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How Drama and Fake Ads Convert To Real Profits

Deconstructor of Fun

Introduction I remember as a young product manager, working on major releases at Disney and Rovio how excited I was for the cutscenes. After release I was responsible for analyzing churn and sharing the results with the team: the cutscenes were driving users out of the game. The team poured their hearts into the work.

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So how much $ (in general) does it cost to produce a fully animated/rigged, fully voiced 1-3 minute cutscene in a game that’s in ongoing development (something like SWTOR, where they have a lot of prebuilt assets)? Like just a general low range and high range? I’m seeing a lot of people complaining about prioritizing content they want, and don’t know enough about the behind the scenes costs to properly communicate they’re being unrealistic with their complaints.

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that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes. that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes. that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes. If the character needs to animate differently than everyone else (i.e. needs its own rig), that's time from a rigger to create.

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Darner's Digest, vol. 3: on the Yarn Spinner v2.0 release + a YS primer

Radiator Blog

Some games do all their cutscene scripting and even enemy AI in Yarn Spinner, because really, it's just a simple scripting language that does whatever you tell it to do. And so this is the ideal use case for Yarn Spinner: action adventure games starring existential millennial animal protagonists.

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The Future of 3D Art in Interactive Entertainment

iXie gaming

In fact, the 3D animation art styles are translated to visually stunning and captivating worlds, adding fun to interactive entertainment experiences. Character Animation Secondly, game artists and developers heavily use 3D art for character animation. This improves the overall player believability and immersion.

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How to Use Unity Cinemachine Virtual Cameras

Game Designing

Coding camera angles for games and animation has been a pain … Until now. In short, Unity Cinemachine opens up an entirely new world of opportunities for animation, game design and development, and directors working with virtual cameras. This was created by Unity in collaboration with Disney Television Animation.

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Emerging Trends in Game Art: Real-Time Rendering, Stylized Game Art, and Beyond 

iXie gaming

Real-Time Rendering For decades, game developers relied on pre-rendered cutscenes and static assets to deliver high-fidelity visuals. AI-powered tools are enabling faster asset creation, automatic texture generation, and intelligent upscaling of older visuals. Schedule a consultation to future-proof your games art.

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UEFN & HaZ Dulull- A New Dawn for Creators

Game Dev Unchained

” He later took his experiences and created HaZimation , a production company involved in a wide range of storytelling formats, including animated films, episodic series, and video games. UEFN, however, opens doors for creators to build original worlds and content, using existing Unreal assets but with some restrictions.

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