PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

What caught my attention wasn’t just her confidence on the panel but the fact that she was not only a student pursuing three majors at Wits University she was also the Lead Concept artist at Chroma Pixel Games , a game studio based in Zambia. ” Animation, writing and marketing are the three majors Simpson decided to take.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Brainstorm game concepts for 30 minutes. Write the first draft of your rules. Write down what works and what doesn’t. Write a 100-150 word story for your game. Write down anything you find that doesn’t reinforce the story you want to tell. Write down what works and what doesn’t. Stuck along the way?

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2023

One day, Dave Kosak, who helped us with some writing, suggested the idea of finding true love. He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely. Nielsen: “We always planned to have diplomacy but just the default diplomacy/war didn’t feel fitting, we needed something that made us different.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 14, 2018

Operational failures come from a problem in your plan’s implementation, but not necessarily the core concepts of your plan. Concept Design: The creation of initial ideas based on what hobby board gamers are currently interested in. Concept Design & Market Validation: Did the core concept of the game resonate with customers?

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Real Programming

JULY 12, 2023

RP4K is proud to teach kids how to write computer code in industry-standard languages. We prioritize kids having fun above all but do emphasize foundational math concepts. Your kids will have to do some calculations when they take the advanced level coding courses , but they also learn the broader underlying mathematical concepts.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“This book has probably taken more like two years due to the sheer scale of the task to write and design it.” Special Touches The production process doesn’t stop at writing and design. Once the concept is agreed, I start thinking about how it could look, playing around with design layouts.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I usually start with a location or concept from which I build a ‘mind map’. Then I write down everything I consider relevant into spreadsheets to compare them all. This concept grew organically from a single idea. I write everything down and spend some time trying to find alternative paths. If yes – how?

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Nicola Piovesan remembers how he created the concept in a semi-hypnagogic state right before falling asleep. “I Overall, I’d say that coming from the film industry definitely helped the script-writing process for games”, he says. The twisting and turning story of the game was the result of many sleepless nights.

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Real Programming

MARCH 15, 2024

Vital Coding Languages You can’t be a programming champ unless you can write code in the popular languages that employers expect their hires to know. Arming coders with the ability to write code in multiple languages prepares them for the workforce of the future while also giving them the necessary skills to forge their own trail.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 18, 2023

This Blender environment paint-over by Advanced Concept Art Course student Gwen T is a great example of perspective, using a decrease in contrast and saturation to denote buildings in the distance. We have beginner concept art courses to get you started!) Concept art by CGS grad Danny M demonstrating the rule of thirds.

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Real Programming

APRIL 15, 2024

Knowing how to write the underlying code also helps create a foundation for future innovation. Whether your child grows up and decides to make their own app, create their own game, or take any of the many jobs available to expert coders, knowing how to write code in popular languages gives them the perfect foundation.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 7, 2023

Writing games was always the impossible dream for me – like being an actor or an astronaut or a dinosaur. 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. Why did you become a solo developer?

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Brand Game Development

JULY 13, 2020

I’ve wanted to write about Exit Games for a while, but it’s tricky! You see, the whole concept of the game is that you are trapped in [insert place] and you have to solve riddles to get out. We’ve seen the industry adapt to concepts as alien as digital play-testing. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 13, 2018

After a year of documenting the Highways & Byways development process through the Dev Diary, this is not the post I wanted to write. I would have much preferred to write a post about how Highways & Byways funded on day 1. Was it the basic concept? Writing this post was like performing an exorcism.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.” Be direct when writing rules. Use present tense, active voice, and second person when writing rules. With this in mind, let’s talk about how exactly you can make board game rules. Avoid false choices!

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Real Programming

JUNE 12, 2023

The idea is to teach kids foundational concepts in mathematics and computer programming in ways so fun, they don’t even realize they’re learning. For web browsers and mobile devices, knowing how to write code in Java is essential.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2024

What started as a simple concept quickly turned into a game that challenges players with a mix of strategic depth and risk-reward mechanics. I used ChatGPT heavily while writing the backend Amazon service that handles the daily challenge.” I used ChatGPT heavily while writing the backend Amazon service that handles the daily challenge.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The logline delivers the core concept in just one sentence. Free Sign Up Logline Development Process To write a good logline, you need a step-by-step plan, and this work starts well before you put words on paper. Synopsis Writing Guidelines A compelling synopsis is your screenplay's passport to industry recognition.

