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Creating Epic-Scale Games on an Indie Budget Creating Epic-Scale Games on an Indie Budget

Follow these tips and techniques to create an epic-scale game on an indie budget.

byGeorge Moromisato, Blogger

Sep 18, 2014

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Understanding Grounded Control Schemes Understanding Grounded Control Schemes

Sep 17, 2014

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When the Fun of Game Development Dies When the Fun of Game Development Dies

byWilliam Anderson

Sep 17, 2014

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Making Educational Games for the Younger You Making Educational Games for the Younger You

byNancy MacIntyre

Sep 17, 2014

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The formal systems of games The formal systems of games

byLennart Nacke

Sep 17, 2014

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IGF China 2014 reveals Main Competition and Student finalists IGF China 2014 reveals Main Competition and Student finalists

Sep 17, 2014

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Unity Pro now free to all PlayStation developers

Unity Pro now free to all PlayStation developers

byKris Graft, Contributor

Inclusivity vs Narrative Intent: a conversation with r/gaymers

Inclusivity vs Narrative Intent: a conversation with r/gaymers

byEthan Levy, Blogger

Procedural Generation: By Molecule or Mythology

Procedural Generation: By Molecule or Mythology

byTanya X. Short, Blogger

Branching Conversation Systems and the Working Writer, Part 3: Building a Conversation Tree

Branching Conversation Systems and the Working Writer, Part 3: Building a Conversation Tree

byAlexander Freed, Blogger

Keys to working with offsite writers

Keys to working with offsite writers

byTrisha Huang, Blogger

In defense of the Design Document

In defense of the Design Document

byEske Knudsen, Blogger

Mistranslated Worlds

Mistranslated Worlds

byRadek Koncewicz, Blogger

How to fix Destiny

How to fix Destiny

byAlex Nichiporchik, Blogger

How the Kim Kardashian Game Will Make $200m!

How the Kim Kardashian Game Will Make $200m!

byMatthew Warneford, Blogger

Why Make Games?

Why Make Games?

byTrent Polack, Blogger

Video: How Ubisoft modernized the gunplay of Splinter Cell

Video: How Ubisoft modernized the gunplay of Splinter Cell

Level Generation in a 2D Sidescrolling Platformer

Level Generation in a 2D Sidescrolling Platformer

byChris Hutchinson, Blogger

The Walking Dead: Let Gameplay Support the Story

The Walking Dead: Let Gameplay Support the Story

byMatt McLean, Blogger

Gamification: Pervasive User Centric Design

Gamification: Pervasive User Centric Design

byAndrzej Marczewski, Blogger

Tales of Terrachanics (Part 2)

Tales of Terrachanics (Part 2)

byGlen Cooney, Blogger

Real vs. Artificial achievements

Real vs. Artificial achievements

byDariusz Jagielski, Blogger

20 Fun Grid Facts (Hex Grids)

20 Fun Grid Facts (Hex Grids)

byHerman Tulleken, Blogger

2D games: Shoot photos to make better & cheaper art (Part 2)

2D games: Shoot photos to make better & cheaper art (Part 2)

byJunxue Li, Blogger

Lessons learned from the development of Divinity: Original Sin

Lessons learned from the development of Divinity: Original Sin

byAlex Wawro, Contributor

How I Killed the Joy of Video Games

How I Killed the Joy of Video Games

byThomas Henshell, Blogger

What to steal: From Destiny’s UI

What to steal: From Destiny’s UI

byMike Bithell, Blogger

Exploring an Artist's Journey from Film to Mobile

Exploring an Artist's Journey from Film to Mobile

byVincent Toscano, Blogger

Creating a Game Design Document: the Sooner, the Better

Creating a Game Design Document: the Sooner, the Better

byCorey Warning, Blogger

Quick Tips: Finding the Core Gameplay

Quick Tips: Finding the Core Gameplay

byMark Venturelli, Blogger

Merging character customization and level up in SQUIDS

Merging character customization and level up in SQUIDS

byEmeric Thoa, Blogger

Using PAX as a test bed: How Spry Fox updated its demo builds daily

Using PAX as a test bed: How Spry Fox updated its demo builds daily

byChristian Nutt, Contributor

Tales of Terrachanics (Part 1)

Tales of Terrachanics (Part 1)

byGlen Cooney, Blogger

KGD - Avoiding Design Traps in Game Mechanics

KGD - Avoiding Design Traps in Game Mechanics

byBrandon Kidwell, Blogger

MP Alternatives: Lessons from the Classics

MP Alternatives: Lessons from the Classics

byZack Wood, Blogger

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