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What Casino Games Can Teach Video Game Designers About Information Design

There are lots of crossovers between video game design and casino game design, and designers often use elements of the other to influence the design in their vertical. One of the m...

A solo developer not only drew this video game by hand, he also made all the music and sound effects with his own voice

"Haters will say I didn't make it all alone".

This tactical RPG channels a classic Sega series while putting its own spin on the retro-modern HD-2D aesthetic

How Aegis Force's dynamic camera tries to cater to two styles of tactical combat animations.

How to create a video game world using Blender and Photoshop

Cyril Yong Zhou outlines his approach to putting together stylised interactive environments.

Abu Dhabi University partners with Pearson on video game design degree

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has partnered with Pearson Education Limited to support its Bachelor of Arts in Video Game Design programme, with a focus on AI-enhanced learning and ind...

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Online casino studios hire artists and animators from the games industry

Character animation, motion graphics, sound design and mobile interface work are no longer confined to conventional video games. The same disciplines can appear in real-money gambl...

The Small Design Decisions That Make Games Feel Intuitive

Some of the best decisions in game design are the ones players barely notice. A health bar drops and you immediately understand that you’ve taken damage. An object changes appearan...

See how this point-and-click game environment was made for The Mermaid Mask

Catherine Unger shares some pro tips from her environment work on the new Detective Grimoire game.

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How thatgamecompany turned Van Gogh paintings into playable spaces

Yingxian Lu reveals how the brushstroke tech predated the story, and the letters shaped Sky's Dear Van Gogh season.

Dragon Quest's creator made a game with AI in 30 minutes, and it’s a bit of a wake-up call

Yuji Horii's experiment shows what's possible, but is it good?

Someone spent 45 days recreating Super Mario Bros level 1 pixel-by-pixel in free Godot Engine – and you can play it now

Go get your hit of nostalgia.

Behind the scenes of Witchspire's spellbinding artistry

Envar Studio's game director and concept artist reveal how they crafted the new game's vast open world.

Nightmare Operator is like Resident Evil 4 and Shin Megami Tensei had a PS1 baby, then taught it fighting-game mechanics

Nolan Joseph explains how DDDistortion uses modern tools to recreate a readable retro aesthetic.

"Everyone has a hundred bad games in them, and we did them really quickly": Adam Vian on the creation and evolution of D...

The creative director of SFB Games tells us about developing the studio’s style from Adobe Flash games to The Mermaid Mask.

When Is a New Slot Actually New? How Designers Remix Familiar Mechanics

Video game design has long worked by holding some things steady while changing others. Control systems survive because players already understand them, while core loops hang around...

Backgammon Game Design Needed

Design a game called backgammon the old English version where you can only stack 5 pieces. I want to call it “old English “ 5 high (Budget: £250 - £750 GBP, Jobs: Adobe Flash, Gam...

The Online Casinos Proving Good Game Design Starts with the Mechanics

Eye-catching graphics. Elaborate themes. A plethora of animations. Casino games might include all these elements, but they’re only part of the design. They’re not the most importan...

History of Gaming: From Early Arcades to Virtual Worlds

The history of gaming starts well before a console sat under the television. In 1961 and 1962, programmers at MIT developed Spacewar! for the PDP-1, an interactive computer that ty...

What Goes Into Designing a Soulslike?

Soulslike titles are on the rise following the success of Dark Souls, establishing its influence on modern action role-playing games and the video game industry itself. While they’...

The Secret to The RECON 26 Game: Adaptive Design

5 design tips for large scale games The post The Secret to The RECON 26 Game: Adaptive Design appeared first on Room Escape Artist.

This indie game about AI doesn't use gen-AI but features a lot of content from real people and creators

How Salix Games maximised its skillset for minimum budget with AI-themed narrative thriller Limerence.

The Professor Who Teaches Students to Read Games, Not Win Them

A love of the humanities, video game arcades, and journalism mark an unlikely path to the university classroom. But that was the route taken by Shim Ho-nam, now a professor at Chun...