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Is there much of a difference between a digital media degree and a game design degree when it comes to applying for jobs within the gaming sector? Or is it dependent on the role you are applying for?

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BA in Game Design" ticks a box that "BA in Digital Media" likely won't, though the kind of degree is only one of many keywords we're looking for. We're ultimately looking for candidates who can do the work that the job entails - cinematic designer, gameplay programmer, texture artist, associate producer, QA engineer, and so on.

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Emerging Trends in Game Art: Real-Time Rendering, Stylized Game Art, and Beyond 

iXie gaming

Moreover, AI-driven tools such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) and procedural texture generation are allowing artists to create innovative styles with minimal manual effort. AI-powered tools are enabling faster asset creation, automatic texture generation, and intelligent upscaling of older visuals.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

is coming with huge improvements to texture importing quality and speed thanks to new maintainer Bluecube3310. The import times of textures using the VRAM Compressed import setting have been greatly improved by integrating the GPU-based Betsy texture compressor. Import 4.4 Now 2D performance is comparable between all backends.

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Amy Hennig's new Marvel game leads off Epic's State of Unreal | GDC 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

On the player side of things, the big attraction of the event was no doubt the first look at the new Marvel game from Skydance New Media and Amy Hennig, 1943: Rise of Hydra. Epic today held its annual State of Unreal event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, with new announcements for gamers and developers alike. Read more

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Maintenance release: Godot 4.4.1

Mircosoft Game Dev

in early March and we are delighted to see the reception, with so many users upgrading to it on day one and sharing their favorite new changes on social media! GUI: Use Viewport s default texture filter/repeat in GUI tooltips ( GH-103636 ). Rendering: Fix Metal handling of cube textures; assert equal dimensions ( GH-104341 ).

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Summer 2025 Game Development Student Internship Roundup, Part 2

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Associate Development Manager Co-op/Internship - Summer 2025 (Sports FC QV) Game Product Manager Intern (Summer 2025) Music Intern EA Sports FC Franchise Activation Intern Associate Character Artist Intern Client Engineer Intern Visual Effects Co-Op Associate Environment Artist Co-Op (Summer 2025) Game Design Intern (Summer 2025) Game Design Co-Op (..)

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Release candidate: Godot 4.4.1 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

in early March and we are delighted to see the reception, with so many users upgrading to it on day 1 and sharing their favorite new changes on social media! Rendering: Fix Metal handling of cube textures; assert equal dimensions ( GH-104341 ). We released Godot 4.4 If you havent seen the 4.4 release page , its well worth a read!

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