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Overworld Overload: An Analysis of Link to the Past’s Light World, Part 1
A player's look at the overworld of Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, all the while asking the question, could we procedurally generate something (even close to) this good today?
April 19, 2016
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Learning Basic Fluency In Dark Souls 3's Cemetery of Ash
A level design deep dive on why Dark Souls 3's Cemetery of Ash serves as an expertly-designed tutorial that can push newcomers to their first major victory within the first hour of play.
April 19, 2016
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My Game (In One Long Sentence)
You don't know how to summarize your game idea? Well, here's a somewhat wicked method for you.
April 19, 2016
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How to Leverage Custom Shaders in Computer Game Development
As a powerful technique of adding visual punch to a game, shading is quite popular among computer game developers. This article highlights when and how using a custom shader could make a telling difference in pumping up the game imagery, and when not.
April 19, 2016
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Making Good-sounding Audio for Mobile Games
Mobile games have to have a different approach to sound design to actually make sure the player can hear the full range of your sounds. Here's a guide to making good-sounding audio for mobile games.
April 19, 2016
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YouTubers' contacts list for Game Developers
Do you want to get your game on YouTube, but don't know the right people or don't know how to get in touch with them? Here's a list of over 1400 accounts which should be a good starting point for any game developer in the world.
April 19, 2016
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Self-publishing? Evaluate these three factors before deciding
One of the main decisions in any game project is the decision on whether to publish the game by ourselves (self-publish), or use an established publisher. In this article, I try to summarize three factors to consider when making that decision.
April 19, 2016
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Customer Experience - Voice of the Player
In the mobile gaming industry, the necessity for fast and efficient help for your customers becomes an ever escalating task. This article looks into addressing areas that can assist in reaching your Customer Experience benchmarks.
April 18, 2016
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Games 4[Diversity] Jam - A critical review
A critical review of the Games 4[Diversity] Jam. Aiming to improve jams with a purpose.
April 18, 2016
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A VR Primer, via Prototype: Building Bouncing Babies VR in 72 hours
In preparation for this weekend's NYC VR Jam (and Ludum Dare), I cooked up a quick prototype that hit on several core VR game design issues. Here's what I learned building Bouncing Babies VR.
April 18, 2016
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Getting Started Creating Editor Extensions in Unity
Editor Extensions are a great way to create your own custom tools, which can be used to greatly increase productivity. I will show you how to create your own Custom Inspector, Custom Window, how to keep the data persistent and loads more!
April 18, 2016
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How To Organize An Eye-Catching Portfolio
What you need to know to create an astonishing portfolio.
April 18, 2016