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Three Minutes to Eight developer Chaosmonger Studio “Multiple stories moving parallel”

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

” Not pixels but voxels The visual style of Three Minutes to Eight is unmistakable, characterized by its pixelated appearance. Many define the game as ‘pixel art’, but in reality this is not exactly the case. The challenge was to create characters in pure classic 2D pixel-art.

Pixel

Pixel Studios Development Film

Deploy Unreal Engines Pixel Streaming at scale on AWS

AWS Games

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Unreal Engine , created by by Epic Games, is one of the most advanced tools for creating and rendering photo-realistic visuals and immersive experiences. Using AWS and Unreal Engine’s Pixel Streaming, developers can create content with Unreal Engine and deploy it on Amazon Elastic Compute (EC2) on either Windows or Linux.

Pixel

Pixel Engineering Engine Render

Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms. Whether you are developing for high-end PCs, consoles, or mobile devices, these methods are critical for delivering visually rich, smooth-running applications.

Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Culling Pixel Render

[Tutorial]A Comprehensive Explanation of Deferred Rendering - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

This article will delve into the principles, implementation details, common issues and solutions, memory overhead, and compatibility of the Deferred Rendering technique. The rendering stages involved in Deferred Rendering. The problems that are solved by Deferred Rendering. Solution for transparent object rendering.

Render

Render Code Texture Pixel

Godot 3's renderer design explained

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Godot uses a considerably different approach to rendering (and rendering abstraction) than other, popular, game engines. This document was written in hopes to find more developers that would like to help us write rendering code, as it explains the overall design. Running the whole graphics rendering in a separate thread.

Render

Render Shaders Texture Engine

Godot's new renderer, progress report #2

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 3, 2016

It's been a month since the first progress report , and progress continues towards the new Godot renderer. Little by little every system falls into place, and rendering starts feeling a lot more mature. Add Layered/Stencil rendering. Atlas cells are assigned according to their size in pixels on the screen (e.g.

Render

Render Engine Simulation Engineering

Godot XR progress update June 2021

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 3, 2021

Godot 4 stereoscopic rendering through Multiview. One of the bigger changes we did to enabled XR support in Godot 4 is implementing multiview support into the rendering engine. Further Mobile renderer improvements in Godot 4. This means that the render buffer is divided into smaller tiles. Subpasses to the rescue!

Tile

Tile Render Prototyping Writing

The Key Differences Between 2D and 3D Animation in Game Development

Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

From the pixelated classics of the 80s to todays immersive and realistic graphics, animation has redefined the gaming experience. Over time, this evolved, incorporating more detailed pixel art, smooth pictorial Movement, and realistic effects. The environment is added with depth and volume for realism. Advancements in 2.5D

Animation

Animation Animation Game Developer Game Development

The Spine Animation Story at Logic Simplified

Logic Simplified

MAY 7, 2024

This improves the fill rate because pixels outside the polygon won't be drawn. This is an important aspect for mobile games. Smaller size - Spine animations store only the bone data, hence their loading and rendering is stable and fast, even on mobile devices like Android or iOS.

Animation

Animation Animation Mesh Software

Breakout: Layout

The Liquid Fire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

When a game is “published”, the number of pixels rendered, and the aspect ratio used, are determined by the device that the game is running on, such as a television screen, web page, or even mobile device. Mobile devices can even be presented in both portrait and landscape orientations. Background.

Sprite

Sprite Render Pixel Collision

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

David Snopek ( dsnopek ) got WebXR minimally working again ( GH-64514 ) using the WebGL 2 renderer implemented by Clay John ( clayjohn ). Rendering: Split rendering driver project setting into rendering_method and rendering/*/driver ( GH-65541 ). Rendering: Fix/restore BackBufferCopy ( GH-65794 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Rendering: Various bug fixes to both shaders and the Vulkan setup (including updating to Vulkan SDK 1.3.204 ). Rendering: Various tweaks to default environment and lighting config to balance quality and performance. Rendering: Use prefiltered radiance for Sky high quality update mode ( GH-58177 ).

Alpha

Alpha Dev Bug Render

Update on Godot AR and VR

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 29, 2019

has various optimisations added to speed up the stereoscopic rendering. While the native mobile VR interface that comes build into Godot is inspired by Cardboard, there is no official Cardboard or Daydream support yet. The problem with HDR remains, Godot renders to high detail buffers for its HDR support and OpenVR does not like these.

