GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While tools have improved dramatically, allowing smaller teams to produce more graphically and mechanically complex games than ever before, producing equivalent experiences to AAA mega-studios is still prohibitively expensive.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Much like theme vs. mechanics , separating people into gateway gamers and hardcore gamers is another persistent dichotomy in the board game community. Unlike theme and mechanics, though, I think this distinction is much more useful. You can make complex games based on simple mechanics like Patchwork.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Such VR tools breathe life into the video game mechanics , allowing players to interact with the characters and environment of the game very well. Blender Blender is an open-source 3D computer graphics software tool. It is intended to improve the storage and transmission of 3D graphics.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Our visual style comes from our background in motion graphics,” says Evan Anthony , Co-founder and Creative Lead at Feral Cat Den. This field of visual art emphasizes abstraction and graphic design to compress storytelling into quick digestible and fun chunks.” This gave the studio a bit of an outsider perspective.

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Played with Fire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

2⃣ Mechanics Over Story in VR Games VR game design prioritizes motion controls, physics, and realism , often at the expense of narrative. The Future of VR Storytelling VRs next big leap wont just be better graphics or physics it will be narrative innovation. This strengthens player agency , making each playthrough feel unique.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It is true that games speak to players through gameplay – the core engine, mechanics, and rules. Dylan: This was our challenge in trying to flesh out appropriate mechanics for Seize the Bean’s wild and almost untame-able theme. I don’t ever want to proclaim this is more important than mechanics; it certainly is not.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 15, 2024

“We’re a close-knit team of six dedicated professionals that all share a deep passion for gaming and design”, says Đorđe Marković , who also works as Team Lead and has a hand in graphics and FX. With my artistic background, I focused less on programming and mechanics, and more on storytelling and visuals.”

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 23, 2023

Halo Anniversary (2011) was the first appearance of the classic graphics toggle feature. This technology basically uses the extra memory and cycles to load and handle the computations needed for both old and new graphics simultaneously so you can hot swap between them with load time since both sets of graphics are loaded at all times.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It is an action-packed game with colorful graphics, intuitive swipe controls, top-notch sound effects, different themes and characters, and challenges. Core Mechanics of an Endless Runner Game Game mechanics make a video game engaging and challenging for players. Get in touch for 20-mins of free consultation.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 7, 2017

” Created traffic mechanic. 3: Nixed the traffic mechanic. Implemented construction mechanic. 4: Reduced board crowding and fiddliness of construction mechanic. Did you catch any typos, graphic issues, or small errors? For Highways & Byways , it looked like this: 1: First version of the game.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It had a lot of commercial success despite the mechanics and artwork being very simple. This isn’t true at all, whilst there’re some amazing games with great graphics, there’s also incredible games with what some would consider lesser graphics.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. You’d be forgiven for mistaking Stumble Guys for Fall Guys. Tournament options in Stumble Guys.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Events with different mechanics sometimes complement each other, but at other times they divert players' attention, resulting in reduced activity and monetization. We had a case with an event based on merge mechanics. They just liked the mechanics and continued playing until the event had ended. Try different combos, too.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

“We’re a close-knit team of six dedicated professionals that all share a deep passion for gaming and design”, says Đorđe Marković , who also works as Team Lead and has a hand in graphics and FX. With my artistic background, I focused less on programming and mechanics, and more on storytelling and visuals.”

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Much rougher The games graphics went through several iterations during the initial prototyping where they tested out different approaches like top-down 2D and isometric. For every animal we design, we try to come up with both a unique look and role in the game for it. But we steadily improved and adjusted, and in the end it paid off.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 14, 2017

I don’t necessarily mean art as in pretty pictures, beautiful graphics, and appealing boxes. That is the basis from which the mechanics of the game are born. The mechanics and rules of the game are meant to capture the openness, spontaneity, and pleasant tension of travel. Need help on your board game? But what about art?

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Brand Game Development

MAY 13, 2019

Everything can be scrapped at a moment’s notice – mechanics, rules, art, and even basic core concepts. You come up with basic ideas, find physical pieces to represent those ideas, and come up with game mechanics. Then you regulate the expression of those mechanics through rules. Need help on your board game?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 6, 2024

Key Elements of a Playable Ad Most playable ads will harness the same dopamine-driving elements found in popular mobile games, such as: Engaging visuals and graphics – Playable ads use high-quality graphics and animations to capture the user's attention and draw them into the interactive experience.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

The basic consensus is that Unity's advantages have been crumbling for years, and its attempt to challenge Unreal on high-end graphics has meant neglect everywhere else. For him it's not about the graphics, it's about source engine access and engineering processes. Unreal lately. Why use Unity when Unreal is better?

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Because the game is a simulator and because they have pretty complicated mechanics, you may encounter issues with Farming Simulator 17 keeps crashing on your PC. Practically, you take the role of a modern farmer and immerse yourself in a huge open world loaded with new content. Farming Simulator 17 may crash due to multiple reasons.

