Game Development Essentials

11/05/2024

Using PlayStation 5 launch title Astro’s Playroom as a case study, machine learning researchers at Sony’s Game Service R&D department gave a talk at CEDEC in Japan about how they’ve integrated AI into the QA process.
– GamesIndustry.biz’s Alicia Haddick

During a talk given at the recent CEDEC event in Yokohama, Japan, development leads within Sony discussed their recent …

10/31/2024

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10/30/2024

Daniel James (Three Rings co-founder/game designer and GGFolks co-founder) explains the multiple responsibilities of game designers in Chapter 11 - Production & Management: Developing the Process (p. 380) of Game Development Essentials: An Introduction.

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10/24/2024

The Halo franchise’s move from the custom Slipspace engine to Unreal Engine 5 is looking like the right decision – not only based on footage Halo Studio has shared, but also due to a variety of benefits such as the engine’s scalable renderer. UE5’s Lumen and Nanite should address some of Slipspace’s limitations – and bringing contract workers into the development environment will run more smoothly, since most are already farmiliar with UE5.
– Digital Foundry’s John Linneman (with additional contributions by Alex Battaglia) on Eurogamer

Halo is moving across to Unreal Engine 5 - here's the Digital Foundry perspective.

10/22/2024

In a keynote speech at GamedevDays in Austria, Nathalie Lawhead shared their background developing software that encourages creative expression. Starting with small, playful tools that others enjoyed, Lawhead realized the significance of accessible tools that could empower users to explore their creativity.
– Game Developer

On the positive feedback loop that happens when you make a tool.

10/17/2024

In an increasingly crowded market, how can aspiring get started? Jeannie Novak offers a clear roadmap in Game Development Essentials: An Introduction.

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Jeannie Novak
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Jeannie Lee Novak • Musician, Author, Entrepreneur

10/16/2024

GamesIndustry.biz's Marie Dealessandri sat down with Paradox Interactive CEO Mattias Lilja to discuss how the company’s culture has evolved in the wake of project delays, decreased profits, and the cancellation of sim Life By You.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-paradox-weathered-delays-developer-splits-and-life-by-yous-cancellation

Paradox Interactive has gone through a rough patch over the past year.

10/10/2024

Dreamhaven aims to help connect and flourish. GamesIndustry.biz's James Batchelor speaks with co-founders Mike Morhaime and Paul Della Bitta, plus FuzzyBot CEO Tatyana Dyshlova.

In 2020, Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime co-created Dreamhaven, a new developer and publisher with two internal studi…

10/09/2024

How do sound designers help create unique, immersive experiences for ? Aaron Marks weighs in on p. 315 of Chapter 9 - Audio: Creating the Atmosphere.

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Jeannie Lee Novak • Musician, Author, Entrepreneur
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10/03/2024

How long have you been sitting on that idea? Learn how to make it a reality with Game Development Essentials: An Introduction.

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Jeannie Lee Novak • Musician, Author, Entrepreneur

10/01/2024

How do AAA titles create so much NPC-to-NPC dialogue? Game Developer’s Randen Banuelos breaks it down, using Grand Theft Auto V as an example:

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/breaking-down-gta-v-s-pedestrian-dialogue-system-an-analysis-with-speculative-examples

Grand Theft Auto 5's ambient pedestrian dialogue system makes its game world feel alive, and this article breaks down the basics of how it works.

09/26/2024

What do game industry veterans wish they had known when they started? Find out in Game Development Essentials: An Introduction.

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We’d also like to give a to Adam Godoi for his graphic design work on the cover!

Jeannie Novak
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Jeannie Lee Novak • Musician, Author, Entrepreneur

09/25/2024

In The Operator, players act as lab techs and analysts to solve crimes. Game Developer's Joel Couture interviews creator Bastien Giaferri:

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-operator-is-a-crime-solving-game-delivered-entirely-with-ui

Developer Bastien Giafferi talks about the thought process behind designing interfaces for analysis tools and databases, and how the story beats shape in-game systems.

09/18/2024

In the best games, story is told through gameplay. Lauren Stone elaborates on p. 228 of Chapter 6 – Gameplay: Creating the Experience.

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Jeannie Lee Novak • Musician, Author, Entrepreneur

09/18/2024

Ready to learn on your portable reading device? The 4th edition of Game Development Essentials: An Introduction is available on the Kindle store. Click on the Amazon link here to check it out:

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Jeannie Lee Novak • Musician, Author, Entrepreneur

09/12/2024

Upcoming Dungeon Crawler King of Meat will include a Create Mode. Glowmade co-founder Jonny Hopper explains how they made the creator tools as intuitive as possible.
– Game Developer’s Andrew Kerr

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/-it-s-got-to-be-hard-to-make-something-bad-how-glowmade-is-building-ugc-tools-in-king-of-meat

09/04/2024

The path to success is simpler than you think. Discover yours with Game Development Essentials: An Introduction – and learn some fascinating along the way.

Check out the 4th edition here:
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We’d also like to give a to Adam Godoi for his graphic design work on the cover!

Jeannie Novak
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Jeannie Lee Novak • Musician, Author, Entrepreneur

09/02/2024

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