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Lessons from the political minefield of Pro Philosopher 2 Lessons from the political minefield of Pro Philosopher 2

byConnor Fallon

Jul 4, 2024

10 Min Read

Training the game designers of tomorrow (part 1 of 5)Training the game designers of tomorrow (part 1 of 5)

Jul 3, 2024

7 Min Read

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How I developed good communication skills while working on Fastival

How I developed good communication skills while working on Fastival

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

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

byRuslan Sartykov

Oh man, everyone in the gaming industry knows it! Do they?

Oh man, everyone in the gaming industry knows it! Do they?

byMichał Dębek

Retrospective: A producer's guide to team buy-in

Retrospective: A producer's guide to team buy-in

byAnders Erickson

Creating Compelling and Continuous Gameplay in a Cozy Farming/Life Sim Adventure

Creating Compelling and Continuous Gameplay in a Cozy Farming/Life Sim Adventure

byDeborah Chantson

My Biggest Blunders as a New Producer

My Biggest Blunders as a New Producer

byDavid Garrett

Should we abandon the HUD? Examining its impact on player flow

Should we abandon the HUD? Examining its impact on player flow

byReinard Baertsoen

Predatory tactics in gaming are worse than you think

Predatory tactics in gaming are worse than you think

byAdrien Laurent

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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

How to Implement AI Workflows that Your Artists Will Actually Want to Use

How to Implement AI Workflows that Your Artists Will Actually Want to Use

Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

byTimur Shakirov

The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development

The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development

byJulian Togelius

Welcome To My World: What Makes For Great Horror Game Settings

Welcome To My World: What Makes For Great Horror Game Settings

byMichel Sabbagh

The Game Show Interview: What Game Music Means to Gamers

The Game Show Interview: What Game Music Means to Gamers

byWinifred Phillips

Genre Bending: Taking Outbreak from Action Survival Horror to Horror Visual Novel

Genre Bending: Taking Outbreak from Action Survival Horror to Horror Visual Novel

byJulia Wolbach

The Grim Reality for Independent Game Developers and Publishers: Surviving the Challenges Ahead

The Grim Reality for Independent Game Developers and Publishers: Surviving the Challenges Ahead

byMichał Dębek

How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles

How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles

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byKostyantyn Oleschenko, Olexandr Makeevand 1 more

Call for Abstracts - Towards Sustainable Game Design: The Game Needs to Change

Call for Abstracts - Towards Sustainable Game Design: The Game Needs to Change

Finding a New Balance Between AI and Beneficial Bugs

Finding a New Balance Between AI and Beneficial Bugs

byMiruna Vozaru

Making Video Games With a Disability

Making Video Games With a Disability

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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

The Unrealized Potential of Cooking in Games

The Unrealized Potential of Cooking in Games

byLeonardo Ferreira

Porting Pixel Gun 3D to PC: A Behind-the-Scenes Look

Porting Pixel Gun 3D to PC: A Behind-the-Scenes Look

byDmitry Amroyan

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The good within: Designing a memorable horror game protagonist

The good within: Designing a memorable horror game protagonist

byMichel Sabbagh

Postmortem: SOUL COVENANT – Development Insights and Lessons Learned from #1 Hit on PlayStation VR2 in Asia Markets

Postmortem: SOUL COVENANT – Development Insights and Lessons Learned from #1 Hit on PlayStation VR2 in Asia Markets

byMasaru Ohnogi

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Populating the city-builder of the future: A Deep dive into character diversity in Cities: Skylines II

Populating the city-builder of the future: A Deep dive into character diversity in Cities: Skylines II

byRaphael Benros

Balancing Level Design and Performance in a Family-Friendly VR Game: A Deeper Look Into Sugar Mess

Balancing Level Design and Performance in a Family-Friendly VR Game: A Deeper Look Into Sugar Mess

'Yar's Rising' and Reimagining Classics for Game Development with James Montagna

'Yar's Rising' and Reimagining Classics for Game Development with James Montagna

Modders are Developers - It’s Time to Pay Them

Modders are Developers - It’s Time to Pay Them

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Language, loot, and localization: how to ready MMORPGs for release in more regions

Language, loot, and localization: how to ready MMORPGs for release in more regions

bySarah Müller

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Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

byDanielle Riendeau

Procedural Rhetoric at practice: Echo and Application across a 2Dgame project

Procedural Rhetoric at practice: Echo and Application across a 2Dgame project

Toward a definition for Design (part one)

Toward a definition for Design (part one)

byPablo José Gorigoitía-Castro

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