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Book Excerpt: World Design for 2D Action-AdventuresBook Excerpt: World Design for 2D Action-Adventures

'Blending theory and practical analysis, this book shows how principles of game and level design are applied in some of your favorite 2D action-adventure games.'

byChristopher Totten, Adrian Sandoval
Jan 9, 2025
50 Min Read
Sweeping environmental details of Pandora
Audio
Deep Dive: Sound design for the living world in Avatar: Frontiers of PandoraDeep Dive: Sound design for the living world in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
bySylvain Livenais
Jan 6, 2025
17 Min Read
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Design
Postmortem: The singular design of Namco's Katamari Damacy (2004)Postmortem: The singular design of Namco's Katamari Damacy (2004)
byKeita Takahashi
Dec 20, 2024
16 Min Read
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Business
Book Excerpt: Running a Successful Live Service GameBook Excerpt: Running a Successful Live Service Game
byVolodymyr Dubrovskyi, Sergei Vasiuk
Dec 17, 2024
12 Min Read
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Programming
Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2
byJohn Wigg
Dec 12, 2024
11 Min Read
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Production
Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)
byMarc Flury, Kasson Crookerand 3 more
Nov 21, 2024
24 Min Read
Design
Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop
Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop
Nov 19, 2024
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24 Slides
byEthan Ham
Design
Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access
Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access
Nov 14, 2024
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17 Min Read
byMike Connor
Art
Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball
Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball
Nov 12, 2024
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9 Min Read
byGregory Lobanov, Blogger
Design
Deep Dive: Masterminding the fluid movement system behind Echo Point Nova
Deep Dive: Masterminding the fluid movement system behind Echo Point Nova
Oct 29, 2024
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7 Min Read
byMatt Larrabee
Design
Classic Postmortem: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)
Classic Postmortem: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)
Oct 25, 2024
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23 Min Read
byKevin Bruner
Design
Classic Postmortem: NanaOnSha's Haunt (2012)
Classic Postmortem: NanaOnSha's Haunt (2012)
Oct 24, 2024
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23 Min Read
byDewi Tanner
Production
Postmortem: Bringing The Cycle: Frontier to Unreal Editor for Fortnite
Postmortem: Bringing The Cycle: Frontier to Unreal Editor for Fortnite
Oct 22, 2024
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8 Min Read
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byAlexandra Norman, Michał Lorczak and 1 more
Design
Deep Dive: Creating a multi-layered game world in Tenet of the Spark
Deep Dive: Creating a multi-layered game world in Tenet of the Spark
Oct 15, 2024
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9 Min Read
byArtem Shcherbakov
Design
Book Excerpt: Game Economy Design: Metagame, Monetization and Live Operations
Book Excerpt: Game Economy Design: Metagame, Monetization and Live Operations
Oct 10, 2024
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29 Min Read
byCharlie Czerkawski
Design
Deep Dive: Developing a rating system and making juicy TV in The Crush House
Deep Dive: Developing a rating system and making juicy TV in The Crush House
Sep 19, 2024
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10 Min Read
byFinn Carney
Design
Deep Dive: How custom tools made the 2D photo mode of A Highland Song sing
Deep Dive: How custom tools made the 2D photo mode of A Highland Song sing
Sep 17, 2024
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7 Min Read
byJoseph Humfrey, Blogger
Design
Deep Dive: Refreshing the Crusader Kings III tutorial mode through optimized UX
Deep Dive: Refreshing the Crusader Kings III tutorial mode through optimized UX
Sep 12, 2024
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13 Min Read
byValeska Martins, Ellinor Zetterman
Design
Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim
Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim
Aug 27, 2024
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19 Min Read
byKelsey Lewin
Art
Deep Dive: Behind the starkly stylish art direction of Bloodless
Deep Dive: Behind the starkly stylish art direction of Bloodless
Aug 20, 2024
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12 Min Read
byAntônio Rivero
Production
Book Excerpt: Great Games Need Great Leaders
Book Excerpt: Great Games Need Great Leaders
Aug 15, 2024
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22 Min Read
byMatthew John Dyet
Programming
Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro
Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro
Aug 13, 2024
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8 Min Read
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byPhillip Johnson, Greg Tamargoand 3 more
Design
Deep Dive: How GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release of Alpha Protocol
Deep Dive: How GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release of Alpha Protocol
Jul 16, 2024
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6 Min Read
byAdam Ziółkowski
Design
Book Excerpt: Designing Games Meant for Sharing
Book Excerpt: Designing Games Meant for Sharing
Jul 9, 2024
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25 Min Read
byIoana-Iulia Cazacu
Design
Deep Dive: Designing a new dwarf race in The Last Spell
Deep Dive: Designing a new dwarf race in The Last Spell
Jun 27, 2024
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10 Min Read
byRobin Fau
Programming
Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One
Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One
Jun 18, 2024
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16 Min Read
byPaul Roberts, Sarat Rallabandi
Production
Postmortem: The journey of Inkbound through Early Access
Postmortem: The journey of Inkbound through Early Access
Jun 11, 2024
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10 Min Read
byMark Cooke, Blogger
Key art for Fruitbus, showing animal characters in line for a colorful food truck
Programming
Deep Dive: Cooking up a palatable food prep experience in Fruitbus
Deep Dive: Cooking up a palatable food prep experience in Fruitbus
Jun 4, 2024
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10 Min Read
byDennis Foose
Art
Deep Dive: How the animation of Little Kitty, Big City rejects realism to achieve authenticity
Deep Dive: How the animation of Little Kitty, Big City rejects realism to achieve authenticity
May 30, 2024
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11 Min Read
byMicah Breitweiser
Production
Deep Dive: Harnessing the power of player feedback with Dying Light 2
Deep Dive: Harnessing the power of player feedback with Dying Light 2
May 24, 2024
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7 Min Read
byTymon Smektała
Design
Book Excerpt: Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game
Book Excerpt: Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game
May 16, 2024
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15 Min Read
byCarly Kocurek, Matthew Thomas Payne
Design
Book Excerpt: Tabletop Game Accessibility: Meeple Centred Design
Book Excerpt: Tabletop Game Accessibility: Meeple Centred Design
May 9, 2024
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5 Min Read
Programming
Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency
Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency
May 7, 2024
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6 Min Read
byDenys Slipchuk, Yurii Dudnik
Design
Deep Dive: Creating an asynchronous multiplayer in Solium Infernum
Deep Dive: Creating an asynchronous multiplayer in Solium Infernum
Apr 30, 2024
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10 Min Read
byAnthony Sweet
Design
Deep Dive: Expanding accessibility for As Dusk Falls’ PlayStation port
Deep Dive: Expanding accessibility for As Dusk Falls’ PlayStation port
Apr 23, 2024
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12 Min Read
byAoife Gleeson, May Wong

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