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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep DivesGame Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives

This year, our deep dives and postmortems reflected not only the modern games that affect our current lives but also delved into game history and beyond.

byHolly Green
Dec 18, 2023
1 Min Read
The cast of Baldur's Gate 3 behind the words "Game Developer End of Year Round-Up."
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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: The best games of the yearGame Developer's best of 2023: The best games of the year
byDanielle Riendeau, Alissa McAloonand 4 more
Dec 18, 2023
1 Min Read
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Realtime rendering with OpenGL: a student's perspective (week seven)Realtime rendering with OpenGL: a student's perspective (week seven)
byJosh Church
Dec 18, 2023
1 Min Read
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7 lessons from my 7 early games7 lessons from my 7 early games
byMarcin Jóźwik
Dec 18, 2023
1 Min Read
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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Featured BlogsGame Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Featured Blogs
byHolly Green
Dec 15, 2023
1 Min Read
A fantasy landscape
Design
Not in Kansas Anymore: Crafting and Conveying Authentic Worldbuilding in GamesNot in Kansas Anymore: Crafting and Conveying Authentic Worldbuilding in Games
byMichel Sabbagh
Dec 15, 2023
1 Min Read
Design
Donut Dodo does arcade like the classic games did
Donut Dodo does arcade like the classic games did
Dec 14, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJohn Harris
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Design
Realtime Rendering With OpenGL – A Students Perspective (Week 10)
Realtime Rendering With OpenGL – A Students Perspective (Week 10)
Dec 14, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJosh Church
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Design
Realtime Rendering With OpenGL – A Students Perspective (Weeks 5 - 6)
Realtime Rendering With OpenGL (Week 4)
Dec 14, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJosh Church
Design
New Year, New GD: Inside Game Developer's new design
New Year, New GD: Inside Game Developer's new design
Dec 13, 2023
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1 Min Read
byAlissa McAloon
A player character from Lords of the Fallen stares down creatures in a dark fantasy world.
Design
Creating Lords of the Fallen's parallel world of Umbral
Creating Lords of the Fallen's parallel world of Umbral
Dec 12, 2023
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1 Min Read
byAlan Wen
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Design
Finding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a Gun
Finding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a Gun
Dec 12, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJoel Couture
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Design
Exploring the Unlikely Fusion of Word Games and Slots in Game Design
Exploring the Unlikely Fusion of Word Games and Slots in Game Design
Dec 11, 2023
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1 Min Read
byLeif Simonson
Design
Role Model: Emphasizing the "RP" in RPG
Role Model: Emphasizing the "RP" in RPG
Dec 11, 2023
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1 Min Read
byMichel Sabbagh
El Paso Elsewhere screenshot featuring a character in a dark, red doorway
Design
Phantom inspiration and the ethical auteur with Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Phantom inspiration and the ethical auteur with Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Dec 8, 2023
byDanielle Riendeau
Saga Anderson poring over clues in the Mind Place
Design
True Detective meets Hearthstone: Unlocking the metaphysical Mind Place of Alan Wake II
True Detective meets Hearthstone: Unlocking the metaphysical Mind Place of Alan Wake II
Dec 6, 2023
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1 Min Read
byChris Kerr
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Design
How Goblin Bet was born from a casino in hell
How Goblin Bet was born from a casino in hell
Dec 5, 2023
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byJohn Harris
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Design
Style Meters and Play Aesthetics in Death of a Wish
Style Meters and Play Aesthetics in Death of a Wish
Dec 5, 2023
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byKevin Wong
Design
The Art to Programming Conversation
The Art to Programming Conversation
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
byKenneth Harper
Design
Designing a New Sub-Genre
Designing a New Sub-Genre
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
byOmar Mohammed
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Design
The Krilling
The Krilling
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
byMichael Buzil
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Design
User testing UI on an ever-changing design
User testing UI on an ever-changing design
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
byMegan McMullen
Programming
Turning Bugs Into Features
Turning Bugs Into Features
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
byAlex Bognar
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Design
Lack of Communication is the True Team Killer
Lack of Communication is the True Team Killer
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJessanay Payton
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Design
Creating walls to see the player through
Creating walls to see the player through
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
bySage Lazzara
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Design
Managing Art when the Design is behind
Managing Art when the Design is behind
Dec 4, 2023
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1 Min Read
byNevaeh Swaim
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Design
Unity Particle Systems!
Unity Particle Systems!
Dec 4, 2023
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byTrevor Robbins
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Design
Implementing Gameplay Mechanics: Iterative Development and Design
Implementing Gameplay Mechanics: Iterative Development and Design
Dec 4, 2023
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Design
Ability for Other Abilities
Ability for Other Abilities
Dec 1, 2023
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1 Min Read
byBilly Moore
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Art
Custom UI bars in Unity (Using Sliders!)
Custom UI bars in Unity (Using Sliders!)
Dec 1, 2023
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1 Min Read
byDaniel Udelhoven
Design
Quick look at my first Point&Click adventure game
Quick look at my first Point&Click adventure game
Nov 29, 2023
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1 Min Read
byBulat Gaineev
Design
Navigating strategic tiles amid the rising waves of Land Above Sea Below
Navigating strategic tiles amid the rising waves of Land Above Sea Below
Nov 28, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJoel Couture
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Programming
Three Reasons why I love Orbitect: A retrospective.
Three Reasons why I love Orbitect: A retrospective.
Nov 27, 2023
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1 Min Read
byMatt Javanshir
Design
Illuminaria: The First Guatemalan Video Game on Nintendo Switch
Illuminaria: The First Guatemalan Video Game on Nintendo Switch
Nov 27, 2023
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1 Min Read
byAlhvi Balcárcel
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Design
My Journey to Video Game Development
My Journey to Video Game Development
Nov 27, 2023
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1 Min Read
byMicah Barga

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