Big Games

JANUARY 30, 2024

Game design software does play a pivotal role in bringing the digital world to life, which allows game developers and designers to create immersive and engaging experiences. The world of game design is a captivating landscape brimming with possibilities.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Behind every immersive world lies a meticulously crafted game art pipeline, a process where raw ideas evolve into interactive, polished assets. Game art isnt just about making things look good. In the early days of game development, creating assets was a fragmented, time-consuming process.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 5, 2024

At Logic Simplified , a leading game development company , we created an FPS game Mr. 45. Even though an AK-47 was not used as an asset, I got the opportunity to test my skill and indulge in my passion. This is the workflow for creating a AAA model of an AK-47, using Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter and Marmoset.

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The Knights of Unity

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In the previous part of the post, we’ve introduced you to the most important reasons to create a game design document in your project, using three examples: personal project, internal project, and commission work. Assets & animations. Download Game Design Document Template.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

AI affects game design The project’s trajectory shifted with the integration of AI tools. “To produce a point and click game, and to document the creation of a partly AI-generated game.” Next, I start generating assets for the game with AI, like locations, character designs etc.”

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 13, 2023

As the designer changes elements of the character (let’s say changing a small young woman into a large werewolf), the rig and assets automatically adapt to the new shape of the character. This base character comes fully rigged and can be completely edited by the developer.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2016

By emphasizing the effects of well-implemented mechanics in thoughtfully crafted games, I’ve helped game designers learn how to create games by using examples of success. What better game to use as an example than one we’ve all played? Assets beget assets in Monopoly. Monopoly Has Pacing Issues.

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Using individually 3D-modeled leaves as well as procedural methods, Ehsan and the Arkane Austin team created an impressive foliage asset library and implemented a workflow that allowed for easy iterations based on internal and client needs. GDC will be held in San Fransisco from March 20-24.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

I approach painting the assets a bit like I would with traditional painting. We are aiming to have a constantly shifting and engaging gaming experience where the visual look and game mechanics are always changing, and everything you come across feels fresh and intriguing.” He’s also planning the overall game design.

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

Its massive Asset Store and extensive community support make game development more streamlined and efficient. A large asset library speeds up production. Unreal Engine Created by Epic Games, it is well known for its advanced rendering capabilities and excellent visuals.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

Things were getting serious three years later when Ryding decided to quit his job as a software engineer and work full time as a game developer. One of my close friends, Ches Denison, joined me working 5-10 hours a week as a playtester, game designer, and just a general jack-of-all-trades-guy.

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 3, 2023

It mostly depends on what kind of design career your friend wishes to pursue. Generally speaking, having at least some understanding of other disciplines is very helpful for a designer. If a designer doesn't understand the technical and asset constraints she's working with, it can make for a lot of wasted work.

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AWS Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Efficient movement and synchronization of enormous media assets, including high-definition video and complex Unreal Engine data is important. For instance, game development studios use GFS solutions to manage game assets, build distribution, and engine data for collaborative work among game designers, developers, and artists.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

Many games still use this approach nowadays (after all, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it) but, increasingly, game design has been moving from “individual stages” to “open” or “continuous” worlds where the boundaries between levels disappear. Creating games this way is, as a result, more challenging.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Game Design and Development Process Let’s quickly walk through what it takes to develop a game from scratch. Each game project has 3 distinct stages- pre-production, production, and post-production. Research: Research is important to the game design process. The following steps are involved: 1.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 3, 2023

“The sound studio worked in the cutscenes and game as a single unit. But we exchanged assets and both sides have access to the work of the other in order to match the visuals.” “I founded Loomiarts in 2017 only for the game Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 22, 2024

When we founded Clapperheads, we were certain that we wanted to specialize in horror games”, explains CPO & Lead Game Designer Valentin Shchekin (Serbia). With our first game Sparky Marky, we needed to quickly make a game to make a name for ourselves, especially during such a challenging time for the industry. “It

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

Memory leaks occur because of reference retention issues and inadequate resource disposal and temporary asset allocation that both lead to a decrease in system performance. The Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets system releases unused assets to avoid memory spikes that occur when scenes change.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

There are many reasons why people pursue a career in film and video games—it’s a creative, dynamic, challenging, and rewarding industry that gives artists opportunities to work on world-class projects while earning a regular income. How would you like to contribute, creatively and technically, to a film or game?

