The Astronauts
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Some days ago I noticed that on a Mac, doing snprintf calls from multiple threads shows curious lack of scaling (see tweet). Replacing snprintf with {fmt} library can speed up the OBJ exporter in Blender 3.2 by 3-4 times. This could have been the end of the story, filed under a “eh, sprintf is bad!” drawer, but I started to wonder why it shows this lack of scaling.
Filmustage
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Art by @nadi_bulochka Hello, everyone. Today we are not going to talk about movies. On 24 February, the world has changed irrevocably. Our attention is riveted on the brutal war waged by the Russian state, a war that should never have happened in our seemingly civilised times. Hardly any of us seriously believed that such a major conflict was possible in 2022.
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Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Deconstruction written by Ethan Levy and Javier Barnes. Opinions shared are personal and do not reflect those of their employers. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun podcast and YouTube channels. Thetan Arena (TA) is a fascinating experiment in the burgeoning blockchain space. The Vietnamese developer WolfFun breathed new life into its top-down MOBA Heroes Strike by relaunching it with blockchain-based play-to-earn mechanics.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Lots of things are happening on the XR front with Godot, so time for a long overdue update blog post. Godot 4 XR. Highlights. At the end of last year, we had rounded off most of the core changes in Godot 4 to support XR. We had XR fully working through OpenVR/SteamVR and, except for a pesky timing issue, had OpenXR up and running. It initially seemed the timing issue was related to issues with the original Vulkan implementation on OpenXR.
Game Design Aspect
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
In this article, game designer Sande Chen reports on research findings regarding remote learning during the pandemic. As the parent of little ones and an expert in educational games, I welcomed the opportunity to hear the latest research from Patricia K. Kuhl , the Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Early Childhood Learning, about the effects of remote learning on children.
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Hey all I’m back with a question to the community for this week’s Video Game Tuesday. It’s all about Framerates and You! Framerates?: I’ve made clear my opinions on Framerates multiple times in the past, and while I still remain unchanged in my opinion on the matter, I do want to hear from you the reader. When you are looking at potential video games to purchase, how important is framerates to you?
Wolffire Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Localisation. Accessibility is important in all forms of media and video games are no exception. We have seen interest for our games from all corners of the globe and we are incredibly grateful for the international support. For a long time we have wanted to add language options to Receiver 2 but being an indie developer with limited resources, it wasn’t an easy task.
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Filmustage
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
We've been talking a lot about technology lately, and the topic of evolution has appeared several times on our blog. And today we will touch on the subject of script breakdown: we will reflect on why it is important and why we are obsessed with speeding up and automating the process as much as possible. But before we continue, we want to remind you that here we promote the love of art and try to inspire you to take your camera and make a short film.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
In parallel to our work on the upcoming feature releases Godot 3.5 ( with a first beta ) and 4.0 ( now at alpha 3! ), we backport important fixes to the stable 3.4 branch for use in production. A number of such fixes have been queued in the two months since the 3.4.2 release , and we after a couple of Release Candidates (thanks to all testers!), we're now ready to release Godot 3.4.3-stable as a maintenance update to the current stable branch.
Game Dev Unchained
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Blockchain and NFT in games is a hot topic these past two years and is fast becoming the ‘it thing’ for the future of monetization of games. Like any monetization model that came before (downloadable content, loot boxes, etc.) there is both strong support and resistance to this new technology for games. Adrian Krion is the Founder & CEO @ Wombat – The Home of NFT Gaming, and is on the front lines of helping with integration with this technology.
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Joakim Achren. Most of you likely know Joakim Achren as the founder of the fantastic Elite Game Developers blog, podcast, and newsletter. But you might not know that he is also a published author , a venture partner at Play Ventures , a very active angel investor, and co-founder of the powerful Next Games. I get to talk to Joakim regularly. This time around we decided to record our conversation - and add a bit more structure to it.
Designer Notes
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Robin Hunicke, co-founder of Funomena and best known for her work on MySims , Boom Blox , and Journey. They discuss why developers overperform their authority in large companies, how they almost accidentally made Journey a competitive game, and why they decided to let thatgamecompany run out of money to ship the game.
