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VR game discovery, Reddit, trailers & more
Is the market finally improving for VR? And lots more...
Sept. 16, 2021
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What I learned from a 14-year passion project
It was October 9th, 2007 - I was in my first Intro to Game Design class in college when I got a call from my aunt that my mother had passed away after a four-year battle with cancer. It was time to make a game to honor her life and memory...
Sept. 16, 2021
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Narrative technologies for immersive educational games
Today a person has to face and adapt to new, constantly changing forms of dialogue. This is evidenced by the growing interest in computer technologies and attempts to apply them in various fields.
Sept. 16, 2021
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Horizontal Resequencing and Dynamic Transitions for Game Music Composers (From Spyder to Sackboy: GDC 2021)
The 2nd installment of a 6-part series. Composer Winifred Phillips shares content from her GDC 2021 talk, "From Spyder to Sackboy: A Big Adventure in Interactive Music." This article explores more complex deployments of the horizontal resequencing model.
Sept. 15, 2021
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Contract Killers: What developers should eliminate from their publishing agreement - Part 6
Part 6 in a series looking at games publishing contracts, and providing devs with some quick fixes that they can use to improve the agreement with their publisher.
Sept. 15, 2021
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Failures in photogrammetry
Discusses the use of Agisoft Metashape software (formerly PhotoScan) for photogrammetry and visual experimentation.
Sept. 15, 2021
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Game monetization, the promise of play-and-earn, and harmonizing incentives
Play-and-earn is a promising new monetization model that can harmonize the incentives between developers, players and investors. Let's establish a framework for understanding that type of monetization. This is the first in a series.
Sept. 15, 2021
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Horizontal resequencing and dynamic transitions for game music composers
The 2nd instalment of a 6-part series. Composer Winifred Phillips shares content from her GDC 2021 talk, "From Spyder to Sackboy: A Big Adventure in Interactive Music." This article explores more complex deployments of the horizontal resequencing model.
Sept. 15, 2021
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Apple & Epic: The state of intervention
Apple vs Epic is now decided. Not a monopoly but with their payments system seen as anti-competitive, things will have to change. Is that good for developers?
Sept. 14, 2021
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PAX10 during the pandemic - Our data and experience
How did the pandemic impact developers who chose to showcase at PAX West 2021? Learn how our showcase data compares to our 2020 PAX East exhibit.
Sept. 14, 2021
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Epic vs. Apple - what does the verdict REALLY mean?
There’s been plenty of 'hot takes' on its ramifications being delivered regularly throughout the weekend. And even now, I’m not sure what it really means. So that’s what we’re going to talk about!
Sept. 14, 2021
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User research: How do players in competitive games socialize?
Generally, in MMO, SLG and other types of games, the social relationship between players is extensive and deep, and we can even say that it is social activities that allows many MMO games to stay in market for a long period.
Sept. 14, 2021