PreMortem.Games

MAY 10, 2023

Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Combining the world of ice hockey with a roguelite may seem like an odd match, but for game designer Hugo Julien and his fellow co-founders Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin, it was a natural choice.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 7, 2024

Whoever thought Spine 2D animation reminds you of a paper doll craft, where you move all the body parts to create animations, was right! Spine is a 2D skeletal animation tool for game development and other animation projects. One, how Spine works as a great 2D animation software. How does it work?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. In short, Root is a wargame wrapped in a theme about adorable animals. You can read about that in-depth in this great article on Sprites and Dice. Not bad for a game about woodland creatures! So what exactly is Root ?

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

Billboard Sprites reduces GPU processing through the use of simple models for distant objects. Open-world multiplayer games experience smooth performances when they implement LOD together with occlusion culling systems. Optimizing Animations for Smooth Performance Animations add realism but can strain multiplayer performance.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But now imagine a mom complaining about a lack of animal protein -- obviously a real grievance that requires attention because she's probably right. then made me think of hidden object games, a genre with an audience that traditionally skews heavily toward women. The gender connotations and central question ("where?!")

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Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

In todays dynamic game development world, animation plays a vital role in defining player experiences and shaping game aesthetics. From the pixelated classics of the 80s to todays immersive and realistic graphics, animation has redefined the gaming experience. How did 2D and 3D Animation Evolve in Gaming?

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DameDev.tv

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

(*Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's 's very own Instructor extraordinaire).

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