Emotion in Game Design - A UX Perspective
Explore the scientific approach to emotion in game design and learn how to engage players through a UX mindset, enhancing player delight and overall gaming experience.
Jumpstarting Your Creativity - From Hobbyist to Professional
Discover how setting a specific goal can transform your project completion rate, boosting productivity and turning hobbies into professional endeavors.
Skill-Building Series - Pixel Art and Animation in the Hi-Bit Age
Explore techniques and best practices for pixel art and animation in modern games, including innovative tools and contemporary applications of this classic art style.
Physical Animation in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Explore how Respawn Entertainment blends physical simulation with authored animations to create high-fidelity character motion in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Taming the Chaos - Lessons in Project Management
Learn effective strategies for delivering successful games on time and within budget while maintaining team well-being. Gain insights into project management techniques for the game development industry.
Mining Your Own Design - Crafting the Crafting System in Astroneer
Explore how System Era Softworks enhanced Astroneer's crafting system by analyzing existing design, making extensive changes without destabilizing gameplay, and deepening player engagement.
Quad Mesh Simplification in Frostbite
Explore EA's procedural approach to generating quality level of detail for in-game models using Frostbite, enhancing visual fidelity and performance in game development.
Extreme SIMD - Optimized Collision Detection in Titanfall
Discover advanced SIMD techniques for optimizing collision detection, as demonstrated by Respawn Entertainment's success in doubling the speed of Titanfall's already efficient code.
Capturing Great Footage for Game Trailers
Learn professional techniques for capturing high-quality game footage to create compelling trailers from an experienced editor. Enhance your marketing skills and showcase your game effectively.
The Holy Grail of Multiplayer Level Design - Casual and Competitive Maps
Explore design processes for creating balanced multiplayer levels in team-based FPS games, focusing on both casual and competitive play in Paladins.
Deep Learning - Beyond the Hype
Explore neural networks and reinforcement learning for game AI development, with insights on their potential and practical applications in the gaming industry.
Expanding Animation and Design Capabilities in Post-Launch Battlefield 1
Explore how EA Dice enhanced Battlefield 1's animation systems post-launch, focusing on weapons and mounted soldiers to empower animators and designers with greater creative freedom.
Designing for Non-Linear Story Discovery in Tacoma
Explore Fullbright's approach to non-linear storytelling in game design, drawing insights from Tacoma's development and learning techniques to enhance player-driven narrative exploration.
Cloth Self Collision with Predictive Contacts
Innovative cloth simulation technique using predictive contacts for efficient self-collision detection, enabling large time steps in game development.
Set this Game in Order - Organizing Hundreds of Levels and Mechanics
Explore methods for organizing level designs and game mechanics, including spreadsheets, folder searches, and specialized tools, to efficiently manage complex game development projects.
Good Design Makes Happy Customers - A Microtransaction Design Primer
Explore effective microtransaction design strategies for games, drawing from experiences with Guild Wars 2 and MapleStory to create high-quality, customer-friendly monetization systems.
Finding Inspiration - Tools for When You're Stuck
Discover creative techniques and word games to overcome creative blocks and spark inspiration in game development, enhancing your ideation process and problem-solving skills.
Vehicle Feel Masterclass - Balancing Arcade Accessibility with Simulation Depth
Explore principles for designing engaging video game vehicles, balancing accessibility and depth for racecars, X-Wings, and more in this insightful talk by Criterion Games' Matthew Harris.
The Mechanics of Explosive Growth
Dissecting Roblox's explosive growth and sharing valuable lessons for companies aiming to achieve rapid expansion in the gaming industry.
Robocalypse Now - Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in Counter-Strike - Global Offensive
Explore Valve's innovative use of Deep Learning to detect and prevent cheating in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, revolutionizing game integrity and fair play.
Inertialization - High-Performance Animation Transitions in Gears of War
Explore a cutting-edge animation transition technique developed for Gears of War 4, enhancing performance and visual quality in game character movements.