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Game Developer
AUGUST 16, 2023
In the latest Game Developer podcast episode, we dive deep on prototyping and iterative design with Charlie Cleveland, game director on Subnautica and Moonbreaker.
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MAY 20, 2024
The IndieDev program will grant £15,000 / €15,000 to the seven studios in the island of Ireland to generate ideas and create game prototypes.
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MAY 29, 2024
LocalThunk shows how 2024's breakout deckbuilder evolved in the course of its three-year development.
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PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 30, 2025
Eugene, the solo developer behind Voidmaw , has spent three years crafting Katanaut , a fast-paced action-roguelite where players embody a katana-wielding astronaut fighting to escape a collapsing space station. As a one-person team, he embraces both the creative freedom and the intense challenges that come with solo development.
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PreMortem.Games
MARCH 10, 2025
Determined to push himself, he embarked on a new path as a solo developer. To find his first solo project, he developed a new brainstorming approach: he built a prototype in roughly 100 hours and let people play it. Why did you become a solo developer? I had two main motivations in becoming a solo developer.
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Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Stoic CEO and president Trisha Stouffer explains how The Banner Saga developer built a multi-faceted combat system for its upcoming action-RPG.
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Game Developer
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The developer has put its staff on notice for redundancy as it shops around a prototype of its next project to potential business partners.
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Indie DB
JUNE 25, 2024
This new update brings the final details about the development of KHROMAGICK prototype! Check it out!
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GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 4, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Gamecity Hamburg has announced that it will be offering developers a total of € 400,000 in support. Start-ups and studios, small and medium-sized, based in Hamburg can apply for Gamecity Hamburg's Prototype Funding. Read more
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 23, 2024
Sony has shared a video that shows the results of a prototyping exercise in which its teams imagined what future products from the company might look like, including PlayStation. In the video below, you'll see a mix of transparent smartphones, augmented reality headsets, and a games controller with a ring light in the middle.
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Logic Simplified
JULY 27, 2023
Therefore, before developing the game's final version, you must test a prototype. This is one of the most crucial parts of game development that can boost the game’s overall quality and success. What is a video game prototype, and why is it essential? It is the basis of high-quality game development.
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PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 16, 2024
German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021. Studio owner and Lead Developer Max Hermann originally developed the idea for the game in the time when he was still a computer science student and active in the RimWorld modding scene.
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GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 26, 2024
The developer will focus on short prototypes that will be released on the web for everyone to play, and further developed into full games if well received. Industry veterans Brandon Dillon and Richard Foge have announced the creation of their studio, called 2weeks.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 11, 2023
years of development. Complex feature The core concept of worlds within worlds was the first feature prototyped for Cocoon, undergoing substantial improvement and iteration. Cocoon’s development journey spanned a challenging 6.5 This prototype had many worlds, and a lot of the focus was on jumping between them.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Developed by Alexander Khoroshavin (Alex Goodwin) and a small team, the game centers around an elderly healer named Kazimir, who journeys through a whale-worshiping fantasy land to heal his ‘soul wound’. “The ” Epic MegaGrant Developing a game in Kazakhstan poses its own set of challenges, as Khoroshavin explains.
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PreMortem.Games
MARCH 13, 2023
Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. But the Dutch industry is also home to a vibrant community of indie game developers. By providing top-quality game development from A to Z. So we are open to new opportunities for co-development or work for hire.
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GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 14, 2024
A new report by mobile game company Sandsoft says that 81% of mobile developers are working on a new title, while 83% have raised capital to develop, launch, or market a game. The majority of developers (47%) are testing a prototype, while 9% are at the soft launch stage. Read more
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PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Belgian developer Cyborn has introduced a fresh perspective on mixed-reality gaming with the release of Wall Town Wonders , a game that transforms living spaces into bustling miniature towns built right on the wall. Mixed Reality challenges Developing a mixed-reality game came with its own set of challenges. Iteration is key.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 19, 2024
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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Brand Game Development
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Let’s start with three roles: board game designer, developer, and publisher. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The first thing you need to know about designer, developer, and publisher roles is simple. Developers bring the game to life. Need help on your board game?
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iXie gaming
AUGUST 8, 2023
In game development, one of the most essential aspects is prototyping. In today’s world, game development is an art, and quite inarguably, it is one of the most complex and intricate art forms. In this article, you’ll learn some significant and exciting things about the development of game prototypes.
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PreMortem.Games
APRIL 3, 2024
Although she enjoyed her time in Turkey and her engineering studies, she decided to leave both behind to pursue her passion for game development. At that time, the Nigerian-based studio’s game development training program had tripled its participants in just a year, with Google on board as a partner.
