Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

3D lighting involves simulating the behavior of light in a real-world or fantasy situation, including shadows, reflections, highlights, and color, using specialized lighting software and rendering tools. Scene from the 3D animation Finding Nemo before and after its been lit and rendered by a 3D lighting artist (Image: Pixar).

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

Although it’s difficult to find a trustworthy game art outsourcing studio with a solid industry background and portfolio, I’ll show you 10 reliable art outsourcing companies in this blog. . Below are 10 reliable outsourcing studios that you’ll find extremely helpful: 1. Bosi Art Studio. Nuare Studio.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In a world where visual effects shape our cinematic experience, AI special effects tools are bringing blockbuster moments to life faster than ever before. Whether you do or don't believe in the power of AI, this comprehensive guide will show you how artificial intelligence is capturing the hearts of VFX studios worldwide.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Design: Working with the artist, the design team renders character models, iterates on the interfaces, designs dynamic and interactive level designs and environments, and so on. The steps involved are: 2.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 21, 2025

Game studios today face a growing challenge: delivering visually compelling, platform-agnostic gameplay without sacrificing responsiveness or stretching production timelines. milliseconds to render visuals, process logic, handle input, run physics, and update the UI. The most successful studios treat that window as non-negotiable.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 4, 2024

Sai now works as a 2D concept artist and digital illustrator at Eitri Studio! Once I completed my course at CGS, I started working at Eitri studio (a game art outsourcing studio in India) as a 2D concept artist and illustrator! It specializes in 2D and 3D art, animation, and cinematics, catering to a global clientele.

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Nvidia

JULY 22, 2021

And often, studios are spending development hours creating their own proprietary tools to enable these workflows. Luminous and Embark Studios, two of the early evaluators of NVIDIA Omniverse for game development, have adopted USD to leverage the Omniverse-connected ecosystem and accelerate their workflows.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Most studios need compositing in some form, whether it involves the seamless integration of special effects (FX) with environments or VFX shots with computer-generated (CG) characters. They either work as freelancers or get compositor jobs at VFX studios. A few studios also hire junior compositors.

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Nvidia

MARCH 24, 2022

It sits between the game and render API, and abstracts the SDK-specific API calls into an easy-to-use Streamline framework. Streamline’s plug-and-play framework sits between the game and render API. Streamline offers a single integration with a plug-and-play framework. NVIDIA Image Scaling support is also coming soon.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 15, 2025

It's like having a rock-solid foundation for your cinematic castle without it, everything comes tumbling down faster than a poorly built movie set. Let's dive into the nitty-gritty of turning your cinematic dreams into reality. Ever wondered how the big studios keep their productions running smoother than butter?

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Eric has worked for some incredible companies like Disney, Weta Workshop, Marvel, and—the most notable to me—Wizards of the Coasts, the studio responsible for Magic: The Gathering (MTG). The curriculum covered many topics from cinematic storytelling, lighting and color theory, trading card and gaming art to illustrating book covers.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Play testers explore the game, checking for bugs, rendering issues, and exploitable features. Developers may produce a hype video showcasing cinematics and gameplay. For independent studios, creative marketing strategies like crowdfunding and early-access Beta releases play a crucial role.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2022

They are created on the Unreal Engine and are rendered in real time during filming. There are several reasons why we think it's a must-have technology: first of all, it's much cheaper because studios don't have to spend huge budgets to build entire pavilions of sets mixed in with the green screens. So how to make movies in 2022?

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

because no studio would have dared to buy out an auteur film so boldly. View Askewniverse View Askewniverse is a cinematic universe created by Kevin Smith in which the plot of the director's main films unfolds: "Clerks." , "Clerks 2", "Mallrats" , etc. Think of his movies as a gift from a fan to a fan.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Although the role is highly creative, it is also quite technical, and modelers must be able to determine scale, optimize geometry and renders, and troubleshoot software issues and bugs. These equations are then combined and rendered using a graphics processing unit that outputs a rough but legible animated scene known as a 'playblast.'

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D continues to evolve, leveraging AI, modern rendering techniques, and cutting-edge game engines to push the boundaries of game design. allows for stylized, hand-painted visuals, blending nostalgia with modern rendering techniques. merges the best of both worlds.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

By embracing and encouraging gamers’ motivation to collect and to cultivate, the card battling genre has become a proven formula for mobile companies and studios to maximize their revenue. For a 2D game, animated cinematics can significantly help with storytelling in the main campaign. victory, failure, captured by players, etc).

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Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

However, it’s a vastly different experience when you go through the course in person with an expert instructor, especially within a professional studio environment. The institution must have an updated studio-like environment with high-tech equipment and modern tools for practical teaching. It also has a Montreal studio.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Customers building Unreal Engine games on AWS Learn how game studios combine advanced 3D game development technology with purpose-built global infrastructure capabilities to build, run, and grow their games. QXR Studios co-founder Graeme Devine noted, “It used to take 100+ person teams five years and $25M to deliver at this level.

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