iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Testing the end product is crucial to ensure it delivers a seamless user experience (UX) and meets the industry requirements & standards. However, as time-consuming as it may be, it is crucial to ensure your game meets industry requirements while preventing UX pitfalls. Why is Functional Testing Crucial to the Success of Your Game?

UX 52

UX Bug Code Games 52

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. Technical Director - Engineering lead. All engineers report to her. Creative Director - Design lead.

Cinematics 52

Cinematics Writing Animation Animation 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 1, 2024

Playrix, on the other hand, fell into Match-3 after stumbling with hidden object, and committed to the engine. While presently, with Township , and retroactively Homescapes , we see the first explorations into non-Match-3 engines, this pivot only occurred after focusing almost entirely on one game mechanic.

Puzzle 64

Puzzle Engine Engineering Mechanics 64

Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I’ve always been interested in experimenting with larger alternative interface layouts, though because I didn’t see much promise in them, and doing so deviates from the core design, the idea was to wait until at least a likely engine update down the road, as well as the completion of most of Cogmind’s content.

Render 52

Render Engine Engineering FPS 52

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.

Technology 98

Technology Games Concepts Platformer 98

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

But the rest of us engine contributors did not stay idle in the meantime, and a strong focus was put on fixing as many issues as we could to make Godot 3.2 Almost every area of the engine has seen some degree of enhancement, and we encourage users to move their active projects to Godot 3.2 Documentation: More content, better theme.

Feature 52

Feature Render Shaders Bug 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 10, 2020

We discussed with the core developers about hiring GDQuest (who have plenty of experience working with the engine documentation, with Nathan being one of our main docs contributors) to work on this task. Hiring a generalist contributor for editor UX and web dev. As always, our goal with hires is that they need to be cash-flow positive.

Texture 52

Texture Engine Engineering UX 52

Greenheart Games

AUGUST 30, 2018

I transitioned out of my job and put my savings from 10+ years as a software engineer behind the project to hire artists and finish the game on time, while Daniel worked hard next to his job and on weekends. – Our modding community is still going strong with hundreds of mods and dozens which go far beyond simple content additions. .

Simulation 52

Simulation Dev Prototyping Technology 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! mbedtls 2.16.11.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Gameplay: A satisfactory and standard production As a title made within the classical Korean MMORPG framework, the core UX is similar to that of other Korean MMORPG, including character design, storyline, career system, raids, etc. However, there are not many innovative areas in the core gameplay and UX.

Cutscenes 52

Cutscenes Art Content Mechanics 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! mbedtls 2.16.11.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

stable branch in January 2020 as a major update to our free and open source game engine. release, with a lot of new content and many updates to existing tutorials to match the 3.2 Files: Improve UX of drive letters ( GH-36639 ). RichTextLabel: Add option to fit height to contents ( GH-33235 ). But Godot 4.0 feature set.

Debug 52

Debug Point and Click Bug Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! beta 3 and beta 4.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Software used by professional 3D modelers: Maya ZBrush Blender Mari Substance Painter Unreal Engine (and other real-time engines) Houdini 3D modeling jobs in the industry 3D modelers are sought after in film, games, and virtual production, as well as beyond the creative industries in areas such as product design and 3D visualization.

Film 52

Film Animation Animation Concepts 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine!

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 19, 2024

Although systems and currencies are multiple in this title, the experience is crafted in a way that all the above comes extremely natural through casual play A particularly nice UX solution is that each time you start the game, the next narrative piece is always highlighted. When the price increases one dollar from $1.99

Balance 98

Balance Mechanics Games Build 98

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 30, 2020

It’s gonna be the work, the creative work of millions of people who can each add their own elements to it through content creation and programing and design. And companies will be able to form to create content that builds out this world. We have several different game engines, each competing really robustly.

Platformer 52

Platformer Data Point and Click Build 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 22, 2020

Files: Improve UX of drive letters ( GH-36639 ). RichTextLabel: Add option to fit height to contents ( GH-33235 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! Editor: Improved go-to definition (Ctrl + Click) in script editor ( GH-37293 ). GDNative: Fix Variant size on 32-bit platforms ( GH-38799 ).

Beta 52

Beta Debug Bug Point and Click 52

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This blog post is sponsored by Xsolla - a transaction and business engine that will accelerate your game commerce globally. How much content and polish? I don't think you need more than a few minutes of playable content. Polish on UX does matter, great loading times, etc. Let us know how you liked it!

Games 52

Games Build Asset UX 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). RichTextLabel: Honor content marging when drawing font shadow ( GH-54054 ). RC 1 and RC 2.

Mesh 52

Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). RichTextLabel: Honor content marging when drawing font shadow ( GH-54054 ). RC 2 and RC 3.

Mesh 52

Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! beta 5 and beta 6.

Beta 52

Beta Dev Mesh Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

in January 2020, we switched the development focus towards the upcoming Godot 4.0 , which is a major, compatibility-breaking rewrite of the engine's core and rendering. Additional funding will enable us to hire more core developers to work full-time on the engine, and thus further improve its development pace and stability.

Collision 52

Collision Lightmap Baking Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Editor: Improve the editor feature profiles UX ( GH-49643 ). Editor: Improve the UI/UX of the Export Template Manager dialog ( GH-50531 ). LineEdit: Double click selects words, triple click selects all the content ( GH-46527 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! beta 6 and RC 1.

Mesh 52

Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2: And given how important content is to the players of these games, this subscription offering naturally became a key revenue driver for CGs. Kudos to their unrivalled data support!

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Platformer Studios Data 52

Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

But without any meaningful code access to upgrade terrain engines or lighting systems, that mostly means spamming set dressing and clutter everywhere. Dense narrow spaces = too much content packed together and repetitive encounters. So these are leftover placeholders that lead to cut content. Wider, spread out, less dense.

Open World 130

Open World NPC Cutscenes Terrain 130

Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

That I keep revisiting this aspect whenever I add new content shows that it is indeed an ingrained part of the vision. So numbers aside, we also have to take play style into account with regard to balance, and content and mechanics that spark debate between players is a good thing. Difficulty.

Game Design 52

Game Design Game Designer Balance Games 52

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Some content, I just record and publish. There's sort of engineering led companies, there's sort of business led companies and their sort of creative led companies. And they were about to build a game around the concept of Amazon of Atlantis until one of the engineers said, Guys, you've got it all wrong. Travis Boatman Yeah.

Games 52

Games Point and Click Engine Engineering 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

MZ’s 4X engine was already behind the curve at the time of the acquisition and sadly they weren’t able to use their know-how to support West Game’s growth. Lack of power progression means that the games monetize mainly through cosmetics and thus rely on a murderous content treadmill of visual exciting seasons.

Cross platform 52

Cross platform Platformer Puzzle Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

In live ops, these review processes are well-defined: systems and economy design, merchandising, UX, data analysis, and sprint planning for features that drive KPI improvements, better player segmentation, and improved UA funnels are the foundation of F2P mobile product success. [5 The scoring was moot here] Existing Tech / Engine?

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Mechanics Concepts Art 52