Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 14, 2024

3:22 - Conversation wheel with “personality” icons and paraphrased words 3:39 - Dynamic inventory in game cinematics, show player’s items 3:46 - Scripted Player equipment change during cinematic 4:04 - Quest variables (e.g. My expertise is in gameplay, so that’s where I will be focusing. See anything I missed?

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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox? What does the Art Team need to know about this quest or level?

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Game Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

Human writers enter details of an NPC’s roles, personality, and parameters. “We are particularly excited to see [LLMs’] impact on the fine arts. Ubisoft’s video demo of Ghostwriter makes the tool seem useful enough. Smith writes a lot of pitch-deck presentations for TV execs.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

General skills and knowledge required to work in film and games "The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art." - Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar. They are also responsible for implementing NPC (non-player character) movement, performances, and behaviors, which are controlled by AI (artificial intelligence).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

link] Not only does this new trailer feature a ton of sweet cinematics created right in Unreal Engine using our own models and animations, but it also showcases two new characters you’ll meet in gameplay during Kristala too. Concept Art. you thought our Art and VFX sections for today's blog were chonky, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Art: The Ordinary Makes Greatness Though Lost Ark is mediocre in art design, it is mature and full. Mediocrity means there is no obvious innovation in art and graphic design. Design: beautiful and romantic without considering The art design of Lost Ark is a standard Korean online game style. Oily skin texture).

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CONTENT WARNING: This post contains discussion of gay sex acts and some screenshots with obscured pixel art nudity. In this situation, the NPC knows what you're here for and he wants it too, even if you kinda hate each other. Much of the pixel art is from the gorgeous 64x64 tileset by Yar. The awkward character art is mine.

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