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Hey all I’m back with a game that was rather less than memorable from the creators of Devil May Cry for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s P.N.03! Plot: Frankly it’s not the greatest, and even looking back I couldn’t remember much of it beyond fighting robots. That said it’s definitely a different sort of game than DMC.
Nvidia
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Gran Turismo (GT) Sport competitors are facing a new, AI-supercharged contender thanks to the latest collaborative effort from Sony AI, Sony Interactive. Gran Turismo (GT) Sport competitors are facing a new, AI-supercharged contender thanks to the latest collaborative effort from Sony AI, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), and Polyphony Digital Inc., the developers behind GT Sport.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
We're continuing on our fortnightly release schedule for alpha snapshots of Godot 4.0 - this time with 4.0 alpha 3. See past alpha releases for details ( alpha 1 , alpha 2 ). Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. There will likely be breaking changes between this release and the first beta release. Only the beta will mark the so-called "feature freeze" As such, we do not recommend porting existing projects to this and other upcoming al
Radiator Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Heart Like A Bird's Nest is my new Quake map made for the weekend level design jam "Quake Speedmap Snack Pack 2 " organized by Fairweather a few weeks ago. This jam placed specific constraints on submissions, asking designers to map for a "slot" with a specific texture theme and weapon progression. I chose slot 1 which represents the start of a campaign with a "cr8 base" theme (grungy brick / concrete / metal industrial sci-fi) and shotgun / nailgun (+ optional super shotgun / grenade launcher s
The Bottom Feeder
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The pomp and glory and cruft hanging off the game have grown so much bigger than the game itself. You bring the bread, we’ll bring the circus. Last Sunday was Super Bowl MVXCLIIXXXL, my nation's second-biggest secular holiday. As we always do, we invited all our nerd friends over for a party. We had a lot of fun, and I got all reflective about what the Super Bowl means to me.
Game Dev Unchained
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Boy Sichterman is a Concept Designer from Frankfurt, Germany. HIs expertise centers around fast 3D concept design and he utilizes all types of shortcuts to achieve ‘that look’ as quickly as possible. This is obviously a advantageous skill to have to realize a vision quickly to a finished state, which helps finding out what works and what doesn’t.
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Hey all I’m back with an unscheduled post today to celebrate another anniversary! It’s been 8 Years! 8 Years?!: I know, I can hardly believe I’ve been writing for 8 years now. I look back at my blog and think about how very cringe worthy some of my early posts and reviews are compared to how I write now. Some of them were excessively wordy, so I’m glad I’ve learned to be more concise.
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
This prediction is written by Michail Katkoff and in co-operation with the powerful analysts at Sensor Tower. Access all previous predictions here. And don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter! This report wouldn’t be possible without the help from our friends at Sensor Tower. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. Data from China, Korea, and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
For almost three years we've been using the Godot Improvement Proposals (GIP) repository to help track feature suggestions and enhancement ideas for the engine from its users. Over time, the project has accumulated over two thousand open proposal issues. Navigating this sea of ideas is a very hard task for both Godot users and engine maintainers. If you're unfamiliar with it, the proposal process consists of three steps.
The Liquid Fire
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
When just starting out in game development, it is very common to want to jump right in to making your dream game. If you love your ideas, I would suggest waiting, at least for a bit. To do your game justice, first develop some skills. You can build these skills through repeated simple successes that lead to incrementally more challenging and rewarding goals.
Filmustage
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
There are some holidays that sneak up on you so stealthily that you risk even missing them. Valentine's Day is one of them, for which our team has compiled a list of those films that can both warm up and break your heart. We've tried to put together a selection of both fairly trivial and original choices. Enjoy. But before we continue, we want to remind you that here we promote the love of art and try to inspire you to take your camera and make a short film.
Game Dev Unchained
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
The origin of the podcast has always been to find inspiring developers in the game industry making amazing achievements. This can be measured through personal success, multi-disciplinary moves, or independently carving your own path. Therefore, this episode is dedicated to those individuals that I was able to speak with last year, that were just overall standout interviews that that made me walked away feeling super motivated.
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Hey all I’m back with another classic for this week’s Movie Monday. It’s The Karate Kid! Plot: The plot is pretty solid, and while it’s very much the standard 80’s action flick stuff, it also is a coming of age story. Frankly I won’t go into the story much, if you haven’t seen this you really need to watch it.
