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Shaders in Game Design: Origin, Design Types, and How to Create Your Own

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Overview What Are Shaders in Games? When you see the term 'shader' about a video game, it's a program used to render different pixels. Shaders in...

Deferred Rendering Is Here To Save The Day!

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What is Deferred Rendering? Deferred rendering is when rendering isn’t part of the first part of the animation pipeline, saving it instead for the very...

Board Game Design Tutorials and Start Guide

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You can probably picture it: a cold, dark night. A violent thunderstorm has taken out the power, and you and your friends are forced...

Special Effects Artist: Job Description and Career Roadmap

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SFX and VFX: What's the Difference? Purpose of Special Effects They are there to illustrate to the audience the creator's intention of creating a different world...

Make Your Own Green Screen

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You’ve probably heard the term ‘Green Screen’ quite a lot, and you’re probably somewhat familiar with what it is; a flat, green fabric placed...

Teaching Kids to Make Video Games: Start With Kid-Friendly Programming

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I will never forget the day that I saw my young cousin glued to his iPad, playing Angry Birds. We were on vacation and...

Isometric RPGs For A More Immersive Gaming Experience

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The 1990s were a great time for RPG computer games. Something that many had in common was that they shared one thing in common:...

What is an .io Game and How to Make One?

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What is an io game? .io is the Top-level domain for British Indian Ocean territory and also stands for input/output. This domain has gained popularity...

Intro to Multiplayer Games and How to Create Your Own

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We are reader-supported. Purchases made through links on our site may earn us a commission. Learn More. I will never forget when Halo 2 was...

What Makes Clicker Games Awesome

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I hate to suggest that our readers would be doing anything at school or work but what they are supposed to be doing, but...

Game Balance: Learn to Find the Right Odds

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I was playing an online match of Age of Empires II with a friend one night. We would choose our favorite civilizations: my friend...

5 Javascript Game Development Tutorials

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We are reader-supported. Purchases made through links on our site may earn us a commission. Learn More. Ever since 1995, JavaScript has been an essential...

World Machine: Terrain & Height Map Generator

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Create Terrain and Height Maps In 2007, I know I was not alone in being surprised and impressed by the way the first Mass Effect...

The Gamer’s Guide to Ambient Occlusion

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Introduction to Ambient Occlusion When you open your graphics menu and spot ambient occlusion, it can feel like a pop quiz you didn’t study for....

The Growth of Hyper Casual Games

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Hyper Casual Games 101 While it may not seem like it, Hyper Casual (HC), is a genre that’s starting to stand in its own right...

Learn How to Make a Game Engine

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Learning how to make a game engine means designing the core systems that make a game run. Including rendering, physics, input, and more. It’s a...

How to Create a Board Game, The Smart Way

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Back in 2008, a young man named Adam Poots was awaiting jury duty. Like most jury duty experiences, it was dragging through the day,...

13 Ways To Monetize Your Mobile Games

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I will be the first person to admit that I am addicted to Words with Friends. It really isn't healthy: I will stare at...

What is Game-Based Learning: Pros, Cons and How It Helps

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I remember days gone by at elementary school when we would all file into the computer lab. We would all get a computer and...

Game Icons: Guidelines and Designing Your Game Icon

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In a world of snap decisions, first impressions, and endless visual stimuli vying for our attention, there had to be a way for game...

How to Use Game Theory in Video Game Development

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How familiar are you with game theory? If you’ve never heard of it before, the term can be quite misleading. Game theory has no...

We Compiled A Mega-List of Tutorials in Game Design

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Designing Characters Character Design--Conceptualizing Tutorial This tutorial walks you through how one artist developed his concept for a “crossbow archer.” He starts with his idea, he...

How To Keep Gamers Engaged In Your Video Game

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We’ve all been there. Struggling to unwrap the cellophane casing, fingers not finding any purchase. Pulling again and again at the tape holding the box...

How to Write a Game Design Document

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What Is a Game Design Document? A Game Design Document is your master plan for making a game. It’s where you capture every key decision,...

In-Game Sizing & Scale: Consistent Character Sizing and More

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Have you ever seen a real-life giant? If you’re a long-time wrestling fan or an avid viewer of The Princess Bride, you probably know about...
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