Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Then it cuts to concept artist Emily Johnstone anxiously trying to pitch design ideas to a group brainstorm meeting which she just happens to be the only woman in the room. Episode 07: "We'll Know Where It Is" covers more VR dev and the semi-departure of animator Ray Crook. Shouldn't Tim be giving more direction on the level concepts?

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This is to make sure the game is – on some fundamental level – balanced. Brandon: Later, once you start doing private testing, a lot of balance issues start coming out of the rules. Sean: I ended up resorting to a concept of taking MMORPG concepts and placing them into this D20 world.

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Played with Fire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Now, VR commerce is pushing these concepts into fully immersive digital environments. Try Before You Buy See a weapons animations, test a new outfit, or examine a virtual collectible before purchasing. Developers need to balance convenience and immersion. Participate in live shopping events hosted by influencers or brands.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game artists specialize in a wide range of digital art forms, such as 2D modeling, animation, concept art and texturing. The Role of Game Artists Concept artist The game concept artist creates the initial visual concepts of the game (characters, environments, props, vehicles and other visual elements) in accordance with GDD.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There are key considerations that go into creating one, such as - Balance When we talk about balance in game design, it involves creating a balance in elements such as fairness, win-loss conditions, game states, economy balancing, difficulty levels, and others in a way that can contribute towards improving the gaming experience of the player.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Though you might as well wait until next week because there will be a balance update within a week. Within a couple days, I plan to post a big update to the Codex print-and-play version (for $25+ patrons) that has dozens of balance changes based on the last month of playtesting. Thanks again to all my patrons.

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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. It was a very tranquil concept at first, though we found our prototype didn’t offer enough things for the player to do.”

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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

Embrace Concept Art Embracing the power of concept art is paramount to kickstarting your creative process. It’s essential to invest time in crafting solid concept art that forms the foundation of your artwork. Let concept art be your guiding light as you embark on the exciting journey of game art production.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

By documenting the evolution from concept to final shot, these analyses help advance visual effects techniques and foster innovation in digital storytelling. Inception" Christopher Nolan's "Inception" demonstrates how VFX can externalize complex internal concepts. Rough 3D animations map out complex sequences.

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Real Programming

AUGUST 2, 2023

A few elements front-end developers oversee on static websites include: Button Layouts Navigation Images Content organization Graphics Animation These are visible to users and therefore fall to front-end developers. We start off lessons by emphasizing fun first and foremost while providing the basic mathematical concepts and coding knowledge.

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Filmustage

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Navigating these crucial sectors with precision ensures a balanced approach to VFX budgeting, aligning creative ambitions with financial realities. Striking a balance between these two powerful adversaries, or choosing one over the other, often forms the crucible where a film's visual authenticity and financial feasibility are forged.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 18, 2022

Animator - 3. In 2019, they approached Logic Simplified to build a crazy and fun cooking game with a similar concept to Cooking Craze, but with unique locations and classic restaurant dishes. After various iterations, we achieved the perfect balance of the freemium model, social scalability and sheer cooking mastery. Game Genre.

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Moonmana

AUGUST 15, 2022

To attract players, the quality of game graphics should be at a really high level now – whether it is 2D or 3D animation. . Losing the balance of good storytelling and credible science. . A 3D artist designs a character’s model based on the given textual description and concept. Diving into the fantasy trap too deep. .

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. Alien Artifacts. Exiles Prototypes.

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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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Filmustage

MARCH 27, 2025

Moreover, motion-capture photography, matte paintings, and stop-motion animation integrate seamlessly with customizable templates. Filmmakers must balance creative storytelling with technical precision, ensuring that every visual effects sequence integrates smoothly with live-action elements while staying on schedule and within budget.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Free Sign Up What is a Script Breakdown: Core Concepts and Purpose Just like how a talented actor brings life to the screen, a script breakdown plays the starring role in bringing a screenplay to production. This balance reflects the industry's commitment to both innovation and the enduring reliability of established methods.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Whether its a photorealistic RPG or a stylized indie game, every visual element follows a structured journey from concept to integration. But how exactly does a simple sketch transform into a fully animated, game-ready asset? This stage involves close collaboration between game designers, art directors, and concept artists.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 22, 2024

By the 1970s, the concept of user-friendliness of technology gained momentum. With data driving designs from conception itself, issues of data privacy and data bias come into being. Data collection and privacy concerns are a balancing act. Collecting valuable data has to go hand-in-hand with respecting user privacy.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Core VFX Software Stack The foundation of environment creation relies on specialized tools, each serving distinct purposes in the pipeline: Autodesk Maya serves as the primary platform for 3D modeling and animation, enabling artists to build the structural components of digital environments.

