PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Reflecting on the game’s core concept, Khoroshavin shares, “The very first idea was that I want to make a game about an old protagonist that can traverse via boat. Click in my heart Selfloss stands out visually with a style that balances elegance with a folkloric, almost storybook quality. From there it grew into something much more.”

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

After the loss of my father, I began working on the Bob project and realized that the story and concept had been with me for years, he says. Still, Nowell strives to maintain a healthy work-life balance. It became overwhelming, so I wanted to make something silly, fun, and kind of stupid to mix things up.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

The answer lies in scalable art production pipelines that balance speed, quality, and cross-platform optimization. Resource Constraints Balancing in-house teams vs. outsourcing remains a major challenge. Manual handoffs between concept artists, modelers, and animators. (ii). However, outsourcing can introduce: (i).

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“From there, we kept exploring and experimenting, refining the concept into a story-driven adventure where players have real narrative agency aboard their flying ship, says Casals Meet deadlines Ticking Clock Games was founded in the summer of 2023 by Game Designer Roman Gushcha and Casals, who met while working in Poland.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2025

Alice Ruppert , a leading authority on equestrian games with her website The Mane Quest and a producer on the game, spent most of 2023 working on its inception and concept, laying the foundation for a game that faithfully portrays horses. Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori will release in Steam Early Access in September 2024.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“The balancing of the game between two players,” Olczyk explains. ” Once a concept is chosen, it goes through a prototyping phase where function takes priority over form. We love the freedom that comes with remote work. It allows us to be flexible, creative and work in a way that suits us best.”

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Smart Fox Server

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In this article we are going to explore several ways to use the open source HAProxy load balancer in conjunction with SFS2X , to increase the scalability and availability of a multiplayer project. Round robin Load Balancing. After a few seconds the load balancer should be up and running. Introducing HAProxy.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Balancing Levers The idea of “post-balance” from this article’s title doesn’t mean no balance. On the contrary, as you probably know, Cogmind is big on balance , an emphasis achieved initially through adherence to carefully designed patterns and formulas.

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Big Games

AUGUST 25, 2021

Therefore, the balance between simplicity and complexity is what is expected by the users, any game that satisfies this aspect is bound to succeed. Is It Easy To Balance Simplicity And Complexity? Ways Of Balancing The Game There are different ways in which you can balance a game.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.” ” Rules are really tricky to do right because you have to serve two purposes: balance the game and communicate clearly. Making Balanced & Clear Rules. Rules vs. Rulebooks. Avoid false choices!

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Then it cuts to concept artist Emily Johnstone anxiously trying to pitch design ideas to a group brainstorm meeting which she just happens to be the only woman in the room. They still need to balance this pre-production with finishing the studio's other projects too. Shouldn't Tim be giving more direction on the level concepts?

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Once the concept is agreed, I start thinking about how it could look, playing around with design layouts. Developers also have to balance realism and fun, something that Moss found fascinating. It’s this balancing act what separates iconic games from their less successful counterparts.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This is to make sure the game is – on some fundamental level – balanced. Brandon: Later, once you start doing private testing, a lot of balance issues start coming out of the rules. Sean: I ended up resorting to a concept of taking MMORPG concepts and placing them into this D20 world.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

But the morale and quality of life it can bring can be quite motivating, balancing & inspiring – if not all the above.” Overall, I call this process ‘Idea-smithing’ and with it I have crafted features, spells, stories and entire game concepts. Balance your mental health. It isn’t a necessity. Manage marketing.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” However, after testing this concept, we thought, ‘Why not add another hand?’ Yes, we absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” And then another, and another… In the end, we ended up with 6 hands.”

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I extensively use examples to explain the trickiest concepts. It’s a tough balance. Yet if you strike this balance, the reward is precious: you can prime a player’s experience. Context can also include examples of gameplay. Examples provide excellent context for players to understand how a game is played.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Nicola Piovesan remembers how he created the concept in a semi-hypnagogic state right before falling asleep. “I The game is balanced on a multitude of variables, events, triggers, put together like a house of cards. There is not just one right path as the game features multiple endings, with randomized elements and unique events.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 27, 2023

We absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” However, after testing this concept, we thought, ‘Why not add another hand?’ Yes, we absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” And then another, and another… In the end, we ended up with 6 hands.”