Render

Render Asset Platformer Pixel

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions (new in 3.2.4 YSort: Make rendering order more deterministic ( GH-42375 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Rendering: Add fast approximate antialiasing (FXAA) to Viewport ( GH-42006 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Build

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. mbedtls 2.16.9,

Render

Render Bug Build Beta

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends, which should fix some issues and improve performance significantly in games using a high number of dynamic objects. In this beta, the dynamic BVH is the default option for both physics and rendering. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends (new in beta 6).

Beta

Beta Dev Collision Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

see recent devblogs on GDScript typed instructions , Complex Text Layout , Tiles editor , documentation , and 2D rendering improvements !), A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). a lot of work is also being done on the 3.2

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Render

Top Tools and Software for Creating Visual FX in Games

iXie gaming

JUNE 28, 2024

Other Specialized 2D Tools Pyxel Edit For games that use retro pixel art, Pyxel Edit is a must-have tool. TexturePacker Optimizing sprite sheets is important for better performance, especially on mobile devices. They have particle systems, dynamic simulations, and rendering capabilities that can be used to make various effects.

Software

Software Simulation Sprite Animation

2024 Cherry-picks

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

April Towards the end of 2023 we announced a collaboration with Google and The Forge to improve the performance of our Vulkan mobile backend. Until Then Nominated for a plethora of awards, the visual novel Until Then tells the emotional story of the highschooler Mark in polished pixel art.

Engine

Engine Engineering Mechanics Co-op

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. mbedtls 2.16.9,

Render

Render Build Bug Collision

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 7, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Rendering: Add fast approximate antialiasing (FXAA) to Viewport ( GH-42006 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Build

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends.

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. New dynamic BVH for rendering and the GodotPhysics backends. mbedtls 2.16.9,

Render

Render Build Bug Editing

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

David Snopek ( dsnopek ) got WebXR minimally working again ( GH-64514 ) using the WebGL 2 renderer implemented by Clay John ( clayjohn ). Rendering: Split rendering driver project setting into rendering_method and rendering/*/driver ( GH-65541 ). Rendering: Fix/restore BackBufferCopy ( GH-65794 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

GUI: Restore "snap controls to pixels" functionality ( GH-57481 ). Rendering: Add support for glow maps ( GH-54574 ). Rendering: Implement GPUParticles2D sub-emission support ( GH-56888 ). The Vulkan Mobile backend has a lot of known bugs. We recommend testing rendering features with Vulkan Clustered for now.

Alpha

Alpha Dev Bug Terrain

Top Emerging Free Game Development Tools and Trends!

Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Buckle up, aspiring developers, because the barrier to entry just shrunk to the size of a pixel! Most mobile game development companies use this tool to make their work effortless. Utilize powerful rendering tools, built-in networking features, and cloud-based tools to streamline the development process.

Game Developer

Game Developer Game Development Development Cross platform

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

in January 2020, we switched the development focus towards the upcoming Godot 4.0 , which is a major, compatibility-breaking rewrite of the engine's core and rendering. Dynamic BVH for rendering and GodotPhysics. Rendering: Unified 2D batching. More rendering improvements. Dynamic BVH for rendering and GodotPhysics.

Collision

Collision Baking Lightmap Render

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Rendering: Portal occlusion culling. More rendering improvements. Up till now a significant missing feature in the renderer has been the ability to cull (prevent rendering) objects that are within the camera view, but occluded by another object (for instance a wall). More rendering improvements.

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Although the role is highly creative, it is also quite technical, and modelers must be able to determine scale, optimize geometry and renders, and troubleshoot software issues and bugs. These equations are then combined and rendered using a graphics processing unit that outputs a rough but legible animated scene known as a 'playblast.'

Film

Film Animation Animation Concepts

Getting started with HaxeFlixel in 2021

Radiator Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

For an upcoming project commission, I'm making a 2D game with crowd simulation and simple controls that works well on mobile browsers. The engine should be able to render and simulate 200+ lightweight game objects -- frame-animated sprites with simple collision, no fancy physics or shaders. If you came here for gay sex, I'm sorry.

Sprite

Sprite Simulation Build Code

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Three Minutes to Eight developer Chaosmonger Studio “Multiple stories moving parallel”

Deploy Unreal Engines Pixel Streaming at scale on AWS

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Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

[Tutorial]A Comprehensive Explanation of Deferred Rendering - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

Godot 3's renderer design explained

Godot's new renderer, progress report #2

Godot XR progress update June 2021

The Key Differences Between 2D and 3D Animation in Game Development

The Spine Animation Story at Logic Simplified

Breakout: Layout

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 3

Update on Godot AR and VR

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Top Tools and Software for Creating Visual FX in Games

2024 Cherry-picks

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 2

Top Emerging Free Game Development Tools and Trends!

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

Getting started with HaxeFlixel in 2021

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