazing title for its army of fans!
Dec. 16, 2016
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The Math of Idle Games, Part II
Part II of a 3-part, in-depth series on the math of idle games, this time looking at alternative growth models and generator relevancy.
Dec. 15, 2016
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The Luck and Loss Behind Loot Boxes
The trend of using loot boxes in F2P or monetized games has grown lately, but is this the lesser of the F2P evils or just the same song and dance as before?
Dec. 15, 2016
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Making an entire game in Tilt Brush
Imagine you could create 3D objects for your game by sketching them out by hand? With Tilt Brush you can! Read here how I got these hand drawn sketches into Unity, along with the pros and cons I found with using this approach.
Dec. 15, 2016
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The Ultimate Choice in RPGs: Gameplay
A look at the history of choices in RPGs, the highlights and where we're heading.
Dec. 15, 2016
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On Champ Diversity in League of Legends
Do we think champ diversity is important to players? Is it important to Riot? Why? How does it stack rank with the rest of our goals?
Dec. 15, 2016