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Cocos

MAY 5, 2023

Full source code can be got for free: [link] The amazing graphics in Cocos Cyberpunk attracts many friends. In the coming articles, I will introduce the mechanism of Cocos CRP, and explain it by taking Cocos Cyberpunk as an example. I hope to help everyone advance further in 3D game development.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

Similarities all around Beyond its look and feel, the gameplay mechanics found in Palworld also closely match those from other well-known games. The survival mechanics and in-game tasks draw on Rust. Beyond Pokémon, some of the creature designs are similar to those found in Dragon Quest.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 28, 2024

Through innovative mechanics, they provide a unique perspective on dementia. Best in Impact – Songs of Travel Developed by: Causa Creations (Austria) An animated graphic novel exploring the unique stories of five migrants seeking new beginnings in Europe. Download the game here.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 16, 2023

While the gameplay mechanics reflect the search for historical accuracy, the team of Gorilla Softworks didn’t try to go for realism in the visual presentation. Instead they settled for stylized graphics. “We We are a team of 5 developers”, says Şakar. “We

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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Every successful video game features a few common elements- clear goals, surprise elements, a clean core loop, good graphics and sound, and so on. From storyline to mechanics, the focus is to create […] The post Major Game Design Elements appeared first on Juego Studio. In short, they feature the major game design elements.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Functional Testing Beyond Basics: Ensuring Core Game Mechanics Perform as Expected Functional testing goes beyond identifying bugs; it verifies that every game feature aligns with the console’s performance standards. This includes gameplay stability, in-game transactions, and complex mechanics like multiplayer integration.

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Code with Mike

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They captivate audiences with storylines, graphics, smooth mechanics and responsive gameplay. Video games are the perfect amalgamation of art and technology. Behind this seamless experience is intricate coding and a plethora of programming languages. The programming language used can make or break a game.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Although two games have significant differences in core mechanics, we found out, as a part of our Travel Town deconstruction, that the main reason for its take-off is a unique approach to LiveOps and monetization. Simple core and graphics of the “Match 3D” genre slightly resemble hypercasual games. Match Factory! ’s

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Logic Simplified

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is a straightforward point-and-shoot game, with no complex controls or mechanics. 03 Graphics and visuals: The game boasts a playful cartoonish style and animations that will delight players of all ages. The lively graphics create a lighthearted atmosphere, making it a game that's all about fun and not to be taken too seriously.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 21, 2024

“Reimagining a classic like ‘Yars Rising’ isn’t just about updating graphics or adding new features. Capturing the Essence of ‘Yars Rising’ “Reimagining a classic like ‘Yars Rising’ isn’t just about updating graphics or adding new features,” James explained.

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Cocos

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The mechanic of the game is so simple. Besides, an interesting part of the developments is that we’ve utilized AI to generate 80% of graphic content, all buildings and environments are generated by AI. Xpell is a P2E MMORTS game that has been created by CC 3.6, Free App Store: Coming soon!

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Game Development for Beginners

AUGUST 1, 2023

Card games are very complex to design compared to high graphics 3D games because of the logics involved. In our last poker game tutorial, we understood the basics of poker game mechanics, the logic for creating a deck and dealing the cards to the players. In this article, we will see how to implement the. Read more

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Game Design Advice

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

MDA stands for “Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics”, it’s the organizing principle of Marc LeBlanc’s GDC game design workshop which I’ve been a part of for many years and was written up in 2004 as a white paper by Robin Hunicke, LeBlanc, and Robert Zubek. So what are the problems?

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Game Errors

JULY 2, 2023

Like its predecessors in the series, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a tactical first-person shooter game emphasizing large-scale teamwork with realistic mechanics and combat. Table of contents: Update your graphics driver Clear Steam cache Modify Game Bar settings Disable fullscreen optimization Roll-back graphics card driver 1.

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Game Errors

APRIL 3, 2023

Your PC or laptop is the one with the CPU and graphics power to run your favorite games, transmit audio, and process your commands as you navigate through your preferred gamescape. GPU: If you’re playing graphic-intensive games (like 99% of us are), you’ll want to prioritize your device’s graphics processor.

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AWS Games

MAY 12, 2023

During the gameplay segment, we discover what makes their game fun to play and we get into the details behind design choices and unique game mechanics. AWS GameTime is the chance for game developers to show off exciting gameplay to our viewers. As always, we encourage our viewers to share their feedback in the Twitch chat.

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Game Errors

MARCH 14, 2023

The popular characters, gameplay mechanisms, visuals, everything seems excellent. Graphics driver problems: Outdated or problematic display driver is one of the most common reasons behind this frame-dropping issue. Update the graphics driver Time needed: 3 minutes. Go to Graphics. Navigate to System and click on Display.

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