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Ghost of Tsushima Design Analysis
Design analysis excerpt from my video review of Ghost of Tsushima, focusing on combat, stealth, open-world design.
Feb. 28, 2022
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Are the users of your game's direct competitors your core players?
Developers hope to, in the whole life cycle of our game, identify the core player group, who would like to try it and be willing to invest their time and energy in it. But are the users of your game's direct competitors your core players?
Feb. 26, 2022
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Empowering Game Analytics insights with A.I.
A revolutionary way of visualizing and understanding your data.
Feb. 26, 2022
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Why your company needs a brand book to save time and face
Why you need a brand book and how to motivate yourself to make one.
Feb. 25, 2022
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Accessibility Heuristics and Evaluation Criteria for Mobile Games
This research article delves into the most up-to-date design guidelines and evaluation criteria applied to mobile game accessibility, while presenting a relevant and comprehensive guide to building better accessible mobile games.
Feb. 25, 2022
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Analyzing the AI of Super Mario 64
Over 25 years later, what can we learn from digging through the Mario 64 source code?
Feb. 24, 2022
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How 'hook' made With You stand out as a free Steam game
It's not all about $$$, you know.
Feb. 22, 2022
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The fundamental obstacle to Netflix's games strategy is one of its own making
This opinion piece examines whether Netflix’s expansion into games will encounter similar challenges to Spotify’s video strategy, by analyzing data from Omdia and its research partners about the performance of the streaming video giant’s interactive video titles and mobile games.
Feb. 22, 2022
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Making Games Around The World: Guatemala
What it is like being a game dev in Guatemala?
Feb. 21, 2022
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10 Tips for Writing Better Mobile Game Dialogue
10 Tips for Writing Better Mobile Game Dialogue... but feel free to apply them to any kind of game dialogue. Brought to you by someone who's spent 16 years writing and thinking about impactful game dialogue.
Feb. 18, 2022
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Pitching to game publishers: lessons from an in-progress deal
Some nice transparency from the Gremlins Inc. 2 devs.
Feb. 17, 2022
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Prototyping Dialogue with Google Text-to-Speech
Prototyping scenes that rely on recorded voices is a challenging and time-consuming task. That's why we've automated the process using Google Text-to-Speech.
Feb. 17, 2022