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Writing Point and Click Scripting Concepts 52

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 22, 2024

Character Concept Artist Adam Woodsmith (USA) feels that the grungy setting really fits well with the monsters. Then the designers write a flow document that allows us to ‘play on paper’ and fully envision the future game. The visual style along with the premise of the game and story should work together”, he says.

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Real Programming

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In a practical sense, children who know how to write code enjoy improved problem solving skills , which helps them later in school and at work. Ask them to imagine they’re writing a letter to a friend that describes what the class is like. What concepts are they learning? What’s some of the new vocabulary they’ve learned?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2023

We then continued to weave between general world building and story writing.” “As for the creative process it was a team of people talking with each other in a room about world building and story writing with some concept sketches done in between.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 21, 2024

One day, Dave Kosak, who helped us with some writing, suggested the idea of finding true love. He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely. Nielsen: “We always planned to have diplomacy but just the default diplomacy/war didn’t feel fitting, we needed something that made us different.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 29, 2019

The rules are different in every version, but the concepts stay the same – you spin the spinner and make a handful of key decisions at intersections. For most board gamers old enough to read this blog, Risk was the first game to introduce them to concepts like area control and influence – at least in a non-abstract way.

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Real Programming

JULY 30, 2024

Vital Coding Languages Kids need to have productive screen time during the summer, and that means learning how to write code in the most relevant languages. Math At the Core It’s impossible to learn coding without also learning some fundamental math concepts. Mathematics) has always embedded core math concepts into his coding classes.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Write the idea down in as much detail as is feasible – what it looks or smells like, how it should seem or feel, what effects it should have on the viewer, or on the code. Overall, I call this process ‘Idea-smithing’ and with it I have crafted features, spells, stories and entire game concepts.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 26, 2019

It’s only after starting and successfully running a marketing agency and having two successful Kickstarter campaigns that I feel like I understand it well enough to write about it. This concept is called product-market fit. ” Write down what each one costs – both the base price and shipping.

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Advertising Games Media Concepts 130

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Asking and discussing general ideas about themes or concepts, ‘I’m thinking of making my eye game about Monet now… what do you reckon?’. Why did you go this route?

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Asking and discussing general ideas about themes or concepts, ‘I’m thinking of making my eye game about Monet now… what do you reckon?’. Why did you go this route?

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Dev Art Concepts Film 104

Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

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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Retro Game Coders

JANUARY 10, 2024

It was surprisingly useful in terms of programming concepts, including being forced to use Vi, ha. It worked out too much financial and time commitment but I did enjoy the one year I managed which, as well as general computer science concepts taught us the SmallTalk OG object-oriented language.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 10, 2023

One day, Dave Kosak, who helped us with some writing, suggested the idea of finding true love. He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely. Nielsen: “We always planned to have diplomacy but just the default diplomacy/war didn’t feel fitting, we needed something that made us different.

Games 104

Games Build Studios Shaders 104

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2023

One day, Dave Kosak, a guy that helped us with some writing, suggested the idea of finding true love. He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely. Nielsen: “We always planned to have diplomacy but just the default diplomacy/war didn’t feel fitting, we needed something that made us different.

Games 104

Games Build Studios Shaders 104

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

The concept of having monster companions and mounts clearly comes from Ark: Survival Evolved and the technology tree skill system looks almost identical. The environment is riddled with enemies that look a lot like those helmet-wearing Helghasts from Killzone and is littered with Fortnite-esque chests.

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Real Programming

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Our advanced courses teach object-oriented programming fundamentals like inheritance, camera manipulation, chasing algorithms, reading and writing to text files, devices, overriding, and overloading. In our elite courses, high school students encounter math concepts they wouldn’t otherwise see until their first year of university.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 8, 2024

On his artistic side, Sithlu recalls writing little stories and poems in the back of his notepads but didn’t show them to people until one day in grade 10. “A That’s when I started writing more, getting into poetry. Concept art for upcoming game Moya Sithlu and his family moved to Durban from East London when he was in grade 10.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 28, 2017

To me, a mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance. I’m making this up as I go along and even as I write this very sentence. A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.

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Real Programming

APRIL 28, 2024

Kids as young as seven can learn how to write code to create a Pac-Man-style game they can play afterwards with friends and family. We don’t just teach kids how to write code by using video games as a motivator; we harness what makes kids so addicted to video games to ensure they’re just as driven to learn how to write code.

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