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Deep Dive: Developing a rating system and making juicy TV in The Crush House Deep Dive: Developing a rating system and making juicy TV in The Crush House

Selecting the criteria for a good picture is a persistent photo mode challenge. What happens when you relinquish critique to the player?

Sep 19, 2024

10 Min Read

Deep Dive: How custom tools made the 2D photo mode of A Highland Song sing Deep Dive: How custom tools made the 2D photo mode of A Highland Song sing

byJoseph Humfrey

Sep 17, 2024

7 Min Read

Deep Dive: Refreshing the Crusader Kings III tutorial mode through optimized UX Deep Dive: Refreshing the Crusader Kings III tutorial mode through optimized UX

byValeska Martins, Ellinor Zetterman

Sep 12, 2024

13 Min Read

Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim

Aug 27, 2024

19 Min Read

Deep Dive: Behind the starkly stylish art direction of Bloodless Deep Dive: Behind the starkly stylish art direction of Bloodless

byAntônio Rivero

Aug 20, 2024

12 Min Read

Book Excerpt: Great Games Need Great Leaders Book Excerpt: Great Games Need Great Leaders

byMatthew John Dyet

Aug 15, 2024

22 Min Read

Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro

Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro

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byPhillip Johnson, Greg Tamargoand 3 more

Deep Dive: How GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release of Alpha Protocol

Deep Dive: How GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release of Alpha Protocol

byAdam Ziółkowski

Book Excerpt: Designing Games Meant for Sharing

Book Excerpt: Designing Games Meant for Sharing

byIoana-Iulia Cazacu

Deep Dive: Designing a new dwarf race in The Last Spell

Deep Dive: Designing a new dwarf race in The Last Spell

Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One

Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One

byPaul Roberts, Sarat Rallabandi

Postmortem: The journey of Inkbound through Early Access

Postmortem: The journey of Inkbound through Early Access

Key art for Fruitbus, showing animal characters in line for a colorful food truck

Deep Dive: Cooking up a palatable food prep experience in Fruitbus

Deep Dive: Cooking up a palatable food prep experience in Fruitbus

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

Deep Dive: Harnessing the power of player feedback with Dying Light 2

Deep Dive: Harnessing the power of player feedback with Dying Light 2

byTymon Smektała

Book Excerpt: Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game

Book Excerpt: Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game

byCarly Kocurek, Matthew Thomas Payne

Book Excerpt: Tabletop Game Accessibility: Meeple Centred Design

Book Excerpt: Tabletop Game Accessibility: Meeple Centred Design

Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency

Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency

byDenys Slipchuk, Yurii Dudnik

Deep Dive: Creating an asynchronous multiplayer in Solium Infernum

Deep Dive: Creating an asynchronous multiplayer in Solium Infernum

byAnthony Sweet

Deep Dive: Expanding accessibility for As Dusk Falls’ PlayStation port

Deep Dive: Expanding accessibility for As Dusk Falls’ PlayStation port

byAoife Gleeson, May Wong

Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition

Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition

byTracy Fullerton

Deep Dive: Conquering hardware hurdles to port Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Switch

Deep Dive: Conquering hardware hurdles to port Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Switch

byZhanna Goranskaya

Deep Dive: Cultivating the sprawling, ambient sound design of Garden Life

Deep Dive: Cultivating the sprawling, ambient sound design of Garden Life

byBenedict Sanderson

Deep Dive: How we got one million players to give a dam about Timberborn

Deep Dive: How we got one million players to give a dam about Timberborn

byMichal Amielanczyk

Deep Dive: Fleshing out the universe of Lunar Lander Beyond

Deep Dive: Fleshing out the universe of Lunar Lander Beyond

byAlvaro Martinez

Deep Dive: Player-centered narrative design in Slay the Princess

Deep Dive: Player-centered Narrative Design in Slay the Princess

byTony Howard-Arias

Deep Dive: Making a manual for every learning style with The Banished Vault

Deep Dive: Making a manual for every playstyle with The Banished Vault

pixel art haunted house with text

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives

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Finding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a Gun

Finding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a Gun

Deep Dive: Creating and fine tuning the save system of Shadow Gambit

Deep Dive: Creating and fine tuning the save system of Shadow Gambit

byPhilipp Wittershagen

A Year of Springs is about finding yourself in a world still learning to be kind

A Year of Springs is about finding yourself in a world still learning to be kind

Deep Dive: The art and science of creating weather in Slime Rancher 2

Deep Dive: The art and science of creating weather in Slime Rancher 2

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byDyala Kattan-Wright, Tess Danieland 1 more

Postmortem: American McGee's Alice

Postmortem: American McGee's Alice

Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2

Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2

byChris Casiano, Rick Luebbers

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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