PreMortem.Games

MAY 24, 2024

If it’s necessary to maintain a high level of quality, offer regular content, and respect the players who are loyal to the game, I would do it. We are lucky to have passionate communities on all subjects, and it’s easy to interact on concepts, techniques, or production. You just have to remember that!”

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Live services exist for single player game - any game with regular content updates and patching is a live service. Those content updates and patches are the "service" part - we have to build them, they go live and get pushed out to the public. I think you've misunderstood the "single player vs live service" thing.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2019

“Accessible” is a loaded word in board gaming, but the basic concepts are simple: make games for as many people as you can. Content creators such as podcasters and bloggers often enjoy working with guests. You can read more about that in my article here: Setting Up Social Media as a Board Game Dev: A Primer Course.

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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. In 2020, he was joined by his wife, Gorokhova Rita, who took on the role of 3D modeler and content lead. From there it grew into something much more.”

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 7, 2023

Once you have the concept for a game – if it’s an interesting concept – there is always an abundance of ideas that materialize out of nowhere. The post Solo dev Jonathan C Haman created “the glorious Drift Type C – which no one is buying” appeared first on PreMortem Games. WHAT THAT MEAN?

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 27, 2024

Toronto, Canada based indie dev Thousand Stars Studio prides itself on being a culturally diverse studio. We’re aiming to create content that resonates with a broader, untapped audience”, she says. Spreading kindness “From a content creation perspective, we have even higher aspirations.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 7, 2018

You’ll want to have the right Content Mix to attract people to your account. It may gain a lot of followers, but your leads will probably be bad and the whole concept is deceptive. The post How to Get Big on Instagram as a Board Game Dev appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

Welcome back to another exciting issue of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog! We'll be sure to keep you posted on all the sweet deets as we near our Patreon launch date, so be sure to stay tuned to our socials and public dev blogs for updates and announcements (including an exciting kick-off contest where you can snag a FREE PS5 ).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Hello, and welcome to the official Kristala dev blog, where we break down the development process for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala each month. If you've been keeping up with our dev blogs already, you know that they're pretty hefty when it comes to content. Concept Art. Kristala at Play NYC 2021.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to another exciting issue of the Kristala dev blog! Concept Art. After Concept Artist Harold reimagined each level area in the demo, we then had him concept out the individual props that will be needed to carefully detail each environment. Hello, dear friends and fantasy aficionados.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. Stay tuned for updates in future Kristala dev blog issues. We can't wait to see what else he has in store.

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“It’s clear that simulation, as both a genre and concept, is far more popular in VR than in Console and PC games. Not only does it help your team manage the workload, but it means you can roll out more content to keep your players engaged later. It’s also defined a bit differently.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2024

Canadian solo dev Matt Marshall is the creator of the Cyberpunk-themed city builder Dystopika. I love bringing in the right expertise for a piece of concept art or a soundtrack, but right now I’m very content focused on creating rather than running a company.” Will you ever work in a team or is it only solo for you? “I

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Welcome back to another installment of the Kristala dev blog. Since we last met, we've been kicking dev for Kristala into high gear and we're super stoked to share everything we've been working on over the past month. Ready to take a break from the mundane and dive head-first into the magic of Kristala? We've got you covered.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Good DLC story content tends to be stuff that meets these general criteria: Is self-contained (i.e. Good DLC story content tends to be stuff that meets these general criteria: Is self-contained (i.e. We also can’t always repurpose old content for the story DLC. What is the FANTa project?

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 1, 2023

” One concern raised during the conversation was the use of copyrighted material in AI-generated content, as seen with AI models like DALL-E and StyleGAN. ” In terms of legality, Chaumette expressed that large companies like Disney and Epic Games might not see AI-generated content as a threat, as it is not copyrightable. .”

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

That's why we were super excited when we learned that this year's fifth-annual Play NYC convention would be held in person (with tons of awesome precautions in place to ensure all devs, speakers, and attendees were kept safe and healthy). link] Concept Art. We can't wait to go back again next year! In-tact and broken Amulets.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Toronto, Canada based indie dev Thousand Stars Studio prides itself on being a culturally diverse studio. Were aiming to create content that resonates with a broader, untapped audience, she says. Spreading kindness From a content creation perspective, we have even higher aspirations.

