CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

Embrace Concept Art Embracing the power of concept art is paramount to kickstarting your creative process. It’s essential to invest time in crafting solid concept art that forms the foundation of your artwork. Let concept art be your guiding light as you embark on the exciting journey of game art production.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

That’s the core concept from Voodoo. Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile. We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game. We’ve seen a few more simulation titles hit the charts this year. We love the concept.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This blog explores the concept of game automation, its potential benefits, challenges, and its role in shaping the next generation of testing in the gaming industry. It is crucial to strike a balance between automating repetitive tasks and allowing for exploratory testing to account for unforeseen scenarios.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

By documenting the evolution from concept to final shot, these analyses help advance visual effects techniques and foster innovation in digital storytelling. Inception" Christopher Nolan's "Inception" demonstrates how VFX can externalize complex internal concepts. Balances colors, adjusts lighting, and fine-tunes details for realism.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

While integrating AI in game production offers unparalleled possibilities, it raises ethical considerations and questions about the balance between human creativity and algorithmic assistance. This feature is especially helpful for online games, which rely on real-time simulations to work successfully.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 28, 2024

Concept and Design Reviews Before we start coding, it’s important to review the concept and design carefully. Our experienced testers work closely with game designers and developers to examine every part of the game’s concept, mechanics, and user interface. Why is pre-production testing important?

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

and I think this balance tuning is intentional. So I think they got this balance right, even if I whine about it. The game says you must kill her first, like this, always -- and if she always dies so early, that means her concept doesn't get to interact with anyone else. You're trading health for ammo / convenience.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Also, you may not be able to simulate player behaviors accurately. Generative AI can help during game testing by simulating player behavior and identifying bugs in real time. For instance, they assist in generating game concepts, gameplay mechanics, and art assets. However, manually testing all scenarios can be time-consuming.

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Game Industry News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A simulation determines who lives and who dies, and that simulated death turns literal. Vendikar has attacked the Enterprise, and the simulation has marked it destroyed. He attempts to lure the crew down to the planet using a voice simulator, but Scotty is suspicious. Mr. Spock deduces that the war is waged via computer.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Will: I know for me personally, projects are a big concept. You help balance out each others’ weaknesses. In fact, the cost of early prototyping is why I push Tabletop Simulator so much. How would you characterize the experience of working as part of a team, compared to working alone? I look forward to sharing this online!

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iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

Simulates how light bounces between surfaces, making lighting look more natural and filling in dark areas. Too much can make the game look washed out or fake, so aim for a balance that fits the game’s overall artistic vision. Plan for lighting early, from concept art to level design. Balance Realism and Performance.

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Filmustage

MARCH 27, 2025

Types of Effects Shots to Plan for Mechanical effects significantly enhance efficiency through real-world elements like pyrotechnics, breakaways, and weather simulations. By leveraging AI-driven tools like Filmustage, productions can minimize delays, optimize resources, and bring complex visual concepts to life with greater ease.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 29, 2021

The lack of specialization and trading breaks the illusion of a simulation game. This game is likely straightforward to balance, but it’s not very creative for the players to play. Research in Everdale is not a similar feature like in other simulation games. We’d be equally terrified to balance a more player-friendly game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

While the “single-player market” may sound like an oxymoron, innovative games like Shop Titans and Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator tell stories through their in-game markets. For example, a balance patch to Skyweavers that changes the power (and thus price) of different cards will shake up the market considerably.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Houdini provides sophisticated node-based workflows for complex environmental simulations and procedural effects generation. The pipeline must handle every stage, from concept development to final delivery. A reliable review process will ensure a perfect balance between industry standards and the project's creative vision.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 5, 2024

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. Successful games strike a delicate balance by offering a mix of high and low-stakes rewards to keep players engaged consistently. Certainly, maintaining a balanced variety of events with slightly different approaches remains crucial.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 8, 2024

In my opinion, classes are a fantastic feature : They add a layer of gameplay depth in deck building and usage that was much needed in Mini , while simultaneously providing a great balancing tool to give relevance to specific sets of units and discourage unbalanced combinations, and a great incentive to acquire all units belonging to a Class.

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

And even in the current days of e-sports, tournaments obviously do not run on this 50-50 concept. No, and in fact the concept of seeding exists specifically to prevent that from happening. Fantasy Strike ranked mode is a rough simulation of this excitement. Notice that this isn’t just about poorly balanced games.

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Game Design Advice

JUNE 5, 2016

A key concept in addressing this question is the idea of the skill chain , as articulated in Characteristics of Games , by Elias et al. Evidence of depth – the skill chain. So what exactly are these features? Can we get more precise about them? The human brain itself may demonstrate a similar structure.

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Radiator Blog

JULY 6, 2021

all drawings by Eleanor Davis "We Dwell in Possibility" (WeDIP) is a new queer gardening simulation game about planting bodies and ideas, and watching them grow into a kinetic landscape. It's a zoomed out perspective, it's not immersive, it's a simulation. Naked simulated AI people ("peeps") arrive and flow across the terrain.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In a game setting, though, this can be quite an annoyance from a design perspective (harder to balance!) Since it’s a somewhat related concept and worth taking into consideration during map design, I’ll add a few notes about it here.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Longtime readers may remember my white working class British masculinity simulator Hard Lads , so I'm certainly not unsympathetic to this premise. Balancing the weight of each system was difficult. see: "CRT Simulation in Super Win the Game" ). It already feels so fraught to me.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Zynga started as the champion of simulations games, but has somehow become the puzzle underdog, growing by acquisitions to tackle even larger foes. The relative success of Belka Games’ Clockmaker demonstrates an appetite for different kinds of meta concepts, choosing to focus on resource management combined with a mystery narrative.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

This technique simulates realistic light behavior, creating lifelike reflections, shadows, and global illumination in real-time. Games like No Mans Sky and Minecraft leverage procedural generation to create vast, unpredictable worlds, while AI-assisted tools like Artbreeder and DeepDream are redefining concept art.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 1, 2023

AI in Art: Balancing Creativity and Ethics In the realm of digital art, AI technology is stirring up a mix of excitement and controversy. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, developers can create more accurate simulations of real-world physics, weather patterns, and even crowd behavior.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

In my simulation code, men can have one of five sexual moods: Top, Bottom, VersBottom (Versatile), TrueVers, and Voyeur. For balance purposes, I limit the number of voyeurs in the maze, otherwise it can enter a deadlock where there's only voyeurs but no one for them to watch. These moods must be compatible. L of semen for each one.

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