Survey reveals devs consider genAI double-edged sword in game development
Game Developer
AUGUST 19, 2024
Those surveyed believe the controversial technology may make games cost less, but that may also come at the expense of overall quality.
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Japan aiming to support indie devs with new acceleration program
Game Developer
MARCH 25, 2024
The So-Fu program will help Japanese indie devs with product management, teach them more about game development, and how to pitch their projects to stakeholders.
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Using ImGui for Game Development
That One Game Dev
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
The post Using ImGui for Game Development appeared first on That One Game Dev. In this article you will learn more about what ImGui is and why you should use it in your next project.
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Solo dev Mario Malagrino “The psychological pressure is the worst part of game development”
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
On his company Twitter account Next Game Level , he introduces himself with a great sense of humor. Game developer from Italy! We’re talking about Mario Malagrino, developer of Remote Life and the upcoming Crude. He’s operating as a solo developer because he works at a different pace than most others. “I’m
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Jussi Kemppainen is exploring AI-assisted game development with Echoes of Somewhere
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 30, 2023
With the discussions over the use of AI in game development raging on, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen , Lead VFX Artist at Mainframe Industries and founder of Dinosaurs Are Better , spends his spare time to see what all the fuss really is about. are answered in his regularly updated dev blog. With his free, experimental 2.5D
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Solo developer Kaighen Finley: “It’s easy to lose myself in game development”
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 17, 2023
Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Just to be on the safe side he mainly focused on web development, but his heart was not in it. It took him 4 years to create his game and in that time he learned some valuable lessons. “If
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Game Developer's best of 2022: The events that defined the year
Game Developer
DECEMBER 23, 2022
From Twitter's maelstrom to Stadia's death sentence to devs offering support to Ukraine, these are the events that shaped 2022.
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59 percent of devs say industry in 'bad' straits, blame investors and mismanagement
Game Developer
JUNE 24, 2024
As the game indstry continues through these difficult times, those surveyed by the Game Developers Collective believe they know the real core problems of the industry.
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What confuses you most about board game development?
Brand Game Development
MARCH 30, 2020
Board game development is incredibly complex. To create a board game from start to finish , think of everything you have to do: Come up with a board game idea and design a game around it. Play-test the game until it feels right. Create digital print files of your game. Find artists.
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12 Simple Ways To Get Better At Game Development
DameDev.tv
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Do you ever wonder how you can get better at game development? If so, keep reading for some great tips and watch the Livecast for all 12 ways to get better at game development. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's
Jon Nielsen jumped from comics to solo game development “It was inevitable”
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 5, 2024
Nielsen is a self-taught game developer, with many of the necessary skills ‘accidentally’ acquired over the years. Nielsen worked as a comic writer and artist for over ten years before transitioning to game development. Since then, he has created three games. All built skills useful in game development!
Solo dev Lincoln McCulloch’s all-consuming journey to develop Dungeons & Kingdoms
PreMortem.Games
JULY 26, 2024
The fact that it took him over five years to get to the point that it’s nearly ready for Early Access is largely due to learning the ropes of game development along the way. Why did you become a solo developer? I then had enough time to focus on game dev, so I made the decision to start changing careers.
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Photogrammetry for Game Development
That One Game Dev
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Read this article to understand what photogrammetry is and how it can help you today to generate reallistic 3D models for your next game. The post Photogrammetry for Game Development appeared first on That One Game Dev.
Summer 2025 Game Development Student Internship Roundup, Part 2
Ask a Game Dev
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
If you’re a student and you have an interest in game development as a career, you should absolutely look into these. Internships are a great way to earn some experience in a professional environment and to get mentorship from those of us in the trenches. This is part 2 of this year’s internship roundup. Click here for part 1 ].
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A Crash Course in Board Game Development
Brand Game Development
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Let’s pick up from there and talk about what specifically goes into making a game. What is board game development all about? Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. ” So what goes into game development?
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Near half of game devs say they're working with generative AI tools
Game Developer
JANUARY 18, 2024
As generative AI becomes a bigger presence in games, developers use the technology while remaining wary of its impact.
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Emotional intelligence in game development: Let’s talk about responsibility and regret
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. We know this in game development, in code, in art, in writing – you can’t get it right on the first try.
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Patch Notes #5: Long-dead dev gossip hub 'Fat Babies' shows the industry's progress, and where it still lags
Game Developer
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Venture into the ruins of a byegone game development era.
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Game development deals this Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Game Development for Beginners
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Top Deals for game developers and people wanting to learn game development. Game dev courses on Sale Udemy Get Game development courses at 80% discount. Promotion Date: 10/17/2022 to 11/21/2022 Fanatical Bundle Complete course to.
My week at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and what I learned
CG Spectrum
APRIL 3, 2023
The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was held last week in San Francisco, boasting 28,000 attendees ! Penny was kind enough to share her experience at GDC and why she believes it's such a valuable event for people looking to break into the games industry. ✌️ Build your community while you build your game dev skills!
6 Reasons Why Board Game Development is So Iterative
Brand Game Development
MAY 13, 2019
Board game development is notorious for its trial-and-error approach. Experienced designers and developers will tell you that it’s all about iteration. You may create dozens of versions of the same game until you finally find one you’re satisfied with. Need help on your board game?
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Respawn boss Ryan Burnett shines a light on the game dev potential of Wisconsin
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Ryan Burnett, president of Respawn's Wisconsin-located satellite studio, shines a light on how the state holds benefits for game developers.
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6 Underrated Skills That Make You a Better Game Developer
Brand Game Development
APRIL 14, 2017
I realized that in my push to create Highways & Byways , I’ve neglected six very powerful background skills that make game developers great. Game development is about more than just game development, folks. Need help on your board game? Guiding Lights: Make great games.
