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Game art vs game design: What is the difference?

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.

Game Design

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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Development Services The wider the range of Unreal game development services, the better, of course! 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. Will the game be 2D or 3D? Is it well-defined?

Game Developer

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RP4K Teacher Profiles: Gabriel Dibenedetto

Real Programming

MAY 11, 2023

As for programming, Gabe loves 3D computer graphic modelling and rendering and visual arts. While he loves teaching coding to students of all levels, he has worked hard on our latest experimental course, Elite Game Engine. He also enjoys writing science fiction in what little spare time he has.

Code

Code Point and Click Simulation Terrain

A Beginner’s Guide to Multiplayer Game Development

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. Development This stage is where the actual game creation occurs. JavaScript, C++, and C# are popular programming languages to create multiplayer games.

Game Developer

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David Olamide’s joyous journey that led to an internship in his own company

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

While quenching his curiosity Olamide stumbled upon Encarta Kids, an enchanting encyclopedia brought to life through games, puzzles, and quizzes. As he grew, his fascination extended to games such as Prototype, Need for Speed and GTA. It felt like a tool that would be great for the kind of games I wanted to make.

Balance

Balance Studios Engine Engineering

Level Design: Crafting Engaging Environments for Your Game

Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A game design document plays a crucial role in collating data from studying the players’ preferences, demographics, etc, and planning and creating a game that keeps them hooked.

Mechanics

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Unity vs. Unreal: What to Choose for Your Game? | Moonmana

Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

If you’ve ever wondered what the best game engine is, we invite you to figure it out with us. Let’s discover their pros and cons so it will be easier to decide which engine suits your project better. Unity versus Unreal – this seems to be an ever-lasting battle in the game development world. Unity or Unreal?

Engine

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The Definitive Guide to Game Development: A Step-by-Step Process

iXie gaming

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The “secret” to the repeated success of large game companies is a well-executed GDD. Prototyping. Game prototyping is an important aspect of game development because it saves time and money. During this phase, the gameplay, user experience, functionality, and appearance of the game can be tested.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

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 ). if something that worked fine in 3.2.3

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3

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 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Build

Godot Showcase - Gravity Ace developer talks about his experience

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 18, 2021

My first game was for the One Game A Month challenge. My formal training is in programming but I've always been interested in art and music as well. Game development is fantastic because it allows me to bring all of that together into a single project. Do you have prior experience with other game engines?

Development

Development Art Engineering Engine

Why Choosing Unity to Create an Android Game in 2023

Moonmana

JUNE 7, 2023

Making a Mobile Game in Unity When thinking about game development, most people associate it with a time- and effort-consuming process that requires lots of resources and dozens of specialists to be involved (if we are talking about serious projects, of course). Wide range of templates and prefabs that enable quick prototyping.

Mobile Gaming

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Games

How Flying Sheep raised funds to make its ‘frictionless’ Web3 game Star Life

Game Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

Flying Sheep was founded by German friends in 2014, with a specific goal of making html5 browser games. 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. ” Flying Sheep was acquired by iCandy June 2022.

Point and Click

Point and Click Games Communications Build

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 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 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 7, 2021

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 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Build

Godot Showcase - Primal Light developer interview

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 4, 2021

Do you have prior experience with other game engines? Around 4 years ago, I was learning how to program (in order to do natural language processing) when it suddenly dawned on me that I had probably learned enough to be able to make a game. When did you start using it? That was around August 2017.

Development

Development Pixel Engineering Engine

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

In our comprehensive guide, we explore some of the most popular positions in film and games to help you determine which role suits you best in terms of your interests, career aspirations, and skillset. Concept Art: Bringing Ideas to Life “One painting changed my life. and cinematography (shot framing, composition, camera angles, etc.)

Film

Film Animation Animation Concepts

Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio

Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

She previously was Technical Lead at League of Legends and a Software Engineer at several expansions of World of Warcraft , among others. This is a well-balanced team in terms of disciplines, covering software, design, and art. His most recent experience was being Game Director at ProbablyMonsters (no released games, apparently).

Studios

Studios Mobile Mobile Console

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

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 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Collision Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

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 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). VR: Add WebXR support for VR games ( GH-42397 ).

Render

Render Bug Build Beta

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

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 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Build Bug Collision

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

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 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Build Bug Editing

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

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 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

How to Scale A Games Company | Travis Boatman, Gigi Levy-Weiss, & Kristian Segerstrale

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

They get to a prototype level. But at the end of the day, games are a mix of art and culture and other things that if you want to make something that really blows up in a big way, you probably do need to have a vision that ultimately does take 18 to 24 months to make. But even then, it's really interesting. There's no way.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

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How Flying Sheep raised funds to make its ‘frictionless’ Web3 game Star Life

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Godot Showcase - Primal Light developer interview

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

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