Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 3, 2023

If he wants a career in AAA games, he will need specialized expertise. That might mean working on combat, quests, cinematics, narrative, itemization, UX, enemies, levels/environments, or any of a number of other specialties. There's just too much work to be done without enough hands to do it within a small team.

Cinematics 52

Cinematics Game Design Game Designer Dev 52

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Interesting approachability / accessibility UX here. Still, overall this was a very impressive achievement for just 3 indie developers. Even AAA has given up on immersive sim RPGs , so any dev deserves praise just for attempting this genre I think.

NPC 130

NPC Fighting Art Dev 130

Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Juliana Loh Juliana Loh is an independent Producer/Artist whose background includes branded entertainment, UX and art direction. His latest book is Gaming SEL: Games as Transformational to Social and Emotional Learning (bit.ly/GamingSEL). GamingSEL). For more, please visit MatthewFarber.com.

Writing 52

Writing Educational Education UX 52

Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

Juliana Loh Juliana Loh is an independent Producer/Artist whose background includes branded entertainment, UX and art direction. His latest book is Gaming SEL: Games as Transformational to Social and Emotional Learning (bit.ly/GamingSEL). GamingSEL). For more, please visit MatthewFarber.com.

Writing 52

Writing Educational Education Game Design 52

Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

It's probably not worth the hassle for a solo indie. It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. Sit and listen. Whenever an NPC is about to dump backstory and exposition on you, they'll ask you to take a seat.

Open World 130

Open World NPC Cutscenes Terrain 130