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Gamesbrief

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

I think the only way to understand this bubble – and to identify whether there is real value to be had here – is to understand the components, and then evaluate each scheme, investment or idea based on whether it benefits from the underlying opportunities from these four concepts, or whether it is simply a confection of ideas with no true substance.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Charles Lee (Art Lead) , veteran art director and concept artist with past experience at Blizzard , Sony Pictures Animation , and who until very recently worked in the Visual Development of Netflix hit Arcane (damn!). This is a well-balanced team in terms of disciplines, covering software, design, and art.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

Their attempt with Spooky Pop likely informed some of the good decisions that led to HDP: balancing known wins and innovation, testing a recognizable and previously loved IP and following best practices from top casual games. The Good: Meaningful Level Modifiers Animation and advancement speed is snappy. Obstacles are low complexity.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Chaosmonger Studios , based in Tallinn, Estonia, is a multimedia production company specializing in everything from documentaries, science fiction films and animations to music video, graphic design and video games. Nicola Piovesan remembers how he created the concept in a semi-hypnagogic state right before falling asleep. “I

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Although we've tasked our newest concept artist and character modeler, Pete, with trying his hand at the textures for our main Anagativan characters (which you can see later on in this issue), Shelly spent the first half of this sprint finishing up her own textures. o [link] Concept Art. Check it out! Programming. What do you think?

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Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

Getting a special effects degree could provide plenty of work opportunities in the following industries: Film CGI VFX SFX Motion design Motion graphics Animation Makeup Creature design Compositing Gaming Virtual reality The possibilities are endless. Gnomon – School of VFX, Games & Animation Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Last Voyage concept came from a wish to bring my stylized art into a realistic world. I thought that the challenge of balancing a moody yet magical atmosphere would be really interesting. I used the fog and lights to create the mood and added particle effects, wind, and animated mesh and materials to finish up the piece.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Quick animations and concurrent matching result in fast gameplay; it is one of the fastest switchers live. Similar to Today’s: Current level setup (clear objectives in X moves or less) Mode: Balance Description: Collect 2 colors of gems roughly at the same pace. Collect X gems before the board fills up completely. A small price to pay.

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

And even in the current days of e-sports, tournaments obviously do not run on this 50-50 concept. No, and in fact the concept of seeding exists specifically to prevent that from happening. Notice that this isn’t just about poorly balanced games. Even the best balanced asymmetric game will suffer this fate.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

where the main drawback is you're still vulnerable during the 2 second execution animation. and I think this balance tuning is intentional. So I think they got this balance right, even if I whine about it. Not that her concept makes much sense; why does this apocalyptic suicide cult leader like poison gas specifically?

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Every few years I think about the concept again, and it finds its way into my ongoing notes in yet another location in some slightly-altered form or alongside some other content idea, begging to be implemented. A 360-degree deflection capability redirecting an incoming missile at a nearby group of Swarmers.

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Rindoku

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Gabriel Tanko – Concept and 2D Art. Carmen Palade – Animation. Balancing the difficulty for a wide range of players will be a b h. Before we get into the details though, I’d like to start with a round of virtual applause for the real rock stars, the guys and gal of Team Rikodu who made it all possible. Cosmin Coroiu – 3D Art.

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Sirlin

DECEMBER 30, 2014

I love his new walk-backward animation that makes his feet rapidly shuffle around like a cartoon character. During various anime cut-scene closeups of the characters, I have exclaimed multiple times to onlookers, "Remember, this is 3D." Roman cancel is the original though, and the better implementation of that concept by far.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Ground Gives Way has an especially interesting approach, having the dungeon’s statues come to life after you acquire the trombone relic (yes, trombone) at the bottom, and you have to escape without being killed by the animated statues or whatever other creatures might still be in the way because they weren’t dealt with before.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

So this is this tough balance between being really super fast and building something really small and iterative and getting data soon and deciding what to do. Now it's moved to concepting. And they were about to build a game around the concept of Amazon of Atlantis until one of the engineers said, Guys, you've got it all wrong.

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Radiator Blog

JULY 6, 2021

In her excellent book Narrative As Virtual Reality , Marie-Laure Ryan outlines some common understandings of virtual: virtual as "digital": inspired by computer concepts like virtual memory. The word "virtual" does a lot of work, so much that we rarely question what we even mean by "virtual." So should police exist in this garden?

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