From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back
Game Developer
MAY 15, 2024
pixel art game on my old text-mode engine. A character-based ASCII engine can handle this task, it just needs a couple of upgrades. I'm developing a 2.5D
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Game Developer
MAY 15, 2024
pixel art game on my old text-mode engine. A character-based ASCII engine can handle this task, it just needs a couple of upgrades. I'm developing a 2.5D
iXie gaming
MARCH 28, 2025
By 2026, the gaming industry is expected to reach $321 billion , with real-time rendering and AI-driven game art playing a pivotal role in its growth. Game art has undergone a seismic transformation over the past decade, driven by technological advancements, evolving player expectations, and a rapidly growing industry.
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GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 16, 2024
Genvid's Silent Hill: Ascension has won the award for Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Silent Hill: Ascension was developed in Unreal Engine utilising the platform's MetaHuman Creator. The interactive streaming series ran from October 31, 2023 to July 15, 2024.
Game Developer
JUNE 9, 2023
Our resources for free and low cost game development software, from game engines to art tools and tutorials, and more.
Game From Scratch
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GameFromScratch.com Goo Engine x Blender – Anime for Blender DillonGoo Studios, a studio specializing in anime art style productions have just announced they are joining with the Blender development team to bring their custom anime focused version of Blender (featured here).
iXie gaming
MARCH 2, 2025
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GamesIndustry.biz
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Grumpy Gamer
AUGUST 2, 2014
I’m looking for some good recommendations on modern 2D point-and-click adventure game engines. These should be complete engines, not just advice to use Lua or Pascal (it’s making a comeback). I want to look at the whole engine, not just the scripting language. PC based is required. Mobile is a ok. Screw JavaScript.
PreMortem.Games
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She drew a lot of the first concept art for the main characters. The company’s engine of choice is Unity 2021 LTS and they use Photon Fusion, a multiplayer technology developed by Photon Engine , the game’s investors. There was a bunch of things she wanted in the game. says Lamhut laughing.
GamesIndustry.biz
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The people who span both those worlds and build the tools to turn art into fully realised assets and characters in video games? Well, that's a little more complicated.
Brand Game Development
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
This communication happens on five levels: the core engine of the game, mechanics, rules, the internal narrative or “theme”, and the external narrative or “community and marketing.” ” Last week, I talked about How to Design the Core Engine of Your Board Game. Making a Core Engine You Can Test.
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 3, 2024
In a moment of dissatisfaction, while working at a prestigious engineering company in Turkey, Dorothy Orina made a decision that changed the course of her career. Although she enjoyed her time in Turkey and her engineering studies, she decided to leave both behind to pursue her passion for game development.
CG Spectrum
MARCH 13, 2023
People have begun questioning the ethics of AI art and what it means for those working or pursuing a creative career, particularly digital painting. We explore what AI art is, the types of AI art available, and hear from Concept Artist and CGS Dept. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) art? Jason Allen’s A.I.-generated
CG Spectrum
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Hanny shares her visually stunning final project with us, a short cinematic called Naima , detailing how she created her scenes in Unreal Engine, where she drew her inspiration from, and how the technical and creative support of her industry expert mentors allowed her to bring her vision to fruition. Drawing inspiration from art-house cinema.
AWS Games
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
This post was co-authored by Bryan Chiu, Site Reliability Engineer, EA. Electronic Arts (EA) engages players around the globe in immersive games across PC, console, and mobile.
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?
DameDev.tv
MARCH 7, 2023
In today's post, I'd like to show you how to retrieve an image provided by The Art Institute of Chicago via its public API , how to create a texture from this image, and how to feed this texture to a material and render it on a plane accompanied by a floating text with title, name of the artist and some other details.
CG Spectrum
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Through this unique online network, Alan connected with Advanced Concept Art Course graduate Dogyeong (Do) Lee and Game Design Course graduate Alexios Vasilakis who both joined the Overwrite Interactive team. Currently in production, Gerel: Against the Corvus Empire is a 2D pixel art side-scrolling platformer with Metroidvania elements.
Brand Game Development
MAY 19, 2017
However, if shuffling cards was a part of the game’s core engine, I would have to go back to the drawing board. If you do this, you want to find it early and nip it in the bud BEFORE you go out of your way to find play testers or commission art. This is to help pay for art when it’s time to buy art.
AWS Games
MARCH 13, 2025
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GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The newly formed studio was co-founded by former Kongregate CEO Pany Haritatos and composed of industry veterans, including: Julia Zhan (head of AI product, former product lead at Riot Games) Brian Schneider (head of games, former director of design at Zynga) Josh English (head of engineering, former lead software engineer at Google) Hugh Walters (head (..)
