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Building communication into the heart of a puzzle game

Unity Blog

Mairi Nolan, lead game designer at Eleven Puzzles, shares the importance of verbal interaction and how the team built communication into the studio’s latest release Unsolved Case.

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Olivier Madiba’s Kiro’o Games is building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem

PreMortem.Games

Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. He discovered that true leadership lies in fostering trust and open communication with the team, ensuring they never feel let down.

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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. Communicate puzzle logic The creative process at Geometric Interactive follows a specific pattern. Carlsen initiates with a gameplay sketch, and the art team starts building a 3D location. “We

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Anima Flux is a co-op Metroidvania with a retro-futuristic visual flair

PreMortem.Games

This detailed world-building, combined with the often ironic dialogues, provides a compelling backdrop for the game’s unfolding drama. ” First big project Anima Flux’s development process is marked by a high degree of collaboration and open communication within the team.

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How to Build Your First Online Community to 1000 Members (or More)

Brand Game Development

Building an online community can be daunting at first. You can feel like your voice isn’t heard and that community building is futile. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. As it turns out, it’s not actually all that hard to build a community.

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Marketing manager Joana Keler: “Social media is your game’s best friend”

PreMortem.Games

Some of the key goals for social media marketing are game discovery, sales lifecycle, community building and direct communications. Life Cycle stages Social media is a great tool for building communities. There are various ways to make sure social media plays a vital role in your overall marketing plan.

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Jackbox Games unlocks new opportunities with Amazon GameLift Streams

AWS Games

Based on our experiences talking with other streaming platforms, we were anticipating having to do a custom build, but we didnt need to. We just took our Windows build, uploaded it to Amazon GameLift Streams, and it ran. The whole process was efficient, and the game looked and sounded great. Everyone was so responsive to everything.

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