To Brand or Not to Brand Your Next Video Game
Adding a famous brand like Harry Potter could be just the thing for Niantic’s next game, coming on the heels of Pokémon Go. But sometimes it results in oversaturation and consumer exhaustion. — January 10, 2018 We discussed these topics at a panel moderated by Dean Takahashi, from Gamebeat, at the recent Montreal International Game Summit. Brands in games are cyclical.
Continue ReadingThe Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2018
Never underestimate the underdogs of the gaming world: these indie titles from small teams could be 2018’s biggest surprises. — December 29, 2017. Never underestimate the underdogs of the gaming world: these indie titles from small teams could be 2018’s biggest surprises. While everyone else is getting excited about blockbuster triple-A games for 2018 like Far Cry 5, Red Dead
Continue ReadingWhat Does A Total Beginner Need To Know To Create A Video Game?
A lot! However, below you will find the answer given by Andy Schatz, owner of Pocketwatch Games, Tooth and Tail, Indie since 2005. — December 11, 2017. Games are a multidisciplinary field, but aside from programming, all of those disciplines are things with a very low barrier to entry. Most of us have made games before. When you were a kid,
Continue ReadingA Video Game Music Composer’s Resource Guide
We wanted to share with you a guide to understanding music in VR written by Winnifred Phillips, award-winning composer with more than 13 years of experience in the game industry and a long list of video game credits that include titles from five of the most prominent franchises in gaming: Assassin’s Creed, LittleBigPlanet, Total War, God of War, and The Sims. —
Continue ReadingHow Video Game Tech Makes Neural Networks Possible
Thanks to the creation of ever-more powerful Graphical Processing Unit (GPUs), deep machine learning and neural networks are poised to change almost every aspect of society. — November 27, 2017. When id Software’s John Carmack released Doom in 1993, he had no inkling that his gory first-person shooter — one of the first to feature a 3D environment, and quickly
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