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. They create animations for things that are neither objects nor characters. The game mechanics involve matching three or more candies of the same color to smash them.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 15, 2024

With my artistic background, I focused less on programming and mechanics, and more on storytelling and visuals.” From a production standpoint, pixel art also offered the quickest method for me to create and animate so it was a win-win. “I decided to make a game that I can do by myself.

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Played with Fire

MARCH 12, 2025

Game developers use machine learning algorithms to generate realistic animations, optimize in-game physics, and even create procedurally generated content, reducing the time and cost of production. AI-driven game mechanics and VRs deep immersion are pushing the boundaries of whats possible in gaming. The answer is a resounding yes.

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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. That’s very different to most games that tend to use hundreds of textures and multiple materials.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 28, 2024

Any game developer who wants to build and enhance a Unity game can do so using its 3D models, audio files, animations, scripts, plugins, and so on. Unity Asset Store contains art packs and tutorials to help you get started as a creator, and advanced solutions for complex projects.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

With my artistic background, I focused less on programming and mechanics, and more on storytelling and visuals.” From a production standpoint, pixel art also offered the quickest method for me to create and animate so it was a win-win. “I decided to make a game that I can do by myself.

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Logic Simplified

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is a straightforward point-and-shoot game, with no complex controls or mechanics. Players must defend their porcelain throne from waves of invading cute animals. These characters are highly detailed, with cartoonish textures and animations that perfectly capture their personalities.

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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. Use asset stores wisely Unity Asset Store offers a wide range of free and paid assets, such as 3D models, textures, sound effects, and plugins.

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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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The Knights of Unity

JULY 21, 2020

Almost every 3D asset is painted using only one atlas texture. As I mentioned before – almost every 3D object uses the same atlas texture. What’s more, it’s easy to imitate movement by creating a simple animation, as we did in the booster’s model. Creating animations for animals wasn’t an easy part.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Usually, they occur due to issues within the code or faulty animation controls. Texture and Model Glitches Errors in the texture and model of your game can significantly detract from the visual appeal of the game. Thorough texture and model testing is crucial to identify and rectify such issues. Let’s find out.

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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. Sketch a rough concept, set some parameters, and Dimensions will generate 3D models, textures, and animations. It can even help define core loops and progression systems.

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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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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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iXie gaming

JUNE 20, 2024

Or the moment you met the charming characters in “Animal Crossing”? Creative techniques like canvas textures and cell shading can help your game stand out, leaving a memorable impression on players and keeping your game popular in the competitive gaming world. It also helps give players important information.

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Cocos

JANUARY 31, 2024

Adjusted the scrollbar of various module panels in the project settings, optimized texture compression interface interaction (need to test if there are any abnormal displays on various pages, especially the texture compression page). Optimized texture compression task scheduling and build progress display during compression.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 18, 2019

Instead of computing the amount of light that reaches a certain surface every frame for every light source, we precompute all this information and store it in a single texture. The process of generating light map texture coordinates takes a while, and it was being triggered on every scene reimport.

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The payload registers are the mechanism NVIDIA OptiX offers for passing arbitrary data along with a ray, from the caller that traces a ray, and back. This payload mechanism is very lightweight, similar to passing arguments to a function. Red fabric with golden texture rendered with Houdini XPU. Image Courtesy © 2021 Koke Nunez.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Animated ghosts show the right movement Hand snapping and reactive animations But in general every physical object in our game is fully interactable! Poses & Suggestive shapes / animations (hand & object). A reliable system of interaction for puzzle mechanics. . ✓ The right shape and look of objects on scene.

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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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Logic Simplified

JULY 18, 2022

Animator - 3. The mechanics of the game rely on food and restraint upgrades which allow the user to advance through the game. As a result, when a dish is upgraded, it requires a different texture or possibly an entirely new model. Stunning graphics and catchy animations were well-optimized. Complete Project Details.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

This sprint, Fede was able to continue working on the soldiers and armor he'd started, polishing up details and working on intricate textures. After nailing the painting and texturing in Maya for the lantern, Joe then worked on properly setting up this model in Unreal Engine. link] Rigging / Animation. Take a look.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

They're super skilled at creating mechanically beautiful weapons and armor adorned with gears, sprogs, and tons of bronze. Just like the Kota weapon concepts James created above, these armor concepts skillfully integrate various steampunk elements to beautifully highlight the mechanical and scientific prowess the Kotakaya species possesses.

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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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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

If you've been keeping up with our dev blogs over the past couple issues, you'll know that we've been working hard to come up with a way to create realistic-looking fur for our various animal-like characters. During his first official pass, Pete was finally able to make the textures and shaders work in tandem. 3D Environmental Design.

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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. Graphics quality – Assess the overall quality of models, graphics, and textures. It is a crucial testing aspect when it comes to game QA, as it assesses all game controls and mechanics.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Battle: Simplified skill point system and amazing visual effects The core of the skill system relates to balancing and mechanisms. In the later game, raid mechanisms become quite rich. Oily skin texture).

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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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Designer Notes

APRIL 2, 2023

They added real texture to the experience and, perhaps more importantly, variety. The mechanics for choosing events and how they affect the player are transparent and easy to understand, which was necessary because, as with all board games, the players have to do all the work themselves. I’ve gone deep on 4X games during my career.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

But how exactly does a simple sketch transform into a fully animated, game-ready asset? Pre-production lays the foundation for artistic direction, ensuring that all visual elements align with the games mechanics, worldbuilding, and narrative. Adding Realism & Depth A 3D model without textures is lifeless.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. Overall, it is a more moody atmosphere that lends a sense of dread, and this goes along nicely with the hostile game mechanics players will be up against. Is the game simplistic and easy to understand, or are mechanics obscure and complicated?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Last issue, we shared the texturing work Cass had started on the forest homes, many of which resemble beautiful log cabins due to the intricate woodwork featured throughout. Much to Cass's relief (we're sure anyway), he was finally able to finish applying textures to the townhouses over the past few weeks. Take a look! Level Design.

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Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 14, 2005

Come on, they're animals, and not wicked-cool magic animals, just plain old animals. It was really disappointing to discover the Mechanical Golems, excitingly enter battle and discover that I got the same XP as I did for the Bear down the road. Why can bears and boars resist my magic? Makes no sense.

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Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 13, 2005

Come on, they’re animals, and not wicked-cool magic animals, just plain old animals. It was really disappointing to discover the Mechanical Golems, excitingly enter battle and discover that I got the same XP as I did for the Bear down the road. Why can bears and boars resist my magic? Makes no sense.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Even cooler, Neil is modeled after studio founder Allie's IRL late father, Neil, who had a penchant for all things animal and a deep love for the Grateful Dead. We can't wait to see what all these look like when they're fully detailed, textured, and placed in the Kristala game build.

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Cocos

APRIL 27, 2023

After understanding some of the future plans from the game team, I decided to start over and create a guide from the perspective of code-writing and logic mechanisms. In the callback function, it call the loadTextures function to preload all textures in the resources/textures/ folder. on_sfx ：Play sound effects.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

[link] Next, Will worked on modifying the death systems for our main character (and some of the game's enemies) to allow them to utilize the new death animations Producer Allie recently created (make sure you check out the Game Production section to see them in action). Can you spot it? Let us know in the comments! Level Design.

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