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WebGL matures into a commercial-ready technology
This article discusses how and why our WebGL version of Heroes of Paragon was a commercial success.
March 24, 2016
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Passion is not enough!
This article describes the importance of passion in our work and why it is too often overrated trait of game development people and businesses.
March 24, 2016
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The 10 best indie game trailers of Q1 2016
M. Joshua showcases the best trailer work in indie games from the first quarter of 2016.
March 24, 2016
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Virtual Reality Tips for Engineers and Developers
Let's look on VR tech like on the first iPhone generation or even prototypes stage. Just unleash Your imagination can You tell what can be achieved with 2nd, 3rd or 7th generations of VR/AR/MR?
March 24, 2016
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SOMA - 6 Months Later
A summary of how the sci-fi horror game SOMA has performed the first 6 months since release.
March 24, 2016
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Ariel's Hierarchy of Creative Needs
You know how Maslow has that great Hierarchy of Needs pyramid? Let's try one for creative people.
March 23, 2016
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From AppStore Reject to AppStore Featured
Today marks the first year since Kill the Plumber was conceptualized and here are the steps I took to market the game from development to release on 3 different stores.
March 22, 2016
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From Total War to Assassin's Creed: Music from my GDC Talk
This article expands on content from the GDC talk, "From Total War to Assassin's Creed: Music for Mobile Games." The talk explored the role of music in portable games. Included: additional discussion & full length streaming tracks for illustration.
March 22, 2016
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Revealing your game can be a nightmare - an emotional postmortem of Book of Demons announcement
11 days ago we unveiled Book of Demons to the world. The reveal was an emotional rollercoaster for our whole team, so I decided to share some of my thoughts on what went good and what went bad with the most important reveal in the history of our studio.
March 22, 2016
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5 Tips for Teaching Game Design to Non-Gamers
Tips for guiding those non-gamers in your life through the rocky shores of game design.
March 21, 2016
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@Play 85: A Talk with Digital Eel, Makers of the Infinite Space Games
I converse with the makers of Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space and their new Sea of Stars: Infinite Space III, about the games, about design, about their history, randomness, and their friend Phosphorus.
March 21, 2016
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5 reports that will be useful for every project
We compiled a selection of the five most important analytics reports that are necessary for every marketer, analyst, or project manager.
March 21, 2016