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The Bottom Feeder

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nothing is more likely to bait me into getting in a useless online slapfight than an indie developer crapping on video game fans. I'm a broken record about this because the greatest asset of indie game developers is the love from gamers. Will probably beat 5 or so more games and call it good.) 4 cherries.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Demand for Multiplayer Games There is a great demand for multiplayer games and it is the tech experts, creative thinkers, and game designers who have made them what they are today. Let’s elaborate on how multiplayer game design isn’t as simple as just throwing together some mechanics and calling it a day.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Designers and UI specialists keep redoing the user flow when they should be referencing a successful competitor. Or they review the assets they’ve created in a graphics editor rather than in the game itself. Or they review them in the game, but not on an actual device.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 24, 2023

Improved HDRP Asset Import Times in Unity 2023 HDRP stands for “ High Definition Render Pipeline ”, a rendering technology designed by Unity to generate high-quality images in real-time applications, including games, simulations and interactive experiences. Improved UI Toolkit rendering performance Also, Unity 2022.2.11

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Logic Simplified

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Blockchain provides decentralization, transparency, and immutability to transactions for most metaverse game applications. Cryptocurrency allows users to purchase resources and assets in the metaverse. Being featured on these platforms can significantly increase a game's visibility and reach.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Lesson 1: Game Designer vs Game Programmer Summary In this video, we’re breaking down the jobs of game designers and game programmers, showing you how sometimes, they wear each other’s hats, especially in small teams. Now in a game development team, there are lots of other roles as well.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In gaming, predictive analytics is widely used to optimize game design and forecast player behavior, ultimately driving better outcomes. For instance, if you’re launching a new game, you can use predictive models to analyze past player behaviors of hundreds of thousands or even millions of users.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This sense of putting a player's abilities to use against a difficult situation in a game (challenge), and rewarding their potential for every challenge they overcome and every progress they make in the game (achievement), makes a player want to play. What is Level Design? Process of Level Designing and Game Development 1.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The individual assets seem nice, but together they sort of clash -- a random junk prop will have the 4k photogrammetry HDR treatment, overwhelming the nearby gameplay pickup that you're actually supposed to notice. It looks better than Skyrim" is a key selling point here, but everything is over-reflective and screaming.

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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore the basics of WebGL game development, including its advantages, the tools needed to get started, and some tips for creating engaging and successful games. Working with shaders and optimizing game performance are some of the primary methods used in WebGL game development.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 16, 2022

(*Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal Kombat. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's 's very own Instructor extraordinaire).

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

When we founded Clapperheads, we were certain that we wanted to specialize in horror games”, explains CPO & Lead Game Designer Valentin Shchekin (Serbia). With our first game Sparky Marky, we needed to quickly make a game to make a name for ourselves, especially during such a challenging time for the industry. “It

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As a matter of perspective, the integration of AI in Unity has opened doors of innovation for us and game app developers across the globe. Unity AI and its Innovative Approaches and Solutions The game designers and developers at Logic Simplified are very excited!

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Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

Art and Asset Creation Focuses on building 2D characters, environments, and assets on a two-dimensional plane. Here are the key reasons: Lower Hardware Requirements two-dimensional games require very little processing power, which allows them to run on a wider range of devices, including mobile phones and lower-end PCs.

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Game Designing

AUGUST 29, 2023

Whether it’s changing characters, sound effects, or level design, making the games your own will not only make the process more enjoyable but also help you learn more. Remember, customization is key to making the games truly yours and overcoming small challenges will make you a better game designer.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

The outsourcing firm has already vetted the artists, including programmers, audio engineers, digital artists, and game designers. Also, outsourcing allows you to collaborate with some artists and designers who have previously undergone training in their particular specialties.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This process was inspired by a Picasso quote, where here states that: The Importance of Play & Experimentation When Designing Environments. Now in the world of indie game design, I find it beneficial to take a similar approach. Color Pallet: My third goal for today was to find a color pallet for my game.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 29, 2019

Photo by paw on Board Game Geek under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Made in 1960, Life is one of the most popular board games of all time. The basic idea is that you want to end the game with more assets than anyone else. Games like Chess , Go , Connect Four , and Chutes and Ladders are playgrounds for mathematicians.

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