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How ‘Lies of P’ Music Was Made
When creating the music for Lies of P, I focused on balancing the musical elements to not be overly flashy or excessively dull. Instead, I delicately crafted the music to allow players to navigate subtle emotional nuances effectively.
Dec. 8, 2023
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Curves in Games: The Art of Bezier Curves
Bezier curves are one of the most important concepts in computer graphics, known for their flexibility and precision in representing curves.
Dec. 5, 2023
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Designing a New Sub-Genre
When designing our game, I had to figure out what made an excellent escort tower defense game.
Dec. 5, 2023
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A Guide to Choosing Age-Appropriate Games: Tools for Informed Decisions by Parents
Ratings are designed to give a snapshot of age appropriateness and what to expect so parents can make informed decisions.
Dec. 1, 2023
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Creating a Scalable Framework for Puzzle Levels
From the beginning this project wasn't just about the final product. I wanted to learn better practices for scalable and maintainable code.
Nov. 30, 2023
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Orbitect, Spreadsheets, and JSON
How we streamlined configuration management in Orbitect.
Nov. 28, 2023
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Audio Implementation Practices to Ease Development Stress
Every game has so many audio assets and so little time to program them before launch. But that's where a smart technical sound design approach can mean the difference between a total development nightmare or a dream come true.
Nov. 28, 2023
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The VR Industry Can Learn from Filmmaking to Portray Immersion
With the Quest 3 and Apple’s Vision Pro, virtual reality is poised to grow… but only if we can sell what it means to feel immersed inside a world or story.
Nov. 28, 2023
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Kinetics and the 12 Tone Approach (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)
This article examines the utility of kinetic and chromatic unpredictability in the game music of Jurassic World Primal Ops (from Winifred Phillips’ highly-rated GDC 2023 lecture, “Chaos Theory in Game Music.”)
Nov. 28, 2023
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The Sam Altman saga casts a shadow on "ethical" AI
We shouldn't just let developers claim they're making generative AI "ethically" without scrutiny.
Nov. 23, 2023
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Don't Take the Magic Circle So Seriously - Have Some Fun With It, Instead
I don't think that immersion is as crucial as the reification of The Magic Circle in design circles makes it sound.
Nov. 11, 2023
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Pillars of Making A 5X5 VR Multiplayer Hero Shooter Game and a Strong Community - The Journey of X8
This blog discusses the pillars that have defined X8’s path to launch.
Nov. 8, 2023