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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

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The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. Carlsen’s vision for Cocoon sprang from a fascination with game mechanics. The art, sounds, and animation need to communicate the puzzle logic effectively.”

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Rival guilds and a dragon landlord all contribute to the rowdy charm of Dungeon Inn

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The concept evolved from there, eventually centering on an inn caught between two rival guilds of adventurers. Lee focuses on art direction, UI/UX design and related programming tasks, while Kim takes charge of illustrations, adventurer designs and animations. What if there was an inn where monsters and adventurers could stay together?

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‘A sprinkle of alien essence’ brings the Creatures of Ava by Inverge Studios to life

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However, as development progressed, the concept evolved into something much more narrative-driven. This separation allowed Inverge to refine and manage Ava’s concept more efficiently, leading to a final product that the team is rightfully proud of. The creatures themselves always begin with inspirations from Earth animals.

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Artist Cassie Simpson on navigating Life, three University Majors and Work 

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What caught my attention wasn’t just her confidence on the panel but the fact that she was not only a student pursuing three majors at Wits University she was also the Lead Concept artist at Chroma Pixel Games , a game studio based in Zambia. I wanted to learn techniques that not everyone knows like coding and animations.

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Scaling Art Production for Live-Service Games: Challenges, Innovations, and Future-Ready Pipelines 

iXie gaming

Art direction, lighting, and animations must remain uniform, even as new artists or external studios contribute to asset creation. A simple texture change or model update can impact gameplay mechanics, UI design, and monetization strategies. Differences in lighting and animation quality across updates.

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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools

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Such VR tools breathe life into the video game mechanics , allowing players to interact with the characters and environment of the game very well. Its capabilities for VR content creation include comprehensive 3D modeling tools, advanced texturing and shading, animation and rigging, and integration with VR Devices.

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How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

Game rules are how we regulate the mechanics of our games so that they are consistent with the messages we want to send to players. Short-term mechanic testing. Brandon: At the short-term mechanic testing stages, you’re really just using rules to help underlying mechanics manifest themselves! Private testing.

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