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Simon Jones, Rémi Verschelde, and Juan Linietsky, three men, smile for the camera.
Programming
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byBryant Francis
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Creating a Spatial Query SystemCreating a Spatial Query System
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A character in Monster Hunter Wilds holds a porkchop over their head.
Production
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byBryant Francis
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Design
Call for Submissions: Let's talk about photography gamesCall for submissions: Let's talk about photography games
byHolly Green
Aug 19, 2024
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Key art for Vampire Survivors. A classic pale vampire glowers in front of a blood-red moon.
Design
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byBryant Francis
Aug 14, 2024
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Programming
Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision ProDeep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro
byPhillip Johnson, Greg Tamargoand 3 more
Aug 13, 2024
8 Min Read
A very bad goose
Design
Upcoming ACMI interactive exhibition welcomes back a horrible goose
Upcoming ACMI interactive exhibition welcomes back a horrible goose
Jul 19, 2024
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1 Min Read
byChris Kerr
Two players and their flocks soar across a glade
Design
Better together: Making sense of the frenetic floating fleets in Flock
Better together: Making sense of the frenetic floating fleets in Flock
Jul 16, 2024
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6 Min Read
byChris Kerr
Programming
Deep dive: The design and implementation of object pools
Deep dive: The design and implementation of object pools
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byHerman Tulleken
Programming
How to Implement AI Workflows that Your Artists Will Actually Want to Use
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Jun 20, 2024
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6 Min Read
byKent Keirsey
Programming
The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development
The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development
Jun 18, 2024
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5 Min Read
byJulian Togelius
Programming
Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One
Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One
Jun 18, 2024
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16 Min Read
byPaul Roberts, Sarat Rallabandi
P-body and Atlas in Valve's Portal 2.
Business
Valve drops Mac support for Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, other titles
Valve drops Mac support for Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, other titles
Jun 17, 2024
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Programming
How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles
How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles
Jun 13, 2024
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17 Min Read
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byKostyantyn Oleschenko, Olexandr Makeevand 1 more
Astro Bot strikes a pose with a dog on his back.
Design
Astro Bot makes the tech demo mascot into leading bot material
Astro Bot makes the tech demo mascot into leading bot material
Jun 12, 2024
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5 Min Read
byGeorge Yang
Programming
Finding a New Balance Between AI and Beneficial Bugs
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Jun 12, 2024
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7 Min Read
byMiruna Vozaru
Key art for Fruitbus, showing animal characters in line for a colorful food truck
Programming
Deep Dive: Cooking up a palatable food prep experience in Fruitbus
Deep Dive: Cooking up a palatable food prep experience in Fruitbus
Jun 4, 2024
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10 Min Read
byDennis Foose
a view of city buildings at night
Programming
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
May 29, 2024
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6 Min Read
byRaphael Benros
A tall ship fires a cannon in Besiege.
PC
Why some games can't work well on Steam Deck
Why some games can't work well on Steam Deck
May 28, 2024
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2 Min Read
byBryant Francis
A player-made boat paddles through the ocean in Besiege.
PC
Besiege developers say DLC model made extensive water physics possible
Besiege developers say DLC model made extensive water physics possible
May 28, 2024
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis
A robotic four-armed Queen glares at the camera.
Audio
Stellaris' new AI characters are powered by AI voices
Stellaris' new AI characters are powered by AI voices
May 14, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Screenshot of a herd of cats in Mewgenics.
Production
Watch what happens when devs turn their games up to 1,000
Watch what happens when devs turn their games up to 1,000
May 10, 2024
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1 Min Read
byJustin Carter
Programming
Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency
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May 7, 2024
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6 Min Read
byDenys Slipchuk, Yurii Dudnik
Two people coding on their laptops in a booth
Programming
What is game programming and how do you become a game programmer?
What is game programming and how do you become a game programmer?
May 2, 2024
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9 Min Read
byGame Developer
Unity 6 logo on a dark background
Programming
What to do about Game Engines with Rez Graham and Bryant Francis: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 42
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Apr 30, 2024
Programming
Deep Dive: Conquering hardware hurdles to port Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Switch
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Apr 16, 2024
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6 Min Read
byZhanna Goranskaya
Programming
Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games
Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games
Apr 5, 2024
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16 Min Read
byHannah George
Zelda holds the Master Sword.
Audio
Did you know Tears of the Kingdom has 'a physics engine for sound'?
Did you know Tears of the Kingdom has 'a physics engine for sound'?
Apr 4, 2024
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12 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Link rides a glider in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Programming
How Nintendo did the impossible with Tears of the Kingdom's physics system
How Nintendo did the impossible with Tears of the Kingdom's physics system
Apr 3, 2024
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10 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Link draws his bow while leaping in the air.
Design
Player 'stunts' in Breath of the Wild gave Nintendo 'confidence' to push boundaries in Tears of the Kingdom
Player 'stunts' in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gave Nintendo "confidence" to push boundaries in Tears of the Kingdom
Apr 3, 2024
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Programming
ChipWits, the game that taught a generation how to code, is back
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Apr 2, 2024
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24 Min Read
byJohn Harris
The logo for Unity 6.
Programming
Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development
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Apr 2, 2024
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3 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Jordan Mechner at the GDC podium
Design
Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home
Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home
Mar 29, 2024
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6 Min Read
byImran Khan
A screenshot from Final Fantasy XVI. A young man stands next to a Chocobo.
Programming
Square Enix is testing AI-driven fictional language generation
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Mar 29, 2024
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5 Min Read
byBryant Francis
Two characters walk together against a night sky
Design
IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more
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Mar 29, 2024
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byDanielle Riendeau

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