Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 21, 2020

There is a bi-weekly game prototype group I would meet-up with and I do miss that. 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.

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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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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Protospiel conventions are based around prototype board games. Prototypes ranged from paper-and-pencil to full-on Game Crafter $100+ sets. When you go to a play-testing convention, it’s not about just getting your prototype tested. Need help on your board game?

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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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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

You always need a core team to get a project off the ground - engineering who can put together the foundations of the game, design that can prototype and build core gameplay, art that can establish a new visual standard for a new game.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 9, 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. What began as a way to waste time, turned into a fun little game prototype. It helped keep me sane. It is not a sequel. Did I mention it's FREE.

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Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 22, 2020

There is a bi-weekly game prototype group I would meet up with and I do miss that. 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.

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Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 22, 2020

There is a bi-weekly game prototype group I would meet-up with and I do miss that. 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.

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Point and Click Pixel Scripting Engine 100

Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Unreal Engine has fast grown to be the most trusted engine in the world. A long-running Unreal engine game development company will provide a comprehensive work history, experience, reviews and client testimonials to help you decide. Expertise Unreal Engine is the most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool.

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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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CG Spectrum

APRIL 16, 2024

Nicklas and other industry pros discussed how art and technology intersect and explored interesting ways to accelerate creativity in your work and in your art. Chris Radowski : Pioneering the Enscape engineering team and heading the rendering department.

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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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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 17, 2018

They come up with the basic ideas behind the game (the core engine), design mechanics, create the rules, and sometimes even come up with the theme. They commission art, proofread, and play-test. Game design and play-testing take up more time than nearly anything else except for possibly manufacturing and commissioning art.

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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. I discovered Godot a few years ago when I was looking for an engine to use for a game jam, and I had a good experience with it! Its also my first real 3D game. How did you discover Godot?

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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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Radiator Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

For him it's not about the graphics, it's about source engine access and engineering processes. Being able to pinpoint bugs in the core Unreal Engine code, fix them, and submit patches to Epic is how modern software development works. I would never maintain my own engine branch.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s likely that if you’re reading this right now, you’ve already considered the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing game art. However, we’ll be focusing on the benefits and importance of outsourcing art production services. In-house artists can be costly, particularly for smaller companies.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Unreal Engine (UE) is a quality software for the development of various game types, and it’s used by a significant number of famous game development studios in terms of the creation of incredible PCs and console projects. However, is it really a good idea to utilize Unreal Engine for Android game development ? Development.

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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. Subsequently, they entered the Spielfabrique program, a Franco-German accelerator for young game studios, securing funding from Ubisoft to enhance Hiru’s prototype.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

“In the end we’d rather tone down some of our more ambitious features to get acceptable performance, and deliver a bug-free and polished release to our players.” “Ricky has his own unique art style that he brought into the process.” ” The decision to switch engines was only made fairly recently.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It is true that games speak to players through gameplay – the core engine, mechanics, and rules. 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. Dylan: The most obvious is art.

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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

JANUARY 2, 2018

With various other developers, I’ve talked about all the different parts that go into making a board game: the core engine , the mechanics , rules , and storytelling / internal narrative. Carla: I’m Carla Kopp and I’m a software engineer during the day. Carla: There’s making the review prototypes themselves.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

He started his journey as a trained Petroleum Engineer but discovered his true passion for Data Science during his final year at Covenant University. “I The next game, Nouns Attack, is in development As a child, Ikpeme excelled in science, earning the title of best Junior Engineer in Training (JET) at his club.

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Game Designing

JULY 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making its presence felt in a wide range of industries, including art and design. AI art — meaning art created with AI — is now a popular art form that offers many benefits and applications. But what is AI art? What Is AI Art?

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Real Programming

MAY 11, 2023

RP4K hires a range of teachers with computer engineering and computer science backgrounds, and our lessons prioritize fun over everything else, even learning to code ! As for programming, Gabe loves 3D computer graphic modelling and rendering and visual arts. In addition to simulation, he also works with engineering and perception.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

In addition, balancing his fifth year as a Computer Engineering student and a pivotal role at Avalon, an American-based software company was no small feat. As he grew, his fascination extended to games such as Prototype, Need for Speed and GTA. That laptop became his digital playground. I represented my house in school and we won.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 18, 2021

My formal training is in programming but I've always been interested in art and music as well. Gravity Ace is inspired by Thrust but adds a lot of modern touches and generally brings the art, sound, and gameplay up to modern standards. Do you have prior experience with other game engines? And those engines felt just so.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 4, 2021

Do you have prior experience with other game engines? I prototyped a little top-down Zelda clone and showed it to my friend Jeff one night while we were hanging out at his apartment. We were so excited by the prospect of making a game that he dove headfirst into pixel art and I into programming. When did you start using it?

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Prototyping  Create a minimum viable product or a prototype to assess your multiplayer game’s core mechanics. Through prototyping, you can identify possible issues early. Teams collaborate to code and create the multiplayer game’s art assets, levels, and audio. Development This stage is where the actual game creation occurs.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds (new in 3.2.4 New option to snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions (new in 3.2.4 HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Thirdparty library updates (freetype 2.10.4,

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine!

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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. Storytelling and visual narrative techniques Visual language and principles of lighting (direction, quality, color, environment, etc.)

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Game Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

Initially, the company struggled to compete in a hyper-competitive global market, and in a development sector that lacks sophisticated off the shelf game engines. There is a mix of local prototype, and federal funding for more ambitious productions, which have leveled the playing field for German game development studios.

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Febucci

JULY 15, 2020

I started working on that new game prototype I postponed for too long. I did remember my previous lessons, so I shared the prototype even if the footage was huh and I had nothing more than it. After the initial response(s), I played a bit with shaders and changed the art style. I wasn’t convinced if people liked it or not.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Prototyping This stage involves prototyping different ideas including level layout design, character design, gameplay elements and mechanics, and other core concepts, before finalizing them for the cemented stage of the game production process.

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iXie gaming

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Prototyping. Game prototyping is an important aspect of game development because it saves time and money. One suggestion is to ask someone else to test your prototype, as you may miss some mistakes. Game development is one of the most complex art forms, requiring a unique combination of creativity and technical know-how.

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