PSA: Indie Games Are Not Cucumbers
The product is so good, it’ll sell itself. That’s “organic growth.” Reality check: Your product––be it a game, an app or a […]
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Game Design 101: Effective Companion Characters
Playing a lot of single player games through my years has taught me something: playing a game by yourself can
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Five Easy Steps To Creating Your First Video Game
As a child, most of us grow up wanting to create videogames rather than being astronauts or doctors. However somewhere
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Game Development 101: The Secret To A Great Aesthetic
Sadly, players these days have grown accustomed to exceptional graphics, leaving some to think games without good graphics aren’t worth
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Game Development 101: Learning From Mistakes
Game development is a fun and unique experience that combines the best aspects of research, imagination, and art. Working on
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Game Design 101: Designing Shooting Games
Whether we discuss first-person shooters, third-person shooters, or games which supply a choice of both, the genre used to come
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Game Industry 101: Game Design vs Development
If you’re a regular reader of the Black Shell Media blog, or even a newcomer, you’ve probably noticed some patterns
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Game Design 101: Being Health Conscious
When playing games, health is among some of the most important information given to you. Since it’s such a vital
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Game Design 101: Keeping Up With Modern Games
Every now and then I find myself delving into the past, re-experiencing the games which made me fall in love
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Game Design 101: Let's Talk Itemization Systems
For a while now, more and more games have started to incorporate avenues of customization. Whereas once in Call of
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Game Development 101: User Interface & HUD Design
When we play and make video games we often forget about the small details that make the big picture clearer.
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Game Writing 101: Creating A Good Villain
Many times, I find myself unimpressed by a game’s faulty plot. I end up feeling disconnected, uninterested and generally disappointed
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Game Design 101: The Nagging Nancy
After a player gets through button smashing their way through the start screen and intro video of the game, the
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Game Development 101: The Open World Sandbox
When describing a game most people usually go for one of four points of description- the story, the world, the
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Game Industry Talk: Feminine Fame
“Women in gaming? Oh please that’s a myth!” Is it really? People today are still stuck in the past when
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Game Design 101: Meta Value Systems
Human decision making is based upon values. A decision to eat breakfast is based upon values, such as enjoying food
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Game Development 101: Hitting a Snag
How do you handle problems? We all react to stressful moments in our own ways, however not all of them
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Game Development 101: Creating Urgency
How fast should your plot points flow? What is the perfect balance of action and rest? These questions are all
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Game Development 101: Effective Bug Squashing
Creation retains a mysterious and beautiful quality about it. The act of creating fulfills basic human needs as well as
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Game Development 101: The Benefits of Being Agile
What is the best way to make a game? Once the design for the game and the technical requirements have