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A day in the life of a narrative designer

Game Global

We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox? This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #33

Astral Clock Tower Studios

In our last issue, we showed off Nicholas's progress on the details he's added to give this NPC the signature Keozan look. link] After adjusting the lighting, Ian then shifted gears to work on addressing some of the minor level-streaming issues we'd pinpointed during playtesting at the Play NYC game convention. Take a look!

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

Radiator Blog

Some players may try to guess an NPC's sexual mood based on stereotypes like muscular tops, skinny submissive twink bottoms, etc. L loss or often worse, since cops can exploit the same chain reaction mechanic as the player. However, my code randomly assigns different body types, skin colors, and clothing.

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