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5 Levels of Communication through Game Development
Brand Game Development
JULY 17, 2017
When it comes to games, there are a handful of truths that are very important to realize. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. That’s why I developed a theory which I refer to as the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development.
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Best of Synty POLYGON Game Dev Assets #3
Game From Scratch
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Best of Synty POLYGON Game Dev Assets #3 There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Best of Synty POLYGON Game Dev Assets #3 Remix.
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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 22, 2023
This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights. It took solo game developer Graham Reid great effort to finish his game. “I Making an eco-conscious game just really made sense to me.” Having a solid, realistic plan is everything.”
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5 Lessons from Mario Party for Board Game Developers
Brand Game Development
JANUARY 4, 2021
Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Seeing Your Childhood Games with Older Eyes. Needless to say, I not only love these old games, but I admire how they were made. Nostalgia is a good way to deal with a crisis , to be sure.
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5 Reasons Why Mentoring Your Fellow Board Game Developers is So Important
Brand Game Development
MARCH 2, 2018
Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Self-publishing a board game for the first time is an incredibly disorienting and complicated experience. Need help on your board game? My first game was War Co. Click here.
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Ex-Diablo devs form new studio Gas Giant Games
Game Developer
MARCH 14, 2023
The newly formed Gas Giant Games will make their presence known at next week's Game Developer's Conference, where it'll show off its first project to court publishers and investors.
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An Important Request for any College/University Student Hoping to get into Game Development
Ask a Game Dev
JULY 26, 2023
I’m a game developer and I run a small blog called “Ask a Game Dev” where I answer questions from anybody about the game industry and game development process. askagamedev : Hey everybody. More than any other type of question, I get asked the most about how to get into the industry.
More Than Movements: Animation in Mobile Game Dev
Game Developer
JULY 29, 2024
Common animation problems in mobile game development and find practical solutions to improve quality.
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TOP 6 Game Development Trends 2022
Moonmana
JULY 4, 2022
So what are the top game development trends in the current year? What to Expect in Game Development? To estimate the industry and the whole game development future is not an easy task, as life is truly unpredictable. As a result, game development saw their sales increase. lifestreaming.
Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle for game developers, the Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets by Synty bundle.
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Board Game Development – Wait Like a Champ by Using Downtime Wisely
Brand Game Development
JUNE 30, 2017
Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Last week in the Dev Diary, I talked about how board game development is a long, ongoing process with a lot of different stages. Need help on your board game?
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Timing is Everything in Board Game Development
Brand Game Development
JUNE 23, 2017
Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Just here for Highways & Byways updates? His name is James Masino.
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Solo dev Jason Nicot on his new project Sanctua “A more mature party game”
PreMortem.Games
MAY 24, 2024
Jason Nicot , a French solo game developer operating under the name Choose Red , recently announced his latest game Sanctua. In this co-op multiplayer game a group of players have to work together to escape a cursed tomb. He went into transportation management, but game development never really left his mind.
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The #1 Skill Every Game Developer NEEDS To Have
Awesome Tuts
MARCH 1, 2022
If you browse Reddit or Facebook game dev groups, where the expurt game devs hang out, you’ll find different opinions on the #1 skill every game developer NEEDS to have. I laugh every time I see a dumb comment like this because I know it comes from software devs who have no idea how game development works.
GDC 2023: Trends re-defining the future of game development
AWS Games
MARCH 14, 2023
Based on what we heard, a few themes that are top-of-mind include: cloud-based game development (aka Game Studio in the Cloud), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help support player community health, content moderation, and AI-driven game development.
I’m a recent computer science graduate and finished my military duty, where I also developed a strong concept for my first game. Game development is my passion, and I’d love to pursue it full-time, but I’m unsure if going indie can provide enough financial stability at the start. Should I focus on funding and self-publishing, or look for a stable job in the industry or another field and keep game dev as a hobby for now? My friends think I could succeed as an influencer if I started streaming, but I’m also unsure if I want to specialize—programming might be an option.
Ask a Game Dev
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The amount of crossover from regular software engineering and game development is not nil, and leveling up in software engineering is a net positive towards making your dream game work out too. and programming generally pays a lot better than indie dev work.
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A bit of a different question, but what does IT do in AAA? I feel like most game developers are pretty tech savvy.
Ask a Game Dev
JULY 8, 2024
While it's true that many game developers are tech savvy, there's more to IT than just keeping a workstation running. IT at game companies does the same thing that IT does at any tech company - they set up, maintain, and make decisions about tech solutions for an organization.
How often do game developers miss deadlines/milestones due to unexpected things?
Ask a Game Dev
MAY 23, 2024
Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ From the publisher perspective, this is saving the project - things are already off the rails and need fixing or the entire project will need to be cancelled and the studio cut loose.
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Hello, I’m an aspiring game developer generalist but I honestly have no clue where to start, and my lack of attention span does not make it any better, do you have any advice on how to start learning to become a generalist?
Ask a Game Dev
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
If you want to be a hobbyist, then I suggest reading my guide on the [ minimum competence needed ] to be able to contribute to a game development team. As you learn to do these tasks and level up, you'll become a generalist that's able to make a lot of contributions to a dev team.
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Solo dev Michael Cosio of Terror at Oakheart “Allow yourself the time to recharge, laugh and love “
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 27, 2024
In the 2D side scrolling horror game Terror at Oakheart players follow a diverse cast of characters that are all destined to die gruesomely at the hands of a psychotic serial killer known as Teddy. The game is developed by Californian solo dev Michael Cosio, working under the name of Tainted Pact.
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