Jaunty Bear Games
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
There is a great Unity 3D Game Architecture talk from Ryan Hipple from a Unity talks in Austin 2017 called Unite Austin 2017. Game Architecture with Scriptable Objects. the talk is available in Youtube at Unite Austin 2017 – Game Architecture with Scriptable Objects. I’ve implemented my own version of the modular and variable data as talked in minute 15. .
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
In parallel to our work on Godot 3.5 ( with a first beta ) and 4.0 ( now at alpha 2! ), we backport important fixes to the stable 3.4 branch for use in production. A number of such fixes have been queued since the 3.4.2 release , so we're getting ready to release Godot 3.4.3, and this second Release Candidate is your chance to help us validate it. Jump to the Downloads section.
The Liquid Fire
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
As a game engine, Unity provides a lot of functionality right out of the box. You could make some really fun physics based games and not need to have a math degree to do it! In fact, in this lesson we will start creating game objects that react to physics, with no programming required. If you followed along with the first lesson, open your existing “Breakout” project.
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
This prediction is written by Michail Katkoff and members of the Deconstructor of Fun community. Access all previous predictions here. This report wouldn’t be possible without the help from our friends at Sensor Tower. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. In this analysis, data from China, Korea, and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only.
Game Dev Unchained
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Unfortunately, there is no secret or shortcuts to doing hair for games. It’s literally hand placing cards, upon cards and that hasn’t changed too much” – Lisa Loseva. Art Boost is a new segment added to the podcast last year and it was to promote and learn from artists breaking down personal projects, techniques, & workflows.
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Hey all I’m back with another Korean novel for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s Ending Maker Volume 01 by Chwiryong! Plot: The plot is pretty solid, the top two pros of a game called Legend of Heroes 2 are reincarnated into the bodies of their favorite characters from the game, Jude Bayer and Cordelia Chase (no not that one from Buffy), who also just happen to be engaged, almost immediately prior to the start of the story.
Rampant Games
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
We’ve had a couple of VR MMOs ( Orbus VR , A Township Tale ) and a bunch of demos so far. But the next contender has come out swinging, and it’s pretty impressive. Zenith MMO is a made-for-VR MMO RPG, with a bit of a science fiction / science fantasy environment, and strong anime roots. It’s still in Early Access, but the demand took it to the top of the Steam Charts on its EA launch–and it’s still high up on the list.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Two weeks ago we finally released Godot 4.0 alpha 1 ― the first official alpha build of our upcoming major milestone, enabling all interested users to try it out and report bugs, as well as provide feedback on the new features. We got lots of bug reports and many have been fixed already in these two weeks! To keep iterating on stabilizing the 4.0 branch, we're going to release new alpha builds every other week, so that testers can always have a recent version to test the latest changes.
The Liquid Fire
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
A lot of game development is occupied by time spent in the Unity Editor. There are even whole jobs specifically for Level Design. This is both for function and visual appeal. In this lesson we will spend some time preparing our scene to look more like the finished game. If you followed along with the first lesson, open your existing “Breakout” project.
Designer Notes
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Robin Hunicke, co-founder of Funomena and best known for her work on MySims , Boom Blox , and Journey. They discuss why HyperCard was so great, why AI development is game design, and how Steven Spielberg almost made Angry Birds for EA. This episode was recorded December 1, 2021. Games discussed: Pitfall , M.U.L.E. , Offworld Trading Company , XCOM , Tomb Raider , Prince of Persia , Half-Life , Spore , Katamari Damacy , The Sims 2 , MySim
Game Dev Unchained
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
This past month has seen an unprecedented amount of acquisitions. The big fish in the game industry are swallowing up the smaller fish and the only reason why is because things are on sale, but may also be in trouble. It’s no secret that Activision/Blizzard has been facing inner turmoil with harassment claims and allegations piling up and unfair practices within the workplace.
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Hey all I’m back with the first series of Winter 2022 for this week’s Anime Sunday. It’s my Leadale Episode 01 Impressions! Plot: The plot is pretty standard, woman dies in a hospital while on life support and is transported to the world of the game she was playing at the time. That sounds a lot more dark than this series actually is.
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