Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Digging up the moat Morningstar offers five possible sources of moat : switching costs, network effect, cost advantage, efficient scale, and intangible assets. The above scenario increasingly looks like a race to the bottom, and a dread of any CFO: a perfectly competitive market. And that is what is lacking.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Sports & Racing Games in 2021. In our Taxonomy found on Sensor Tower, we break down Sports into two genres: Sports and Racing. The racing genre is further broken down into Racing Simulators, Kart Racing, Arcade Racing, and Drag Racing. Kart Racing declined due to some reasons.

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The Knights of Unity

JULY 21, 2020

Rivals are supposed to win the slot-cars-like race set in a variety of worlds. To recreate the feeling of slot car racing the camera is set above the track, but using perspective view caused problems with visibility. Almost every 3D asset is painted using only one atlas texture. Background.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I wait until I have all the art assets I need. That’s a flaw in a racing game. The final 100 play-tests start once I feel a game is basically where I want it to be. I start the final 100 play-tests after I’ve done a substantial amount of blind play-testing.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 17, 2022

In other words, if players mostly care about the value of their in-game assets: How can you avoid that they abandon the game en masse when there is a wave of panic across the entire Web3 ecosystem? How can you keep player interest high when the asset value, which depends on the L1 cryptocurrency value, drops?

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Instead, I want to explore the role of a gaming CMO in setting teams up for success and the risk that some leaders may actually be incentivising a race to the bottom. Gaming UA teams are primarily, if not entirely, focused on optimization.

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AWS Games

JULY 26, 2022

We’ll be using a sample game that you might be familiar with if you’ve played around with GameLift earlier: the Mega Frog Race Unity game that was first introduced on this AWS Game Tech blog a while ago. Another important part of session-based multiplayer games like Mega Frog Race is matchmaking. Game client – Unity.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. I started working full time on Repunk in 2022 and decided to use Unity for multiple reasons: familiarity, access to good looking assets, and great licensing terms. For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

In this crucial stage, the team takes the concepts produced during the pre-production stage and transforms them into source code and different assets. From action and arcade to adventure, sports, racing, and strategy genres, we offer tailored solutions across consoles. The steps involved are: 2.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 12, 2022

Our containerization approach includes the game-server lifecycle, such as packaging game binaries and assets, as well as running and disposing of the game server. We apply the method with SuperTuxKart , an open-source, C++ based kart racing game and provide a configuration example.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Tap the button and you’re off to the races! Larger Publishers will begin to roll out a full portfolio of game offerings for various audiences, sharing interoperable assets and leveraging universal meta-game systems to keep players in their ecosystem. You may also come across a game via a sponsored/influenced post on X or Discord.

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The Art of the Game

APRIL 26, 2023

So after some tinkering, I got the cabin in Unity and sat down with Ma to sculpt out the terrain, adding a few free assets, such as rocks, along the way. In my race to get the final underway, I grabbed a non-permanent ink and it bled like crazy as I was putting down my first washes.

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The Liquid Fire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Just like in real life, you may be a fast runner but don’t always win the race – you might trip, or feel tired for some reason. Create a new folder at Assets -> Scripts named Actions. Like the other options, this is a component that can be attached to an Entry asset.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Mediatonic’s “slow and steady” go-to-market (GTM) launch plan for Fall Guys Creative lets players construct rounds (playable obstacle race course levels) and share with friends in private lobbies via share codes.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Due to its extensive asset store, versatility, and a multitude of tutorials and online courses, Unity has become the most popular 2D and 3D development platform in the world. Luckily both engines offer asset stores that allow users to download free and paid props, shading, textures, and many more.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 7, 2018

A presentation/discussion about the approach to the code and assets structure, and how it works for your team depending on the composition and experience of said team. The next release comes with many new networking and multiplayer features, both high level APIs and support of protocols like WebSocket, WebRTC and UPNP.

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Game Global

JUNE 28, 2021

The wide selection of video game genres means that translators won’t be stuck on high-fantasy language or racing games for the rest of their careers but might also need to learn about cooking, board games, politics, astrophysics (okay, maybe I am exaggerating), and so on.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 5, 2020

link] 3D Asset Design. When she's not working on the Anagativa model, Shelly's been applying her texturing talents to some of the existing assets both Nick and Cass have previously created. We can't wait to see what else Shelly has up her metaphorical sleeve to make our existing 3D assets even more realistic and lifelike.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

3D Asset Design. In our last issue, Nick had rounded out the month of August by getting started on the assets needed for our Nasahara Ruins level. Karena began working through a list of assets needed for the Nisarga clan's capital city of Nisar. There will be rum! In truth, many Kota don't wish you harm.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

Navigating the Race Against Time Challenge in Game Localization It’s no secret that game localization can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. For instance, you can embrace automation tools and asset reuse strategies to facilitate simultaneous localization and achieve a more localized experience with minimal resources and time.

