AWS Games

MARCH 13, 2025

Meet with AWS for Games experts to learn about the transformational power of generative AI and cloud game development. Attendees will be welcomed by a generative AI-powered Metahuman booth guide displayed in a life-size holographic Proto box. Reserve your spot for the all-day event.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Unlike traditional games where AI characters often serve as enemies, Rebots makes them companions, collaborating with players to achieve common goals. We’ve gotten much better at the practical stuff of making things, prototyping, implementing and polishing,” Porkoláb notes.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This finally leads me to prototyping and validation. But the process doesn’t end there, and usually I keep discovering things that make me go back and forth and iterate, playtest, iterate, refine, playtest, iterate… I definitely recommend getting feedback from external playtesters at each step.” “I

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

Prototype is ready! But I can now proudly announce that a playable prototype for the video game GenoTerra is finished (and I graduated with the Master in Design *yay*). BUT as every alien creature had its own Enemy-AI script attached, all Random calculations spit out the same result. Master in Integrative Design.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

It shows the everyday work of medium-scale commercial game dev in unprecedented detail: the creative high of successful collaboration as well as the ugly prototypes, grueling bug fixes, and painful miscommunication. There's also a thrill of access, where the camera captures vulnerable moments it wasn't quite supposed to see.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

I will sometimes sketch out what I’m thinking on paper if necessary, but will always try to use the lowest fidelity needed, then prototype it to find out if it is good/fun/useful.” “For Feedback from playtest sessions with friends or players is really important. I try to avoid wasting time with high-fidelity mock-ups.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Before doing a full item-by-item review, I started with two special categories of unique build-defining items: aliens artifacts and Exiles prototypes. Exiles Prototypes. ASCII art for Exiles prototypes. As an example, by far the most sought after prototype was Lightpack 2.0, Categorical Approach. Slot-wise Approach.

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Balance Mechanics Beta Prototyping 52