CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Animation is the art of breathing life into the inanimate for films, games, and advertising. The career possibilities in animation are growing each year as new techniques, processes, and genres emerge. In this article, we’re going to look at six types of animation: Traditional Animation. 2D Animation. 3D Animation.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The downside is that it doesn’t have anywhere near the amount of third-party assets that Unity does, nor some of the more specialist features like the DOTS package. For every animal we design, we try to come up with both a unique look and role in the game for it. But we steadily improved and adjusted, and in the end it paid off.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Based on a long tradition in mobile gaming, the companies get inspiration and borrow mechanics from each other to the point when the original creator becomes hard to trace. While borrowing mechanics, they sometimes occasionally borrow something more: an expression of those mechanics. And that is what is lacking. One is legal.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

For the past eight years, they’ve worked together as an art director and writer duo in advertising, film, and animation. We wanted to have a mechanic to highlight that being a stray cat is not all fun and games. “But we both grew up playing games and realized we might just have the skills to pull it off,” says Sam Cable.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Look for companies that offer full-cycle game development services, that cover everything from art, animation, VR/AR/XR-based development, right up to game testing. Is it well-defined?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

As avid fans of Studio Ghibli’s animated movie Porco Rosso, Rob Hartley and Diccon Yamanaka were inspired to create a game about seaplanes flying around in a beautiful Mediterranean setting. A large majority of the art was created from scratch, but Hartley admits having used a few asset packs to help speed up development. “I

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 17, 2023

Familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of C# programming to effectively manipulate game objects, create gameplay mechanics, and handle events. Familiarize yourself with key components such as the Scene view, Inspector window, and Project window to efficiently navigate and manipulate your game assets.

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The end results, known as renders, are photo-real content that, depending on their intended audience and medium, can be viewed in either 2D (still images) or 3D (walkthrough animations and virtual tours). Modeling, texturing, and lighting additional assets (furniture, props, decor, etc.) using 3D software.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

A single shot or asset will often travel through numerous artists and multiple departments before being finalized. As an asset takes shape, it must be presented in a turntable so its look can be properly inspected and approved or given notes by relevant supervisors or clients. So, where do you fit into the production pipeline?

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The Liquid Fire

MAY 1, 2024

If you are not already familiar with this game mechanic, you may read about it here. Start from a json document that holds all the information about Backgrounds, create a parser to turn that document into project assets (prefabs), and use Addressables to load the assets at runtime when we need them.

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

” 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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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

Design tools and Resources: In addition to game engines and development frameworks, you’ll also need design tools and resources such as 3D modeling software, animation software, and sound editing software. Coding and programming the game mechanics and features: Game mechanics and features are the heart of any game.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The downside is that it doesn’t have anywhere near the amount of third-party assets that Unity does, nor some of the more specialist features like the DOTS package.” For every animal we design, we try to come up with both a unique look and role in the game for it.

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Big Games

JANUARY 30, 2024

3D Modeling and Animation Tools For games that involve three-dimensional environments and characters, 3D modeling and animation tools are indispensable. Game design software’s scripting and coding support is critical for implementing game mechanics, logic, and interactivity.

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here are some of them: AI-Powered Content Creators Ludo AI: This tool excels at generating gameplay concepts and mechanics based on your preferences. Dimensions: This platform focuses on AI-powered 3D asset creation. Sketch a rough concept, set some parameters, and Dimensions will generate 3D models, textures, and animations.

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The Knights of Unity

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Core game loop is a base of your game’s mechanics, that will be repeated by the player. In most cases, Mechanics will be the biggest and most elaborated part of the document. Assets & animations. Core game loop. It is usually presented in the form of a graph.

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The Knights of Unity

JULY 21, 2020

Almost every 3D asset is painted using only one atlas texture. What’s more, it’s easy to imitate movement by creating a simple animation, as we did in the booster’s model. All of the moving obstacles have implemented different mechanics, that make player behave in a certain way. That allows us to reduce the size of the game.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Let’s elaborate on how multiplayer game design isn’t as simple as just throwing together some mechanics and calling it a day. Similarly, Buffs are the kind of changes that are made when certain features or video game mechanics need to be tweaked to make them significant in the game.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 18, 2019

Currently, the mechanism to traverse from scene to scene, as well as ensure that the scene files are valid, is complete. Most of the mechanism to traverse through any particular script is done as well. The Scene Traversal mechanism needs to be fully finished. Once that is done, I can start working on the static checks.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Just like reality, games need an internal mechanism for the distribution of resources during gameplay. Once the crops are harvested, you “sell” them to customers or trade them with other players for other assets. This action gives you access to more resources, like animals, additional farmland, buildings, etc.,

