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Why art tests fail artists and the game dev industry

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Art tests in game dev often harm diversity and fail to reflect real skills. It's time to rethink their use and adopt more inclusive hiring practices.

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From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

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pixel art game on my old text-mode engine. I'm developing a 2.5D A character-based ASCII engine can handle this task, it just needs a couple of upgrades.

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Longtime Blizzard art director Sam Didier departs studio

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During his time at Blizzard, Didier drew art for nearly all of the studio's games, and famously created the Pandaren race for World of Warcraft.

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Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

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This article explores how emotional design features - colours and shapes - influence player perception of pixel art characters. The article includes practical tips on applying these findings to character design in pixel art.

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The best free tools for game art

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A few of the best tools for creating 2D and 3D art assets for games, including Blender, GIMP, Piskel, Krita, and more.

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China's game art industry reportedly decimated by growing AI use

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The widespread use of AI art is reportedly diminishing the work of game artists in China, who worry about how it'll be used in other departments of game development.

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Tencent acquires visual novel publisher Visual Arts

Game Developer

Visual Arts now ex-CEO Takahiro Baba says the company approached Tencent because the tech giant would be the best fit for its future endeavors.

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