iHobo

JULY 5, 2023

But precisely because we live in a world of 'stories everywhere', we need to be careful to understand how games engage with narrative. Yet there is a problem that the narrative motive faces when we play games that we do not face with other narrative media like film and written stories.

Fantasy 59

Fantasy Animation Animation Open World 59

iHobo

JULY 12, 2023

In many respects, Final Fantasy VII and Bioshock that were mentioned in the context of the narrative motive highlight this very split: the Japanese took Wizardry and choose a form that prioritised the narrative motive for its storytelling (hence the 'animated movie cut with a game' that followed in the 1990s).

Open World 52

Open World AAA Game Designer Game Design 52

PreMortem.Games

JULY 26, 2024

He was working as a software developer while also making independent films and playing in a band before McCulloch turned all his time and attention to game development. I continued to learn and experiment with things like larger open worlds. This is when I first started really digging into world building.

Dev 145

Dev Development Build Game Developer 145

iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

Tools and Techniques Game artists use different lighting tools to create realistic worlds. Example: Bright sunlight in an open-world game) Point Light. Study the Real World Learn about lighting by observing it in real life. Look to photography, film, and art for inspiration. Genre-Specific Lighting Horror.

Art 52

Art Games Texture Culling 52