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Game Dev Digest Issue #103 - Making Things Better
Game Dev Digest Issue #103 - Making Things Better. The latest from the free weekly Unity3d/gamedev newsletter.
July 19, 2021
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Diegetic sound and music for the video game composer (GDC 2021)
Composer Winifred Phillips shares insights into her process composing music for two Sumo Digital games featured in her GDC 2021 lecture, "From Spyder to Sackboy: A Big Adventure in Interactive Music." Topics supplement the content of the upcoming lecture.
July 14, 2021
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Road 96: The narrative system, history of the development and inspirations
Interview with Yoan Fanise, veteran game developer and co-founder at DigixArt, the studio behind the upcoming procedural narrative survival game Road 96. I wanted to understand more about his work philosophy, Road 96, the team and motivations behind it.
July 14, 2021
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The BI Iceberg: A Key to Mobile Game Success
Drowning in the data lake? Get insights into Square Enix Montréal’s BI team and processes, and how they help our teams successfully develop, launch, and operate games.
July 14, 2021
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Legends of Runeterra #1: A dive into the CCG market
First of a trilogy of articles that break down Legends of Runeterra, the CCG by Riot Games, released in April 2020.
July 14, 2021
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Game discovery: where do short/niche games fit? 2
How can games that don’t hew to today’s discoverability ideals actually get alone and do well in the market? Maybe we need a new business model for this...
July 13, 2021
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Getting excellent voice acting into your indie game - part 3
Once voice actors are auditioning for parts, don't be swayed by the headshots. There are so many pitfalls to cover in part 3. Make solid choices, and maybe, just maybe... your game will shine.
July 12, 2021
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(UX Design)Balancing information and its expressiveness - Analysis of UI Information Presentation of Games
The information level of game UI interface is important for users to get effective information. It reflects the logical structure of information presentation in the game interface.
July 9, 2021
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Game Dev Digest Issue #102 - Bigger, Stronger, Faster Performance
Game Dev Digest Issue #102 - Bigger, Stronger, Faster Performance. The latest from the free weekly Unity3d/gamedev newsletter.
July 9, 2021
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Technical Breakdown: You Will Be Found
At the beginning of July 2021 I released a short, fast-paced and semi-online game called You Will Be Found. In this article I provide a technical breakdown of some key systems: client-server link; client and server side balancing; and, the visual effects.
July 9, 2021
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Are these really the 'ugly truths' for indie publishers? 2
A look at some controversial views on indie publishers, the latest public contract in the game publisher space, and lots more besides.
July 9, 2021
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Texture Compression in Unity: Recover Some Juicy Bytes
In this blog post, you’ll learn what texture compression is, why it is important for your project and how to apply it to improve your GPU and memory performance.
July 8, 2021