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Going Indie: A Personal Story of the Founding of Rikodu
A recount of the birth of our small indie studio at Rikodu. It explores one way of making the jump from working in non-gaming software to starting an indie studio.
Dec. 12, 2016
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The Costs of Making a VR Game
There's been a lot of talk recently about the financial costs and risks of developing a VR game, but no one has yet broken down how much it costs, or how much could be lost. This is a breakdown of development costs for a self-funded HTC Vive launch title.
Dec. 12, 2016
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Sony's Mobile Gaming Plans Are Solid, But Are They Enough?
Sony is having another go at the mobile game market. As the Japanese powerhouse emerges as the clear winner in this console generation, it now looks at ways to use its IP for smart devices. The strategy harbors chances but also great risks.
Dec. 12, 2016
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Giant Cop: The Zeroth Person Perspective in VR
Part 1 of a series of posts looking into the design process behind Giant Cop: Justice Above All. In this post I discuss what camera perspective means for storytelling in VR, and the design decisions involved in creating the player character of Giant Cop.
Dec. 10, 2016
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5 Incredibly powerful F2P monetisation patterns! using 'Behavioural Economics' in UX design.
A close look at some seemingly unconventional monetisation patterns in F2P games, designed using Behavioural economics that work incredibly well.
Dec. 9, 2016
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What is Game Design? - Ideas vs Understanding
What is Game Design?
Dec. 8, 2016
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Steep, Watch Dogs 2 and the GTA with no guns
How do you go about making a fun open-world game which doesn't have combat at its core? We want to tell more diverse stories in order to reach new audiences, and the key for that may lie in systems design.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Rollback Networking in INVERSUS
An in-depth look into how INVERSUS uses rollback networking technology to create a responsive and robust online experience that is hard to distinguish from its local-multiplayer counterpart.
Dec. 8, 2016
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Blake Harris Looks Back on the 16 Bit Console Wars
Based on first-hand accounts, Console Wars's Blake Harris discusses the difference between Sega and Nintendo, whether Michael Jackson’s music is in Sonic 3, and the challenges of being a subsidiary to a Japanese gaming company.
Dec. 8, 2016
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History of the RGB color model
I’m going to look at the history of the science of human color perception science leading up to the new HDR video standards and also try to explain some of the terminology that is commonly used.
Dec. 8, 2016
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All the Saga Map Specifications You Should Know
This article includes a comprehensive list of specs for mobile game Saga Map creation. If you are making map art for a client, or need assign such a map creation task to your team, you can use this article for initial communication.
Dec. 7, 2016
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Standardizing Loudness in Virtual Reality
Loudness standardization has started for regular console games based on broadcast standards. Those standards being primarily set for television, should VR games, as part of a new form of media, adopt its own legislated standard(s)?
Dec. 7, 2016