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 7, 2023

These engines offer powerful rendering capabilities, physics simulations, and asset management systems necessary for creating realistic virtual environments. Developers must design games with careful consideration of movement mechanics, comfort modes, and minimizing abrupt camera movements to reduce the risk of motion sickness.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Artists have always played a crucial role in game development, meticulously creating characters, environments, and animations. Machine learning algorithms now generate realistic textures, procedural landscapes, and lifelike animations, reducing the time and effort required by human artists.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Feels as smooth as Meta’s WhatsApp or Apple’s iChat Solid mobile chat app with a desktop version that keeps conversations in perfect synch Minimal but well-crafted features like animated stickers, easy group chatting w/ sub-topics, etc. Source : [link] Can Telegram games find a sustainable way to grow?

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This mainly involves testing for incomplete interface design, audio and video issues, and mechanical shortcomings, among other problems that may lead to missed colors, freezing, and inconsistent animation, among other bugs or errors. This may include testing gameplay mechanics, character interactions, and AI behavior, to mention a few.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

In a few months, we'll be kicking off our very own Patreon where you'll be able to get even more detailed and comprehensive dev blogs that include first looks at new models, inside access to previously unrevealed characters and NPCs, and a glimpse into how our programmers, artists, modelers, and animators do their thang.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

Once finished with the environmental concepts for the six clan capital cities, Harold then joined James in completing a few designs for items that still needed to be replaced with custom assets in the Kristala game build: Modular tunnel pieces. link] Rigging / Animation. In-tact and broken Amulets. Check it out! 3D Modeling.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Retaining the acquired users with a mini-game : If the hero creative/or playable ad involves a fake gameplay, it is added as a minigame to the events or core mechanics until the player is hooked in with the real in-game content. product management. product management. Let’s look at Township as an example. Core loop of Township.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2023

Although the Tactile team has several titles under their portfolio, the well-known swapping mechanic is not very common among their games. Especially with their two most recent titles Lily’s Garden and Penny & Flo , Tactile has been a stronghold for story-driven puzzle games with the collapse mechanic.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Usually, they occur due to issues within the code or faulty animation controls. For instance, texture glitches may involve gaming assets failing to load appropriately, leading to missing or blurry textures. This ensures that all in-game assets, from textures to 3D models, render correctly. Let’s find out.

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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

Designing game mechanics and rules, along with creating game assets such as characters, stages, and settings, are all critical aspects of the game design process. To implement the game mechanics and rules, you will use coding, while game assets will be integrated into the game engine as part of the game development workflow.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics. The adorable characters, detailed worldbuilding, and an animation style that is both refreshing and polished made it easy for players to immerse themselves in the world of Cookie Run and hard to leave.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These courses delve into 2D and 3D games, C# programming, asset management, user interfaces (UIs), and debugging. Related: Unity Animation Guide 2. Keep in mind that Unity DOTS’ full potential is unleashed when games have tens of thousands of entities simultaneously on the screen.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

The Mechanic I. I was looking for suitable solutions for having both views in the mechanic of the game. walking animation (mixamo). I still had issues with the character as the astronaut model does not really have a neck - which resulted in some odd stretching when turning the head in some animations. The Mechanik II.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This should include an inventory of all game assets, from in-game sounds to character animations. It is a crucial testing aspect when it comes to game QA, as it assesses all game controls and mechanics. This encompasses a comprehensive review of all game elements, including visual effects, sound, mechanics, and user interfaces.

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Game Global

JUNE 28, 2021

Campaigns are long and may last several months, and we don’t have the legendary memory of elephants (okay, enough animals for now!), Not only do game localizers translate in-game text, but we assist with any assets and materials that surround the release of a title. so TMs are very important.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

3D animations have seen an internal overhaul, allowing for compression to reduce memory usage, as well as individual position, rotation, and scale tracks in place of united transforms. Read more about animation changes in this blog post by Juan. Among them is the new animation retargeting system.

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The Liquid Fire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Select the Assets -> Prefabs -> Grid and then “Open” it for editing. Add a SpeedProvider to both assets. Choose one of the indicated locations, and observe how the character animates in a path from tile to tile until reaching the destination. You can read more about Pathfinder’s movement rules here.

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