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Game Daily

JUNE 8, 2023

They can get right in and start creating, based on the assets and gameplay logic that’s already there. We’re not racing towards AIs telling stories. For a lot of our first time creators, we don’t anticipate them building their own universe. There’s no code.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Games developed with the fantasy realism art style often involve aliens, races, and creatures that aren’t “real” yet are depicted realistically within the game world. To produce thrilling 3D objects, assets , characters, and surroundings, artists utilize top-notch software and technologies. . Fantasy Realism.

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Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Anything with “evil race has come to the land” Demons, orcs, whatever, is all bad, because these are all stand in for “people” There is a way you can do it where it comes off as more of a “force of nature”, almost like a huge storm or something, which is an improvement. Let’s get into the list.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It launched to little fanfare in Korea but it became the de facto FPS standard in China thanks to a massive focus on continuous releases of new (and often left-field) modes (ranging from bike racing to ‘soccer with knives’) and extravagant, overpowered, expensive weapons and outfits catering to local taste.

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Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

However, this approach risks replicating the same problems plaguing the real world, such as overpriced assets, bringing these issues into the virtual sphere. Their strategy, grounded in game development, could position them as leaders in the race to create a fully-realized metaverse. However, it’s not all bad news for Meta.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

We dive into the details and why Rovio makes a great asset. ? Missed a previous newsletter? You can find them all here. ? Playtika recently made a bid for Angry Birds’ creator, Rovio. The Deconstructor of Fun x Google Istanbul conference is coming up on March 9th, 2023! See the full program and SIGNUP to attend on-site (or online).

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

At that time, Shenzhen-based Jade Studios created a massively multiplayer PC racing title for the Chinese market called QQ Speed. PUBG Mobile was developed by Tencent’s Light Speed studio while Timi, who allegedly also was in a race to develop PUBG Mobile, ended up making Call of Duty.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Animation retargeting allows users to map animations to other assets at import time, allowing multiple models to share animations in a convenient and easy to use way. This change aims to address various popping issues, race conditions, and overall poor resampling behavior. Among them is the new animation retargeting system.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

You can check out one of our past newsletter articles (read: A race to the bottom on creator royalties? It is not just the ownership of an asset in the shape of an NFT, but the ownership of the game itself. Then they could sell those NFTs with a much higher price compared to its starting point and move on to the next project.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 21, 2023

We look into the interesting world of creator royalties and whether games, especially those in the blockchain space, will join the race to the bottom. You cannot want any of those traders who are after quick wins by flipping your game assets since it will only mean that your game is actually a ponzi scheme.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mythical Games’ NFT-based mobile racing game Nitro Nation World Tour (NNWT) is out now on Android and iOS. This new game type uses crypto-assets and NFTs to secure ownership of in-game currency and items for players. And NFT directly connects the digital economy outside the game and realizes value in the real world.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

So, teams and projects focusing on gameplay more than anything became the most valuable asset in the market. When people buy your game assets, they shouldn’t expect its value to fluctuate based on the crypto market. This, in turn, showed that blockchain games were subject to the same standards with any other game out there.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 16, 2025

In recent years, the cost per creative has returned to pre-hyper-casual levels, with some agencies charging thousands of dollars per video asset. Blkbox.ai: For quick ad variations and personalization. However, I predict that the widespread adoption of AI tools will enable studios of all sizes to significantly lower their production costs.

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Harold Serrano

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I wanted to create a racing car video game for my kids. What I did next was to buy a race-track asset for the game. I've been building a video game with the Untold Engine, a game engine I developed. I figured that it would make them happy. You can read part I here. I showed the current state of the game to my kids.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 10, 2019

King’s Tower — Race to the Finish Similar to Peaks of Time and Campaign, this mode is another permanent progression mode. So effectively it’s a very low cost implementation of the Battle Pass – that doesn’t require the production of new assets or supporting any in-game event.

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