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The Basic Fundamentals of Game Design

Logic Simplified

Combat mechanics - These rules govern how players engage in battles or fights within the game, such as turn-based combat, real-time combat, or using special abilities like counter-attacking. UI/UX in Game Design User interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) are two critical aspects of game design that are often overlooked.

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

Game Dev Unchained

He concluded, “I think there’s obviously enough space for these two to kind of fight it out.” This, Brandon argued, seemed like a move away from the experienced game developers who understand the importance of user experience (UX), a critical element in creating these virtual worlds.

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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

Gameplay: A satisfactory and standard production As a title made within the classical Korean MMORPG framework, the core UX is similar to that of other Korean MMORPG, including character design, storyline, career system, raids, etc. However, there are not many innovative areas in the core gameplay and UX.

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The Economy of the Metaverse | Interview with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney

Deconstructor of Fun

But I would hope that the Metaverse as a future medium can be a much greater engine for economic efficiency than any of the closed systems that exist today. We have several different game engines, each competing really robustly. If you want an engine, you can choose Unity, with a one business model. There’s a huge variety.

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2020 Predictions #2: What Happens When the Hypercasual Party Ends?

Deconstructor of Fun

Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2: 2019 Prediction #2: New publishers will continue to enter the market, while existing players will fight to stay relevant. Kudos to their unrivalled data support!

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Open world RPG design notes from Enderal, a big long Skyrim mod

Radiator Blog

But without any meaningful code access to upgrade terrain engines or lighting systems, that mostly means spamming set dressing and clutter everywhere. It's not uncommon to walk between towns and fight like 6 different packs of wolves. Lots of height variation and clutter = broken pathfinding. It's more paranoid than a Ubisoft game.

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2022 Predictions #2 How to win after Fortnite's and Why Going Cross-Platform is Mandatory for Mid-Core Games

Deconstructor of Fun

MZ’s 4X engine was already behind the curve at the time of the acquisition and sadly they weren’t able to use their know-how to support West Game’s growth. Unlike with Sniper games, you could move and you were actually fighting other players. The high production values are not enough to cover the poor UX.