At Codemotion Milan 2018, we celebrate the 25th birthday of one of the most significant and influential titles in video game history: DOOM.The creator of this iconic videogame, John Romero, started developing games in 1980,then he co-founders Id … Read more
Codemotion is funding projects with Agora: the case of nCine
Recently, Codemotion launched Agora, a platform that allows developer to share their projects with our community. Codemotion users can then vote for the best project, which will get funding - up to 5000 €! We interviewed Angelo Theodorou, who … Read more
Your Game Needs Drama in Ways you Might not Have Thought of
The Pivot model: Understanding Drama in gamesGaming is predicted to bring in nearly $200 billion in revenue next year, according to research from IDG Consulting, with others predicting it will reach over $300 billion by 2025. More people are playing … Read more
How Unity3D and Data Driven Modding Created an Award Winning Urban Survival Game
If you dream of a better society, a computer game about the reality of urban poverty and homelessness is just for you. It not only raising awareness of street life, but provides the opportunity for people to be a game content creator, at least for a … Read more
Making of Sandox, the Cryengine Game Editor
If you are a game developer, you are probably aware that there are many game engines out there. However, only a few of them made the history of game development. Among them, there are software like Unreal Engine, Unity or Source Engine that have been … Read more
Evolving Unity: the Data-Oriented Tech Stack
When we look at Unity, it is clear how far it has come in 15 years. From humble beginnings, to a powerhouse that can run and render incredible games, short movies, and other experiences. However, as the scope and size of the projects people create … Read more
How to build an emulator
In the last decade, we have witnessed an increasing interest towards retrograming. We have of course great modern games nowadays, and an impressive quality of graphics and AI behind them. However, many gamers cannot stop thinking about a Game Boy or … Read more
Interview with game developer Jay Tholen
Game developer and musician Jay Tholen is best known for his adventure game, Dropsy. The protagonist is a colourful, bumbling ex-clown. Quite a world away from his creator, who impressed the audience at Codemotion Berlin with his talk, Toy to … Read more
The interdisciplinary field of computer games according to Steven Goodwin
Developers constantly have to deal with a choice: should I specialise in a technique / technology, or should I be a generalist? It’s well-known among practitioners that specialisation brings in money more easily. But having a high level overview is … Read more
Amie Dansby – A successful woman in the Games Industry
Amie Dansby is a passionate, very excited and successful woman living in (and of) the gaming industry. She has worked for huge names (such as Marvel and Game Stop, just to mention a few), and is now involved in the ATAT Tech, were they create … Read more
Let’s Jam!
In this article, I’ll try to give an overview of the process behind the creation and release of an indie game, from idea to digital stores. To go through this process, I will take into account the game “Textorcist” (formerly Ray Bibbia), born at the … Read more