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Game Dev Digest Issue #109 - Tools To Improve
Game Dev Digest Issue #109 - Tools To Improve. The latest from the free weekly #Unity3d/#gamedev newsletter.
Sept. 10, 2021
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How Library of Ruina delivers a different kind of deck builder
My thoughts on Library of Ruina, one of the most unique games released this year that most people have never heard of.
Sept. 10, 2021
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Analysis: why are so few indies jazzed about console game sales?
GameDiscoverCo's Simon Carless looks into why indie developers aren't making more hay about how console versions of their games are selling.
Sept. 8, 2021
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You Don't Have "Too Much Documentation" - How to Write Useable Documentation
Dispelling the myth about having too much documentation and defining some best practices for your team to build and maintain good, usable documentation.
Sept. 7, 2021
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You don't have 'too much documentation' - How to write useable documentation
Dispelling the myth about having too much documentation and defining some best practices for your team to build and maintain good, usable documentation.
Sept. 7, 2021
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Chinese Government Limits Access To Online Video Games To 3 Hours Per Week For Children And Teenagers
The strict online ban is supposedly a response to complaints from parents but could have unintended consequences.
Sept. 3, 2021
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Can approachability 'fix' Dark Souls?
Learning how to spot pain points and areas to improve with approachability can be a tough skill to learn, and for today, I'm going to apply that to one of the hardest games to nail down in this regard -- Dark Souls and soulslikes.
Sept. 3, 2021
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Analysis: what's with Steam refunds and short games?
The GameDiscoverCo newsletter digs into the numbers and logic behind Steam refunds of short games.
Sept. 2, 2021
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How to create GodRays in Unity URP
Hello, this is Romain, VFX Game Artist at Dreamirl and today I'm gonna explain in this Article how to create a fake God Rays FX thanks to the Particle System.
Sept. 2, 2021
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Composer Guy Jones talks adaptive music for games
Adaptive music topics explored during Kent Carter's recent video podcast interview of Guy Jones are vertical/horizontal techniques and use of tempo maps to smooth transitions.
Sept. 2, 2021
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Historians discuss Blackhaven
Bob Whitaker talks with historian and game designer James Coltrain about his new game Blackhaven. Topics include the challenges of presenting history through games, the importance of questioning official narratives, and environmental storytelling.
Sept. 1, 2021
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How AI upscaling can help remaster game art
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is one of the first high-profile titles to use AI texture upscaling, but how does it work?
Sept. 1, 2021