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Why art tests fail artists and the game dev industry Why art tests fail artists and the game dev industry

Art tests in game dev often harm diversity and fail to reflect real skills. It's time to rethink their use and adopt more inclusive hiring practices.

byRogelio Delgado

Oct 3, 2024

4 Min Read

A blue ship from Breachway soars through the stars.

Breachway's beautiful ship designs were honed by architectural expertise Breachway's beautiful ship designs were honed by architectural expertise

byBryant Francis

Sep 30, 2024

6 Min Read

An older woman smiles at the camera, holding one of her own.

What basic photography tips can teach us about making better photo modes What basic photography tips can teach us about making better photo modes

byBryant Francis

Sep 17, 2024

10 Min Read

An icon featuring a fist holding a video game controller

SAG-AFTRA calls 'huge win' as 80 games agree to the union's AI terms SAG-AFTRA calls 'huge win' as 80 games agree to the union's AI terms

byDanielle Riendeau, Bryant Francis

Sep 6, 2024

3 Min Read

a backlit figure enters a dark room, with a character in the foreground

Lightspeed L.A. signs with SAG-AFTRA, agrees to AI protections for performers Lightspeed L.A. signs with SAG-AFTRA, agrees to AI protections for performers

byDanielle Riendeau

Sep 4, 2024

2 Min Read

Creation of Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) in Unreal Engine 5 Creation of Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) in Unreal Engine 5

byAlexander Mukhitdinov

Aug 30, 2024

6 Min Read

A character searches a cartoon alleyway strewn with refuse

Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

byDanielle Riendeau

Nix, the alien pal from Star Wars Outlaws.

Take a look at Nix's motion capture puppet from Star Wars Outlaws

Take a look at Nix's motion capture puppet from Star Wars Outlaws

byBryant Francis

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Lemon Sky Studios: Bridging Tech and Art in Game Dev

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Deep Dive: Behind the starkly stylish art direction of Bloodless

Deep Dive: Behind the starkly stylish art direction of Bloodless

byAntônio Rivero

Call for Submissions: Let's talk about photography games

Call for submissions: Let's talk about photography games

The process of designing a video game character

The process of designing a video game character

A glowing green boss from Hyper Light Breaker.

Embracing restraint to build a visual bridge from Hyper Light Breaker to its predecessor

Embracing restraint to build a visual bridge from Hyper Light Breaker to its predecessor

byBryant Francis

More Than Movements: Solving Animation Problems

More Than Movements: Solving Animation Problems

byMikhail Vershinin

More Than Movements: Animation in Mobile Game Dev

More Than Movements: Animation in Mobile Game Dev

byMikhail Vershinin

Video game artist Brett Jones (and his cat) in the documentary FPS: First Person Shooter.

Obituary: Rare Studios artist Brett Jones has passed away

Obituary: Rare Studios artist Brett Jones has passed away

byJustin Carter

Concept art for the now cancelled game "Project Dragon."

Ex-Phoenix Labs devs reveal now scrapped 'Project Dragon' game

Ex-Phoenix Labs devs reveal now scrapped 'Project Dragon' game

byJustin Carter

Marketing Art in game development: What makes a 2D Marketing Artist?

Marketing Art in game development: What makes a 2D Marketing Artist?

byRuslan Sartykov

Image from Death Machine by Philip Froelich, an example of a 2D-dynamically lit game using 2D-Normal maps releasing in 2024.

Inefficient or Unexplored: Insights from a Year-Long Study on 2D-Normal Map Generators

Inefficient or Unexplored: Insights from a Year-Long Study on 2D-Normal Map Generators

byAmine El Bouhattaoui

Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

byTimur Shakirov

A goat host character presides over a retro TV set

Psychonauts 2's cooking show level serves inspiration for all aspiring devs

Psychonauts 2's cooking show level serves inspiration for all aspiring devs

byDanielle Riendeau

Kirby being plated up

Come dine with me: Here are the video game characters I'd love to eat

Come dine with me: Here are the video game characters I'd love to eat

Deep Dive: How the animation of Little Kitty, Big City rejects realism to achieve authenticity

Deep Dive: How the animation of Little Kitty, Big City rejects realism to achieve authenticity

byMicah Breitweiser

Haunting pixel animals against a dark backdrop

Animal Well's haunting style owes much to procedural animation

Animal Well's haunting style owes much to procedural animation

byDanielle Riendeau

From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

The frightening Cryptmaster, and the word "sniff"

How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler

How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler

byDanielle Riendeau

Virtual assets showing off Yellow's sculpts being used in three different engines.

Yellow raises $5M for genAI-powered 3D modeling tool

Yellow raises $5M for genAI-powered 3D modeling tool

byJustin Carter

Pixel Shovel knight attacking a golden dragon

Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

byDanielle Riendeau

Key art from Cataclismo. A masked woman and two archers stand in front of a fantasy castle.

Cataclismo shows how devs can be inspired by their home regions

Cataclismo shows how devs can be inspired by their home regions

byBryant Francis

Key art for Atlus' Persona 3 Reload.

Kazuma Kaneko, longtime Atlus artist, departs after 35-year run

Kazuma Kaneko, longtime Atlus artist, departs after 35-year run

byJustin Carter

How SUDA51 and Hitman inspired cult indie shooter Children of the Sun

How SUDA51 and Hitman inspired cult indie shooter Children of the Sun

Unity sunsetting Ziva tools amid 'ongoing company reset'

Unity sunsetting Ziva tools amid 'ongoing company reset'

Two characters walk together against a night sky

IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more

IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more

byDanielle Riendeau

a slide showing a number of black folks' hairstyles as Isaac Olander speaks at the GDC podium

Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains

Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains

byAlessandro Fillari

A complex array of red platforming segments is playing on a screen amongst some foliage. A bird sits on the screen

Creating a prequel story to a historical figure's works in The Forest Cathedral

Creating a prequel story to a historical figure's works in The Forest Cathedral

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