Choosing a game engine is one of the most important decisions in game development. The right engine can speed up production, simplify deployment, and support the project’s creative goals. The wrong ...

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How many of us, JRPG fans, have put a game aside, gone to take care of life, came back months later, and just started thinking, "What the hell was I doing here again?" Both in terms of gameplay and ...

Pet projects are an excellent way for developers to learn new skills and technologies and to test fresh concepts and approaches. Companies can benefit too. Call them pet projects, side projects, or ...

The video game industry is now bigger than it has ever been before, with more and more young people interested in developing their very own video games –- and rightly so. After all, game development ...

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Many years ago, I conducted a small experiment on persuasion for a graduate school class. I went to a grocery store with a friend, and we found products to rave about out loud while pretending to be ...

Creating games for VR could sound like quite a complex area, especially for someone building for web or mobile. While this is partially true, since we are entering an era of new types of devices, I ...