Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 13, 2018

It’s interesting to build an RPG (using the term very loosely) where you have the option to play the entire game with no combat and it’s still fun. I posted some previous screenshots of this prototype, but since then I’ve ripped out all the tile graphics and started over with a much simpler (almost icon) art style.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 16, 2025

New studios do start up, but entry level positions are rare since most of the new studios are looking for funding and they need the core senior dev team to build enough of a prototype to sell the idea to the money people. Create art assets, build gameplay systems, create game content, do stuff to level up and grow your skills.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same. In this blog, we will discuss the difference between game art vs game design and how each plays a unique role in game development. What is the difference between game art vs game design?

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This is because a given project is at its maximum headcount right before it ships - you need all hands on deck during full production, building and validating all of the content in the game. The next factor is that most big layoffs come after a project has shipped.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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. At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. The one thing I never compromise on is playability.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 8, 2023

In game development, one of the most essential aspects is prototyping. In today’s world, game development is an art, and quite inarguably, it is one of the most complex and intricate art forms. In this article, you’ll learn some significant and exciting things about the development of game prototypes.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 9, 2023

Brothers-in-Law Eric Reynolds and Paul Harvey were building a successful business in mobile escape rooms when Covid hit. We’d invested tens of thousands of dollars into our infrastructure, we’d spent countless hours training our 10 staff, even more building a reputation of creativity and innovation in our programming.

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Grumpy Gamer

JULY 13, 2014

But the honest truth is… I’ve been in this creative funk since Scurvy Scallywags Android shipped and I find myself meandering from quick prototype to quick prototype. The most interesting prototype is about being lost in a cavern/cave/dungeon. The environment programmatically builds itself as you explore.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

He explains: “Interestingly enough, when the studio was founded, there were two prototypes that were built. And then the second prototype was a multiplayer kind of board game, still set in the same universe as Moss. Prototyping abilities The size of the team working on Glassbreakers fluctuates between 25 and 30 people.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’ve spent a lot of time building up this blog, the email newsletter , and the Discord community. That was fine for getting the ball rolling, but now that the physical prototype has arrived, that changes things. What is the art style? The Highways & Byways physical prototype arrived this week! What will it cost?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

That’s when I formed the idea of building a new colony sim from the ground up, centered around the idea of exploration and travel. “Ricky has his own unique art style that he brought into the process.” Identify key features you need your engine to support, make some prototypes and see if Godot suits you and your game.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Since I was a child, I always found myself surrounded by art, because most of my family were artists (ballet dancers, painters, musicians). One day I discovered video games could be much more than just ‘entertainment products’, and fell in love with the idea of mixing all the things I loved about art in a new medium.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In his first year, he initiated a tech startup with the idea of creating a digital marketplace for African artists and facilitating global art sales. He navigated the challenges of running a tech company, pitching to investors, collaborating with artists, and building the platform. ” Mentorship has been pivotal for Dean.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2019

If you’re the kind of creator who has a few prototype board games in your closet somewhere, consider playing one of them with a few game designers. Order a professional physical prototype of one of your board games. Buy some board game art, even if it’s just one piece. Build an email list.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

As we were prototyping there was still a feeling the game needed more action. A large majority of the art was created from scratch, but Hartley admits having used a few asset packs to help speed up development. “I For me personally it spread me too thin across Art, SFX, Designs, Visual Scripting, Writing and Marketing Material.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 31, 2024

It’s a tribute to the time we grew up in and serves as a time capsule for that period”, says Dimas Novan, Director and Art Director of A Space for the Unbound. “We I realized how unique our architecture, roads, and buildings are compared to other parts of the world. After creating some prototypes, we finally found it.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

It shows the everyday work of medium-scale commercial game dev in unprecedented detail: the creative high of successful collaboration as well as the ugly prototypes, grueling bug fixes, and painful miscommunication. Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

I have prototypes of the game going back a few years, but I started really working on this iteration in November 2024. And the beauty of this museum being a virtual experience is that theres no space to rent or building to upkeep, so I can afford to make it free! Its also my first real 3D game. How did you discover Godot?

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

Prototype is ready! But I can now proudly announce that a playable prototype for the video game GenoTerra is finished (and I graduated with the Master in Design *yay*). But before I explain the narration, I want to jump back in time when I started building the endless terrain generator. Master in Integrative Design.

