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How to Make a Tabletop Simulator Demo of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

Many of you know that I’m in love with Tabletop Simulator as a testing tool. The 5 Benefits of Using Tabletop Simulator. I’d like to explain to you exactly how to create a demo of your board game on Tabletop Simulator, but first let’s discuss what I perceive as its five main benefits: 1.

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Doing this on anon for obvious reasons but is there any chance of getting hired as an entry level game dev in 2025? I’ve been unemployed for nearly two years since graduating from uni and I’m just getting rejection after rejection from game companies. All the posts are looking for senior devs, team leads, or managers. I have friends who’ve given up on the industry entirely. Is there any hope? Or am I fighting a losing battle here…

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New studios do start up, but entry level positions are rare since most of the new studios are looking for funding and they need the core senior dev team to build enough of a prototype to sell the idea to the money people. Engineering could mean working in simulation software, B2B stuff, graphics, user interface, server engineering, and so on.

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5 Lessons I Learned at a Play-Testing Convention (Protospiel Atlanta)

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Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Protospiel conventions are based around prototype board games. Prototypes ranged from paper-and-pencil to full-on Game Crafter $100+ sets. When you go to a play-testing convention, it’s not about just getting your prototype tested. Need help on your board game?

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VR in Education & Training

Played with Fire

Understanding VR in Education & Training Virtual Reality is a simulated experience that allows users to interact with 3D environments using specialized headsets. Science Simulations VR enables virtual lab experiments, reducing the need for physical lab setups. The Benefits of VR in Learning 2.1

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Ascent of Ashes dev switches to Godot halfway development “Not as chaotic as Unity”

PreMortem.Games

I wanted a colony sim where other settlements around you aren’t just a static backdrop, but parts of a living, simulated world. Identify key features you need your engine to support, make some prototypes and see if Godot suits you and your game. Interacting with the wider world is entirely optional.

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The Art of the Paper Test: Catching Accessibility Issues Early

Brand Game Development

Many of you know that I am open and activate promoter of the Tabletop Simulator software available on the Steam store. prior to and during its Kickstarter campaign, but it is also my favorite rapid prototyping tool. There are a lot of software suites better suited to different games, but I use Tabletop Simulator for its versatility.

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Take a break from busy GDC and meet Dutch developers at The Netherlands Lounge

PreMortem.Games

You may know them from the remakes of Galaga and Cut the Rope, or the Nintendo-published physics-based office simulator Good Job. “We But also looking out for publishing or funding deals for our own original concepts and prototypes.” We create games that make you smile”, says CEO Stein Damen. “By