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Live from GodotCon Boston: Web.NET prototype

Mircosoft Game Dev

The.NET team lead, Raul Santos ( @raulsntos on GitHub ), managed to create a prototype running C# on the Web. Click here to see the prototype! Nonetheless, I think this is significant progress and has allowed us to build a demo running on the browser. For the simple prototype, the.pck file size is at an astounding 72MiB.

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How to Make a Tabletop Simulator Demo of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

I’d like to explain to you exactly how to create a demo of your board game on Tabletop Simulator, but first let’s discuss what I perceive as its five main benefits: 1. It saves you a ton of money and time on prototyping. It takes less time to create a prototype. The 5 Benefits of Using Tabletop Simulator.

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Game Dev Glossary: Prototype, Vertical Slice, First Playable, MVP, Demo

Ask a Game Dev

Prototype - A playable example of a single gameplay system to prove out the concept. The above screenshot is from the Breath of the Wild systems prototype - wind, fire, etc. was modeled in this prototype before being translated to the 3D game world. a specific system, a feature, etc.).

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Ubisoft debuts NEO NPC AI prototypes | GDC 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

Ubisoft has shown three behind-the-scenes demos at GDC this week on the potential of AI when it comes to building NPCs. Dubbed NEO NPCs, Ubisoft's efforts involves combining AI responses with narrative back stories and prompts designed to avoid making the NPCs appear 'soulless'.

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Solo developer Voidmaw on creating Katanaut: “Done is better than perfect”

PreMortem.Games

His design process is highly iterative, starting with loose ideas and evolving through sketches, prototyping, and constant refinement. I sketch things out by hand, hang up the drafts all over my wall using tape and sit on the ideas, prototype mechanics, and just see what clicks. he says, describing the core inspiration for Katanaut.

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Gatera Studio’s ANTRO turns beats into gameplay

PreMortem.Games

Create a barebones prototype of your game, only with the most essential features for it to work. For each week you need to create the prototype, you will need a year to finish the whole game. Play the demo now on Steam. However, soon you realize everything is several times harder to make than you estimated.

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AWS to showcase tools for breakthrough gaming experiences at GDC 2025

AWS Games

Visit the demo-packed AWS booth (#S927): Engage with purpose-built solutions from AWS that span the entire game development lifecycle. You will learn how to build your own game distribution channels, offer instant-on playable demos, explore new game modes, and reach new players on different devices all without modifying your game code.

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