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GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 25, 2024
Activision Blizzard has reportedly approved the use of generative AI tools including Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for producing concept art and marketing materials. Vance left the role in January 2024 but still works for Activision as a fellow software engineer.
Game From Scratch
MARCH 11, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine Project Titan Epic Games have just announced the launch of Project Titan. Project Titan is a 10 week long game jam using Unreal Engine for creating an open world, open source project.
AWS Games
JUNE 28, 2023
This post is written by Yahav Biran, Principal Solutions Architect, and Matt Trescot, Games, SA Leader – Americas Historically, the art of creating and running complex game servers locked developers in to a single CPU architecture, typically Intel/AMD.
Grumpy Gamer
MARCH 21, 2020
A few weeks ago I decided to completely rebuild the Thimbleweed Park engine, and I guess the timing was very auspicious given that it’s great at keeping me distracted and from reading the news non-stop. I’ve always felt there was a better way and I had an epiphany the other which lead to rewriting the TWP engine.
Grumpy Gamer
MARCH 21, 2020
A few weeks ago I decided to completely rebuild the Thimbleweed Park engine, and I guess the timing was very auspicious given that it’s been great at keeping me distracted and from reading the news non-stop. I’ve always felt there was a better way and I had an epiphany the other day which lead to rewriting the TWP engine.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 18, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Learn Squared Unreal Engine Course Bundle on Humble There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the somewhat oddly named Learn Squared Presents: Concept Art in Unreal Engine bundle.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Because it’s just me, and it’s not yet my full time job, I can only work as fast as my evenings and weekends allow, which can delay updates beyond what it would take if I had engineering and art help. It would be great to bounce ideas and concepts off of fellow colleagues when building my games.
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 9, 2024
This is a collection of over 20 different Synty low polygon art style assets in Unreal Engine, Unity and raw FBX (so any other game engine such as Godot is supported) formats. GameFromScratch.com Best of Synty #2 Returns – 48 Hours Only The Best of Synty POLYGON Game Dev Assets #2 Remix is back for 48 hours only.
Game From Scratch
JUNE 29, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Goo Engine – Blender for Anime Following the recent release of Blender 3.6 a special anime focused fork of Blender, Goo Engine, was also updated. Goo Engine is the in-house custom version of Blender used by Dillon Goo Studios, an art studio that specializes in anime productions.
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 13, 2023
Although there is controversy about the unfair use of human-made art to create AI generated artworks, there’s no denying that AI has added value when it comes to automating tasks that are typically time-consuming for developers. The use of AI in game development has the potential to revolutionize the way games are designed and created.
GamesIndustry.biz
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Juego Studio
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The game engine that is used to create a game is sometimes as important as any of its other aspects. Even though these are entertainment and art, at the core, these are lines of code, pieced together to form a coherent gameplay. Hence, the proliferation of game engines. Because games are pieces of software.
Game From Scratch
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Grumpy Gamer
MAY 8, 2020
As I mentioned back in March, I began rewriting the Thimbleweed Park engine with no real goal in mind, it just seemed like something to do and I had a few ideas about UI I wanted to explore. In the coming weeks I’ll be posting more about the new engine and how it’s different and hopefully better. I built a game.
Moonmana
DECEMBER 28, 2022
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iXie gaming
APRIL 3, 2023
They must create art that is optimized for mobile devices, easy to understand, and engaging for players. All these and more are key to developing a successful game, and this article will focus mainly on tips that serve as art production solutions for developers. Furthermore, using a consistent art style can aid in brand recognition.
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 16, 2024
“Ricky has his own unique art style that he brought into the process.” ” The decision to switch engines was only made fairly recently. Being a new engine, Godot is still rough in places. Identify key features you need your engine to support, make some prototypes and see if Godot suits you and your game.
iXie gaming
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
In the realm of video games, sound design is much more than just background noise—it’s a fusion of art and science that brings virtual worlds to life. This blog delves into how game sound design contributes to both game development and art production. How does sound design integrate with game art production?
iXie gaming
JANUARY 11, 2023
Although it’s difficult to find a trustworthy game art outsourcing studio with a solid industry background and portfolio, I’ll show you 10 reliable art outsourcing companies in this blog. . Tips on Finding the Perfect Art Outsourcing Company. Tips on Finding the Perfect Art Outsourcing Company.
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 31, 2023
The audience used tablets, AR apps, and VR headsets to immerse themselves in the experience and reveal the hidden stories behind the art. Nyambura is known for bringing stunning works of art to life. Thus, the idea of sharing the art direction of The Ground Screams To Whisper in different elements of the graphic novel was born.
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