While game development is a rewarding adventure, working as a team is an effective way of tackling the many challenges along the way. This week Unity launched their first open-source game development program. Ciro Continisio shares: "We created … Read more
Game Developer
The Game Developer design and realize video games for different devices (video game consoles, personal computers and mobile devices), and is responsible for concept and programming. The Game Dev is usually involved in all the phases of the realization of a video game, converting the ideas into the actual game, coding the design into a product.
Developers Can Turn Their Gaming Passion Into A Profession
Since the early days of gaming, passionate gamers have wanted to make their favorite titles like Dota 2, Hearthstone, and League of Legends even better. This passion to enhance games has evolved over the years and has taken many forms - including … Read more
Unity launches its Cloud-Content Delivery service for game developers
Unity, officially launched its Cloud Content Delivery service last week. This new service, which is engine-agnostic, combines a content delivery network and backend-as-a-service platform to help developers distribute and update their games. The idea … Read more
RPG Maker: How a Niche Game Maker Created a Vibrant Community of Developers
Game-creation kits have been around nearly as long as personal computers. Broderbund’s The Arcade Machine let Apple II owners build simple shoot ‘em ups in 1982, and Garry Kitchen’s GameMaker let Commodore 64 fans build arcade experiences in a number … Read more
How A Game Company Turned Big Data Into a Hit AR Game
Table Of ContentsHow Landlord GO worksThe use of satellite imagery and location dataAR Game Tools Challenges What are the most challenging aspects of building a game for AR?Advice for aspiring AR game developers ¡Hispanohablantes esto es para … Read more
A Facebook Account Will Be Mandatory for Future Oculus Devices
It’s official. Starting this October, a Facebook account will be mandatory for all future Oculus headsets. While there’ll be a grace period for anyone with a separate Oculus account, Facebook will end support for those on January 1, 2023. The … Read more
IBM Think Digital 2020: Can the innovation of games prepare us for the future?
IBM recently hosted Think Digital 2020, a series of fascinating talks, presentations and interviews all facilitated remotely during the COVID-19 stay at home order. The two-day event was an opportunity to discuss the state of business and the role of … Read more
Is a Pro Video Game Streamer the Most Coronavirus-Proof Job in the World?
Gaming is one of the most career-proof industries of COVID-19. Viewership numbers on Twitch leapt 31 per cent from March 8 to March 22. - During that two-week span, the numbers of hours a day watched on Twitch rose to 43 million from 33 … Read more
How To Become A Game Developer: 3 Pros Share Advice
Gaming is a competitive but rewarding career that can be hard to break into. A talented programmer who can demonstrate excellent programming skills in one or more areas — such as graphics engines, AI, server backend, tools, etc. — will have … Read more
Be More Creative and Face More Challenges To Become a Better Game Designer
At Codemotion we're privileged to speak to game designers from all over the world, offering personal insights into the creative process, developing, desiging, and failure. Here's just a few examples of what they've had to say: Game Creativity is Not … Read more
John Romero: 25 years of DOOM!
The creator of the iconic videogame DOOM , John Romero, started developing games in 1980,then he co-founders Id software, an American video game development company known for having produced very popular games such as Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake. He … 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
The Pivot model: Understanding Drama in games
Gaming 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 (and watching) a game than watching … 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