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Grumpy Gamer

JULY 14, 2014

I've been in this creative funk since Scurvy Scallywags Android shipped and I find myself meandering from quick prototype to quick prototype. The most interesting prototype is about being lost in a cavern/cave/dungeon. The environment programmatically builds itself as you explore. I think I'm up to eight so far.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Commissioning art can be one of the most daunting parts of the game development process. I am a Freelance Illustrator and a student of Animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Brandon: What kind of information does a game developer need to provide in order for you to create art? James: I’m James Masino.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 28, 2017

In the end, I paid to create an entire game with high-value art before going to Kickstarter to get manufacturing costs covered. which was expensive because it was a six-deck game instead of a one-deck game with 300 original pieces of art. out of pocket with 300 pieces of original art. Me, developing War Co. ” Maybe.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

It’s a tribute to the time we grew up in and serves as a time capsule for that period”, says Dimas Novan, Director and Art Director of A Space for the Unbound. “We I realized how unique our architecture, roads, and buildings are compared to other parts of the world. After creating some prototypes, we finally found it.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Look for companies that offer full-cycle game development services, that cover everything from art, animation, VR/AR/XR-based development, right up to game testing. Every release brings with it wide-ranging improvements.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 30, 2018

For board games, that means you have to account for… The time spent designing and developing the game, gathering art, building an audience, campaigning, fulfilling, and shipping the game. Write down all the costs that come with developing a game, such as art, marketing, samples, and taxes.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

If you’re a designer seeking a publisher, you will essentially need a solid prototype, a great sales sheet, and an awesome pitch. That said, I got an early start on Byways art, so maybe I don’t even follow my own advice. I started getting Highways & Byways art as soon as the map was done. Finding Artists.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 3, 2024

Building on her experience at PACEmakers, Orina co-founded Page Turners in late 2021. However, experimenting with prototypes required specific expensive equipment. She showcased her prototypes to her supervising professor outlining the benefits of immersive technology for engineering students.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 1, 2017

Drama aside, it truly is difficult at first because you have to identify reviewers, send prototypes, make sure your game is ready enough, cross your fingers, and hope they like it. Game reviews build trust. You can give it gorgeous art. Oh, the pain of sending your precious brainchild to someone to publicly judge! Probably not.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

Unity's imperfect WebGL export is objectively more promising than Unreal publicly dropping web support in 2020 (not that Epic's web support was ever good anyway) I tried using UE4 already , learning enough to prototype basic game mechanics and build 90% art passed levels.

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Ask a Game Dev

JULY 6, 2023

This can include creating shaders, working on the pipeline to keep assets within technical constraints, or any number of other roles involving art and programming. Prototype Artist - an art generalist who specializes in putting together usable art for a game prototype.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Testing, manufacturing, shipping, and building an audience all take a lot of time and there is no way to really shortcut this. With building an audience, sooner or later, you will run into some kind of constraint… You can spend money on ads, but only until you run out of money. I modified it from its original state.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 21, 2017

We’re doing rapid prototyping. The board art will be used for other parts of the game – so this is a high value-per-cost thing to go ahead and knock out. My original idea of the game would have had you look up their location by state name, using the bulk of the “Byway Card” for beautiful art.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 22, 2021

As far as the expenses that come with getting a game started, namely art and prototyping, there is a good chance the publisher will take care of that for you. Instead of going to Kickstarter for funds, you get the art, manufacturing, and other setup bills paid by your own equity and/or a traditional bank loan.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

However, when people think of storytelling in games, they think of theme, story, art, components, and even box design. The Seize the Bean prototype has little sugar cube pieces to tell its story. ” I’ll see a piece of art or hear an ancient myth and – boom – I’m inspired. Do not eat!

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Observance is a game of stargazing, engine building, and time management. I sometimes use blank cards or write on prototypes if I need to iterate quickly, but that typically only happens at conventions. Carla: There’s making the review prototypes themselves. Drapple is an abstract, tile-laying gardening game.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

You’re selling art. Not art like artwork, but art like a beautifully made gift of your heart and soul. A designer usually starts with the simplest possible prototype – often either pen and paper or on an online testing tool such as Tabletop Simulator. until the game feels great. Game Production. Fundraising.

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Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

(Above: some WIP pixel art from Wizbane) You might have noticed I’ve been writing about and playing a lot of RPGs recently. Working on things like characters, dialogue, music, building a scene… there’s something just so human about this that I had really missed. Final Fantasy VI-inspired pixel art.

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