Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The cost of any content in game dev is directly proportional to how much new stuff needs to be created for that content. The bulk discounts only really work if the things we're paying for can be reused multiple times though - the more specific an asset is (e.g. that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes.

Cutscenes

Jaunty Bear Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Fortunately the Unity 3D platform has a great selection of packages and assets to accelerate the build of tools, models, shaders, sound effects, animations etc. Unity Technologies Assets. The Addressable Asset System allows the developer to ask for an asset via its address. Once an asset (e.g. TextMeshPro.

Asset

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The ultimate result of this kind of system-driven combinatoric gameplay is generally in one of two core gameplay paradigms: Procedural content generation , i.e. the game systems themselves create new content through a bunch of randomized decisions resulting in novel game content for each playthrough.

Dev

Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

However, with the quality threshold of animated films matching the one of video game cinematics, he says, the gaming industry’s influence is being acknowledged more than ever. “The w hole thing Fortnite has been well known for is its players can create stuff, user-generated content,” he explained. .

Film

Nvidia

JULY 22, 2021

Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools. Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools.

AI

CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Always seeking innovative new ways to create engaging content, Ewald decided to dive deeper into virtual production by enrolling in CG Spectrum's real-time 3D and virtual production courses. Find out more about Ewald’s journey and how he created his cinematic below. The making of Haven — Ewald’s cinematic in Unreal Engine.

Cinematics

Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

From strategy development, content creation, coding to testing, the development process reflects on the successful delivery of the game. In this crucial stage, the team takes the concepts produced during the pre-production stage and transforms them into source code and different assets. Is it well-defined? The steps involved are: 2.

Game Developer

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

All designers and content creators answer to him. Keeps a high level view of the game’s content and systems to make decisions to direct the different design subteams during development towards the ultimate goal. Keeps tabs on all of the incoming art assets to make sure they adhere to style and meet requirements.

Cinematics

iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

It specializes in producing both 2D & 3D content and has up to 200 employees. Specialties: – 3D Modeling, Physically Based Rendering, 3D Animation, 3D Design, Architectural Visualization, 3D Presentations, 3D Art, 2D Art, 3D Printing, 3D Multiplication, Interactive Walkthroughs, 3D Content, 2D Animation, NFT, and Metaverse.

Art

Filmustage

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Digital Asset Management Modern productions have evolved beyond physical film reels. Production houses now rely on these digital systems to handle their growing content collections. Production leaders must verify their workflows meet ISO/TC 36 requirements, especially when preparing content for different markets.

Film

iXie gaming

JUNE 19, 2024

Cinematics and Storytelling: 3D art is a powerful cinematics and storytelling tool. Game artists can leverage the power of 3D art to create 3D cutscenes and cinematics that deliver compelling narratives. This enhances the overall players’ experience, driving higher engagement rates.

Entertainment

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

A single shot or asset will often travel through numerous artists and multiple departments before being finalized. As an asset takes shape, it must be presented in a turntable so its look can be properly inspected and approved or given notes by relevant supervisors or clients. So, where do you fit into the production pipeline?

Film

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Developing a detailed, polished universe like this presumably took a lot of time and effort from the team, but it pays off in the end as they continuously push out more content over time for player engagement. For a 2D game, animated cinematics can significantly help with storytelling in the main campaign.

Baking

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 29, 2022

Scope-wise we focused on key features and content as well as two points in the game that would trigger player surveys. My old colleagues at Pocket Gems would use this functionality all the time to get empirical data on what combination of assets was most effective in driving conversion rates on the Play store listing page.

Feature

Nvidia

MARCH 24, 2022

Lastly, NVIDIA announced the #MadeInMachinima contest—where participants can remix iconic game characters into a cinematic short using the Omniverse Machinima app for a chance to win RTX-accelerated NVIDIA Studio laptops. The contest is free to enter.

Ray Tracing

Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

Selection of programs offered: VFX 3D Animation Game Cinematic Motion Graphic Content Production and Character Design 3. The USC School of Cinematic Arts was founded in 1927 as a training school for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Some of SF Film School’s students have won awards even before they graduated.

Film

AWS Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This allows smaller game companies to produce AAA game content, and that’s exciting.” Learn more and schedule time to meet with an AWS industry expert Join our speaking session – discover the potential of cloud technology in film production as we explore the concept of a Virtual Art Department. Read the customer blog. Learn more.

Engine

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

The game also lacks sustainable growth with poor retention due to limited in-game content, weak end-game, and grindy progression. The game also lacks sustainable growth with poor retention due to limited in-game content, weak end-game, and grindy progression. Dislyte is in the last group (i.e., original titles).

Art

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The first question around non-PVP content (single player campaign, Zombies) was resourcing: non-PVP content required the most development heads and was the least retentive in the long term, since players tended to not return after completing it.

Content

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. Bianca wasn't the only modeler working on custom assets for our Nisargan clan territory this issue. Concept Art.

Dev

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

Over time, a number of situations are highly likely to arise: Assets are OK, but gameplay sucks. Game is OK, but the realization that assets could be done better happens and re-creating them is demotivating. Not really, the asset stores are so saturated that anything you publish will immediately go unnoticed.

Prototyping

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

This is perhaps because successful assets are very expensive and it is cheaper for an existing 4X publisher to launch and scale new titles rather than to acquire and operate existing games that have already scaled. Apart from that, we haven’t seen consolidation in the market.

Cross platform

iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2025

Massive asset libraries, third-party plugins, and spaghetti shaders start to weigh everything down. Use Unitys Memory Profiler to catch inflated allocations from misplaced Instantiate() calls, unused assets loaded into memory, or Texture2D objects that werent properly released. But with scale comes complexity. Be warned though.

Render

iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2025

Stronger Organic Marketing Reach : Eye-catching art styles generate more social shares, word-of-mouth recommendations, and user-generated content, amplifying a games reach without additional marketing spend. Hollow Knights hand-drawn aesthetic appeals to indie fans, while The Last of Us caters to AAA audiences with cinematic realism.

Art