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Artist Cassie Simpson on navigating Life, three University Majors and Work 

PreMortem.Games

” Animation, writing and marketing are the three majors Simpson decided to take. Animation was my first choice because I wanted to do cinematic animation. My course covers writing and animating for games, which I enjoy. It has been a great way to get general education in everything I am interested in.”

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Upcoming Panel at SXSW Online 2021

Game Design Aspect

Her writing credits include 1999 Independent Games Festival winner Terminus, MMO Hall of Fame inductee Wizard101, and the 2007 PC RPG of the Year, The Witcher, for which she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in Videogame Writing. Juliana is regarded as a pioneer in the world of spatial art/design. Matthew Farber, Ed.D.

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The best online courses for filmmakers 2023 - pt. 1

Filmustage

It's akin to a filmmaker's encyclopedia where one can delve into articles on writing engaging loglines, developing intricate characters, and honing the craft of structuring stories, to name just a few. From screenwriting to directing, these courses provide a rare opportunity to learn directly from cinematic legends.

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A friend of mine wants to become a game designer without learning any other disciplines in game dev, he seems very sure this is possible but his confidence comes off as “idea guy” to me. I like thinking about design as well and how it could all fit together cohesively but I’m worried he’s setting himself up for failure by not learning another discipline to go along with it. Am I correct in this thought or am I being an jerk?

Ask a Game Dev

That might mean working on combat, quests, cinematics, narrative, itemization, UX, enemies, levels/environments, or any of a number of other specialties. A cinematic designer doesn't need to understand how to code but does need to learn how to use tools like Source Filmmaker to stage and block cinematics.

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‘Progressive’ AI dialog tools are a Trojan horse

Game Daily

Writing on Twitter, Sam Winkler, lead writer of Gearbox’s Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands referenced a bunch of negative outcomes from wide adoption of products like Ghostwriter. Smith writes a lot of pitch-deck presentations for TV execs. “The thing is… I’m not an artist,” he writes. It’s f **g worth it.”

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The Role of Computer Science in Video Games

Game Designing

Most educational institutions require master’s degree candidates to have a computer science degree or a degree from similar fields of study like science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) before joining a master’s degree program. In fact, some of today’s games are so realistic that gameplay looks like cinematic sequences.

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Scary, ridiculous, and daring: the best B-horror movies

Filmustage

Filmustage does not aim to educate, but to gather a close-knit film community around us. When writing the story, the director was also inspired by the novel "I Am Legend", which later found its own film adaptation. Sam Raimi Sam Raimi's creation can safely claim to be one of the greatest horror films in cinematic history.

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