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Digital Ephemera

JUNE 19, 2022

Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 26 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

Of course we are developing the additional content promised on the Kickstarter campaign!” Indie developer Chibig started in 2017 as a one-dev studio in Valencia, Spain. When we told Ernest Sala about Mika’s game idea, it didn’t take him long to create a series of concepts that defined the style of the world and characters.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 29, 2023

You might need to show a player how the content you’re creating is something they’ll enjoy. Sometimes it is just about explaining the situation to them in a way that they understand, like how I often rely on using visual aids and diagrams to explain concepts at meetings to help the artists, producers, QA etc.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. The analogy is morbid, but the concept is simple. 9: My social media approach was untargeted and used suboptimal content. Board game and card game content. Click here. Would you expect anything less?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Concept Art. First, James worked on the concept for our Warp VFX sequence.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Brode is a very public personality (for game dev standards) who has leveraged his personal brand into this new game by appearing in ads. This has made core CCG fans passionately receive it as a refreshing experience, although retaining them for a long time may put a lot of pressure on the flow of new content.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 15, 2024

Gen AI can create all kinds of content or results but it requires actual expertise in the field in order to separate the wheat from the chaff. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

One HaZ has shared his insights on the exciting developments happening within the Unreal Engine Fortnite (UEFN) platform and its potentially transformative impact on the future of gaming and content creation. “The w hole thing Fortnite has been well known for is its players can create stuff, user-generated content,” he explained.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. For any e-mail relating to sales, pitching, or decision-making, try using the concepts of BLUF. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

All designers and content creators answer to him. Keeps a high level view of the game’s content and systems to make decisions to direct the different design subteams during development towards the ultimate goal. Art Concept Artist : [ Iterator Extreme ]. Specializes in converting concepts into self-contained images.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Having a full-time job ate into Sergio’s personal dev time. So rather than coming up with an entirely new concept for his second title, he stuck to his guns and layered in more elements – like in-game combat and the use of limited resources – to get people more engaged. And I always had a side project on the go.”.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

They provide comprehensive art outsourcing services, which include character/environment art, level design, in-game animations, 3D modeling, 2D concept art, and more. Specialties: – Game Development, Motion Capture, Art Outsourcing, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, VR, Concept Art, and Co-Development. Bosi Art Studio. Nuare Studio.

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Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

. “It’s also, I think, in some ways a little scary that one device from one single company can theoretically replace every single device and can now sit right between the consumer and all the other content out there,” he mused. The discussion also addressed the challenges of producing quality content for VR.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 30, 2017

It contains many tutorials about the different features of the engine, including a step by step tutorial which should give you a good introduction to the core concepts of the engine such as nodes, scenes, instancing and scripting. and among game devs, we're all still children at heart, aren't we? The earlier ones were for Godot 1.x,

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 3, 2020

As such, I got to do a mix of reviews, editing, writing new content, and maintenance. Here's a report on the changes and the new content you can already enjoy today. Content and contribution guidelines. We have new content guidelines to define what should and shouldn't go into the docs. How does it work?

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 10, 2017

However, I think it’s also promising evidence that there is an appetite out there for this content – a desire to view and evaluate gaming through the lens of impairment and exclusion. Designers that adopt accessible thinking will find it influencing every decision made, from concept to completion.

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Greenheart Games

AUGUST 30, 2018

It’s been five whole years since Game Dev Tycoon released on Steam. After days of brainstorming and discussions, we settled on the idea of making a game dev simulator. We were inspired by Game Dev Story on the iPhone (made by Kairosoft) and wanted to make a game in that genre with our own spin on it.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

I also work with indie dev companies on a more casual level discussing challenges, goals and brainstorming solutions. Chad: With blogging, the content often comes across in an informal, personal tone. The post How to Make the Perfect Board Game Rule Book appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 26, 2016

It won't just happen that hundreds of lines of class descriptions are written by the core devs; their time is much better spent developing the great features we are all so fond of waiting for. That's why we plan to make a complete review of the existing content, reorganise it and start a coordinated effort to, again, fill in the blank.

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