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Played with Fire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Now, VR commerce is pushing these concepts into fully immersive digital environments. Developers need to balance convenience and immersion. In VR, players can: Explore virtual stores and interact with products before buying. Participate in live shopping events hosted by influencers or brands.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 28, 2017

To me, a mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance. The mechanic was so inelegant that it would have required a ton of rules to make the game balanced. A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

Alice Ruppert , a leading authority on equestrian games with her website The Mane Quest and a producer on the game, spent most of 2023 working on its inception and concept, laying the foundation for a game that faithfully portrays horses. “We Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori will release in Steam Early Access in September 2024.

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AWS Games

JULY 3, 2024

These versatile tools empower artists and designers to visualize concepts and establish a cohesive vision across various creative industries, including: Video Game Development: Shaping the visual identity of characters, environments, and user interfaces. (Sci-fi

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Left: the original concept art for the logo, right: the final logo. Balancing their vision with the realities of indie development has been a constant challenge for Oppolyon Studio, particularly when it comes to managing burnout. Isaac Iozzi and his partner Rebecca Haller-Trost have always dreamed of starting an indie studio.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 13, 2025

Today, Skillz is a public company with over $300 million on its balance sheet, operating in a sector that has exploded in value. Develop a Unique Concept: Skillz is looking for new genres and fresh takes on skill-based gaming. At the time, market analysts projected the industrys total value to be just a few hundred million dollars.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

We wanted a past that was a little more colourful than that and balanced the visuals accordingly”, explains Brimmicombe-Wood. The concept and emphasis has shifted over time as we learned more about what people expected from a game on this subject. We used a lot of period references to try and get this right.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game artists specialize in a wide range of digital art forms, such as 2D modeling, animation, concept art and texturing. The Role of Game Artists Concept artist The game concept artist creates the initial visual concepts of the game (characters, environments, props, vehicles and other visual elements) in accordance with GDD.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The podcast unfolds an engaging conversation that delves into the challenges aspiring entrepreneurs face, the distinguishing traits of successful founders, and the timeless topic of work-life balance. This balanced approach to leadership recognises the need to harmonise creativity with operational efficiency. Nick says no.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 31, 2024

We made a pilot trailer and concept art that served as a main aesthetic code for the art style. Improvisation and direction “One of the biggest lessons we took from developing the game is to know that we have to balance between improvisation and direction.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Pandemic blows the minds of a lot of new gamers because it’s often the game that introduces the concept of cooperative board game play. There’s a lot of factors to balance, and communicating with your team for long enough to coordinate actions is critical. That alone is enough to make it special, but it’s no one-trick pony.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics and concepts you need to have a functioning (but not necessarily fun) game. I’ve listened to so many designers describe how through play-testing, a game came out dramatically different then their initial concept because the new version was more fun.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 14, 2023

Importance of playtesting in game design Playtesting is an essential part of game development because you have nothing more than a concept without it. These insights can help to fine-tune numerous game elements like flow, pacing, UI, difficulty balance, etc.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There are key considerations that go into creating one, such as - Balance When we talk about balance in game design, it involves creating a balance in elements such as fairness, win-loss conditions, game states, economy balancing, difficulty levels, and others in a way that can contribute towards improving the gaming experience of the player.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Let’s begin by understanding the concept of levels in a video game. In a game, new motives, challenges, and concepts are added to the game world, while ensuring they increase the degree of difficulty at every level. Create the right balance of challenge and reward throughout the game.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 17, 2017

To me, a mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance. The line between rule and mechanic is really thin, and people will argue about the precise nature distinction (or even the existence of a distinction). Players draft destination cards at the beginning of Highways & Byways.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 29, 2021

Finding the balance is difficult, and I think many creatives lean too much into the former category. “Do I care about the basic concept of the game?” If you try forcing an idea that sort of sucks or that you’re not passionate about, it probably won’t work out well.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Quick side note: when I first started out trying to get into the entertainment industry, it was as a concept artist. It was illustration that made me tick much more than the concept art box. Don’t get me wrong, I still work on and enjoy concept art, just nowhere near as much as illustration. Baba Yaga concept art.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Though you might as well wait until next week because there will be a balance update within a week. Within a couple days, I plan to post a big update to the Codex print-and-play version (for $25+ patrons) that has dozens of balance changes based on the last month of playtesting.

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