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Why Gamification Makes Everything Else More Fun

Brand Game Development

JUNE 3, 2019

For that reason, I’ve brought in Sean Fallon, Founder & CEO of Smunchy Games and User Experience (UX) Designer extraordinaire. His background in UX has given him a keen sense of what motivates people to take action. Playtesting in this stage of game design is related to user research in UX design. A Practical Example.

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Let’s say someone becomes a game developer, but realizes the gaming industry is not for them for whatever reason. What opportunities there for game developers, particularly designers, outside of the video game industry? I imagine one of them is your former job at the gambling industry.

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Simulation/Training/Educational design. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ You are correct in that it is possible to transfer that body of knowledge over to the other gaming industry that is casino machines. Tabletop, board, or card game design.

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A friend of mine wants to become a game designer without learning any other disciplines in game dev, he seems very sure this is possible but his confidence comes off as “idea guy” to me. I like thinking about design as well and how it could all fit together cohesively but I’m worried he’s setting himself up for failure by not learning another discipline to go along with it. Am I correct in this thought or am I being an jerk?

Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 3, 2023

That might mean working on combat, quests, cinematics, narrative, itemization, UX, enemies, levels/environments, or any of a number of other specialties. Indie devs can't just come up with the ideas for the rest of the team to build them out; there just aren't enough people to handle that kind of workload.

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Games Industry Events in the UK and Europe 2023

OPM Jobs

APRIL 13, 2023

Are you looking to network with other devs or searching for advice on getting into the industry? This is a great networking opportunity for game devs in and around Guildford to create a better sense of community and inclusion. The conference is five days jam-packed full of education, inspiration, and networking. Find out more.

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Reality, Upgraded: Navigating VR/AR Gaming with Alex Silkin

Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

Whether it’s through more immersive gaming experiences, novel forms of communication, or innovative applications in fields like education, healthcare, and architecture, the possibilities are virtually endless. How VR could be used in education, training, telemedicine, architecture, and numerous other fields.

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Godot core budget meeting report #1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 10, 2020

Hiring a generalist contributor for editor UX and web dev. Fabio Alessandreli has been doing a fantastic job the past years improving Godot networking, multiplayer, HTML export and even getting Godot editor to work on the web (which has been highly requested by the education community).

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GSoC 2019 progress report #1 (part 1)

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 17, 2019

Repositories: Godot's framework for VCS integration: Dev: [link]. Writing clear and well-structured code to meet standards, and making sure your changes does not break anything else was a truly educational experience. Project: Version Control Systems (VCS) editor integration framework and Git plugin. Final (PR candidate): [link].

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