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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 22, 2024

A terrifying parasite is spreading, mutating some of the animals into grotesque, blood-thirsty monsters ready to kill their way out of their cages. Welcome to the unsettling world of Zoochosis by indie game studio Clapperheads. Behind all this madness is an indie studio, but not in the classical sense. Of course, in a zoo.

Animation

Animation Animation Horror Simulation

Phoenix Rising International Film Festival 2023: A new dawn for indie cinema

Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Phoenix Rising International Film Festival (PRIFF) is no exception, embodying the spirit of indie cinema in its truest form. From the gritty streets of New York City in the 70s to the vibrant French New Wave movement, indie filmmakers have always strived to present raw, unfiltered narratives.

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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A terrifying parasite is spreading, mutating some of the animals into grotesque, blood-thirsty monsters ready to kill their way out of their cages. Welcome to the unsettling world of Zoochosis by indie game studio Clapperheads. Behind all this madness is an indie studio, but not in the classical sense. Of course, in a zoo.

Animation

Animation Animation Horror Simulation

The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design

iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D This makes it perfect for indie developers and cross-platform releases. locks the perspective, allowing developers to craft cinematic, carefully framed environments. to deliver fluid animation, layered environments, and tight control mechanics. merges the best of both worlds.

Art

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Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire - a pixel art video game by CGS grads

CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

He decided to start his own indie game development studio, Overwrite Interactive , and create a video game from scratch. Cinematic for Gerel: Against the Corvus Empire produced by Alan, Dogyeong, and Joona. The game received an Epic MegaGrant in March, which helped Alan purchase some of the software required to create the cinematic.

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Pixel Art Cinematics Concepts

A friend of mine wants to become a game designer without learning any other disciplines in game dev, he seems very sure this is possible but his confidence comes off as “idea guy” to me. I like thinking about design as well and how it could all fit together cohesively but I’m worried he’s setting himself up for failure by not learning another discipline to go along with it. Am I correct in this thought or am I being an jerk?

Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 3, 2023

My grand idea of a huge battle between massive armies is mostly impossible if the engine can only handle 12 models animating on screen before the frame rate drops. That might mean working on combat, quests, cinematics, narrative, itemization, UX, enemies, levels/environments, or any of a number of other specialties.

Cinematics

Cinematics Game Design Game Designer Dev

On the topic of cutscenes, do you think we will get to the point where fully pre-rendered cutscenes will be phased out entirely? Are there any other advantages to having a cutscene be pre-rendered rather than in engine besides the cutscene being “prettier” than the base graphics?

Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g. high resolution high quality character models performing high quality animations and visual effects).

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #23

Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. Are you ready to enter the fantasy?

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Dev Rigging Texture Concepts

The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #36

Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). link] Rigging / Animation. Behold, friends! Check it out! Programming. Okay, y'all.if

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How to make your dream game, publish it and not die in the process

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

This is where 99.99% of indie developers and studios make their main and most fatal mistake. Indie gamers, e.g.: People looking for cool, smaller games to play, no matter the type. An Indie or Experimental Game : Steam, GOG, etc. a fighting game), is animation. Starting over, is the game commercially viable?

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How to make movies in 2022: the set vs the screen

Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2022

Anderson is a master of cinematic texture, which is also not surprising, because each of his pictures was shot on the film. The human brain will never perceive a film that is fully CGI as an actual "movie", because for us it will be more like animation picture. that support indie cinema and genre experimentation. We don't know.

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Film Technology Engine Engineering

Harvest Island Development Journey

Yobob Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

So if you have a small monitor, it’ll look like a nice black bar cinematic theatre thing. Do you know why Indie games takes like 2+ years to finish a game? There’s fishing, crafting, weather changes, you can pet wild animals, tides a thing in the game, and fun little easter eggs like this. A fun little Easter egg.

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

iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Today, real-time rendering is redefining game development, offering dynamic lighting, physics-based effects, and cinematic quality graphics all rendered instantaneously. These innovations are blurring the lines between pre-rendered and real-time graphics, enabling interactive experiences that rival cinematic productions.

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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

Phoenix Rising International Film Festival 2023: A new dawn for indie cinema

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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design

Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire - a pixel art video game by CGS grads

On the topic of cutscenes, do you think we will get to the point where fully pre-rendered cutscenes will be phased out entirely? Are there any other advantages to having a cutscene be pre-rendered rather than in engine besides the cutscene being “prettier” than the base graphics?

The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #23

The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #36

How to make your dream game, publish it and not die in the process

How to make movies in 2022: the set vs the screen

Harvest Island Development Journey

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

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