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iXie gaming
AUGUST 8, 2023
It’s no news that the game development sector is a highly competitive one with capable hands who constantly work hard. However, getting a competitive edge in the industry requires creativity and that’s where rapid game prototyping comes in. It gives game producers the environment to conduct experiments and take chances.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 7, 2024
FlatPonies , a Copenhagen-based game development studio, is finally launching Rebots , a first-person automation game that invites players to explore a universe full of quirky robots and expansive worlds. With over six years of development behind them, Lead Producer Regő Porkoláb has learned some valuable lessons. he says with a laugh.
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Unity Blog
APRIL 19, 2023
See how more8bit kept development streamlined with a clear vision and smart prototyping to launch Bleak Sword , an Apple Arcade hit.
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GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 19, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The organisers of the Gamedev.World conference have announced a new fund to support developers in emerging territories around the globe. Read more
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Ask a Game Dev
MARCH 29, 2024
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.
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Brand Game Development
AUGUST 28, 2017
Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Me, developing War Co. I can get them to pay for my prototyping and art!” Development Costs: Depending on what you use to create your game, you might end up incurring a shocking amount of costs in paper and ink. ” Maybe.
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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. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.
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Brand Game Development
MAY 14, 2018
Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Failure can involve missed deadlines, lost clients, scrapped prototypes, controversial public statements, or no-show events. We’ll use the game development process – from start to finish – as an example.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 4, 2024
When considering a game for signing, they look deeply into its scope and development trajectory. Developers need to demonstrate a clear understanding of their game’s full scope, progression, and mechanics, even if those details aren’t immediately visible in an early prototype.
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PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 25, 2023
Operating under the name of Xenoplasis Games , solo developer Christos Arvanitis is about to release his debut game Ontosis. It’s his first endeavor working completely alone after a failed attempt at developing a horror game with 2 others back in 2015. “A Why did you become a solo developer? “I years of development.
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Logic Simplified
APRIL 1, 2024
Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Is it well-defined?
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CrazyLabs
OCTOBER 18, 2023
In the competitive world of mobile game development, creating captivating and enjoyable gaming experiences is paramount. Mobile games prototyping emerges as a crucial step in the game development process, enabling developers to iterate, test, and refine their game mechanics before the final production phase.
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PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
But as the story developed, it took on a life of its own. ” Once a concept is chosen, it goes through a prototyping phase where function takes priority over form. “Surprisingly, very few developers are truly exploring it. That was it,” says CEO and co-founder Adrian Olczyk.
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Brand Game Development
OCTOBER 27, 2017
Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I’ve been in board game development for a bit over two years now and many people are surprised to hear I’ve not attended a convention prior to then. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?
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Perforce
APRIL 28, 2023
Here, we will discuss how you can use free game assets — such as Unity free assets — for your video game prototype, and how a digital asset management tool can help. Studios are using premade, free game assets to help them iterate more quickly before committing to any particular feature or game mechanic.
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PreMortem.Games
JUNE 7, 2024
The first game Papetura was successful enough for Ostafin to make game development his full-time occupation. I really visualize everything, next steps, ideas and prototypes. Keep your cool Being a full-time game developer and the primary breadwinner for his family comes with a certain amount of pressure.
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GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 23, 2024
While the checkbooks are back out, there is a sneaky shift that's been occurring over the past few years: The burden of proof that an audience exists for a game is falling more and more on the shoulders of the developer. This was very much echoed in the investor update article posted on this site prior to GDC.
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PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
He explains: “Interestingly enough, when the studio was founded, there were two prototypes that were built. And then the second prototype was a multiplayer kind of board game, still set in the same universe as Moss. Prototyping abilities The size of the team working on Glassbreakers fluctuates between 25 and 30 people.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 19, 2024
As reported by PC Gamer , the developer announced the move on its Discord server. Dark and Darker launched on Steam in February 2023, but was delisted after Nexon alleged that the game began as its own prototype project P3. A year after being removed from Steam, Ironmace's Dark and Darker will be available on the Epic Games Store.
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Unity Blog
AUGUST 17, 2023
In this guest blog, the Rubber Duck Games team breaks down the journey to developing a boss fight for Evil Wizard – from design and prototyping to animation, testing, balancing, and finalizing the visual effects.
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PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021. Studio owner and Lead Developer Max Hermann originally developed the idea for the game in the time when he was still a computer science student and active in the RimWorld modding scene.
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GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Success as an indie developer is tough. Behind that are another ten projects that dream of a shot at commercial success, but lack the experience needed to polish their prototypes into a finished product, or lack the connections needed to reach publishers who can elevate the profile of their games above the sea of also-rans.
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