When the Nintendo GameBoy was first released in 1989, it was a revolution in personal gaming. Up until that time, avid gamers were essentially stuck with their systems that needed to be plugged into a TV. Then, the GameBoy changed everything. Other handheld game systems came out around the same time, including Sega Game Gear, […]
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The Concept Artists Ultimate Guide
If you’ve ever been blown away by the creatures, scenery, or items in a movie or video game, then you’ve seen the end result of a concept artist’s work without even knowing it. A concept artist is a designer who takes the design team’s ideas and turns them into an artwork guide for making the […]
AI Programming for Games
The AI programmer is one of the most specialized game creation career paths. They create the neural networks and algorithms that make the characters in a game behave the way they should. AI programmers are prized members of any game’s development team. In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about AI Programmers […]
The Future Of AI In Gaming
The creation of more advanced artificial intelligence, or AI, leads to new and exciting possibilities in gaming. But how is AI used in video games today, and why are these advancements such a big deal? What is AI in Gaming? Artificial intelligence is programming that allows certain characters in a video game, such as non-playable […]
What is a Video Game Systems Designer?
Anyone who has played Minecraft can tell you the value a good crafting system adds to a game. But we don’t often think about the people who made that happen. That is the often underappreciated role of the systems designer, who works to build and tweak the systems in a game to be as enjoyable […]
The Ultimate Guide To Digital Illustration
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and no one knows this better than digital illustrators. They are one of the most common jobs sought out by artists, for one simple reason. Illustrators get to inspire imagination with the images they create and act as a storyteller to influence their favorite games, movies, […]
Video Game Licensing for Beginners
To have a career in game development requires many things. Passion, drive, and artistic vision come naturally to designers with dreams of one day releasing the next hit game. However, the business end of game development may not come as readily. Especially when it comes to licensing and copyright. These concepts seem complex and can […]
Environment Artist Career Profile: Job Description and Salary Details
Have you ever been blown away by the scenery of a game? Who can forget their first trip to the towers and spires of Anor Londo in Dark Souls, or the frosty peaks of The Throat of The World in Skyrim? These stunning vistas stick with you, long after finishing the game. That is why […]
Learn 3D Texturing and Become a Texture Artist
In just a few years, the 3D graphics of video games, movies, and television have improved tremendously. Comparing the character models in the recent Crash Bandicoot or Spyro The Dragon remakes with their originals is like night and day. Likewise, famous characters such as Mario, Master Chief, and Agent 47 have seen similar improvements from […]
How to Make Gaming Videos for Youtube
Gaming has become more than a hobby–it’s a lifestyle. Being able to share your gaming experiences with an audience can be a great way to express yourself and your creativity all while playing the games you love. For the most successful content creators, making gaming videos can also be very lucrative, but that doesn’t mean […]
Comic Illustrator Profile: Job Description and Salary Details
For as long as we’ve been around, humans have been telling stories. Stories drive, inspire, motivate, and teach us. The ability to look at the world from the perspective of another; to imagine for a time that we are the heroes of these stories, is a big part of what makes us special. But stories […]
Technical Artist Careers: Job Description and Salary Information
Making a video game requires a number of different skill sets. Developing the systems that allow the game to function is very different from designing a landscape or character model; it’s the difference between game development and game design. Game development heavily relies on the coding aspect of making a game, while game design works […]
Advice For Aspiring Game Designers
For a game designer, there is nothing in the world more fulfilling than completing your dream project, and releasing it to an eager public. But no one said getting there would be easy. There are many steps you’ll have to take to make it happen, and plenty of challenges you’ll face along the way. For […]
How Game Design Communication Can Make or Break Your Video Game Creation
Creating a video game requires a lot of work from both the game designers and developers. But they are two different worlds. Designers work on the creative aspects of the game that players will see; the story, world, art direction, etc. But it is the job of the development team to build the world that […]
What Makes A Strategy Game Successful?
Strategy games have been an important part of video game history, and have certainly evolved over time. With the success of titles such as Armello, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Xcom 2, it is clear that the market for the strategy game genre is still going strong to this day. But what separates a boring […]
Haxe: How to Create A Video Game From Scratch
As a fledgling designer in the video game industry, it can be quite a challenge to decide what programming language to use when designing your game. After all, to maximize your effect on the market, you’ll want your game to run smoothly on multiple different platforms. The challenge is that not all programming languages work […]
Synfig Studio: Free and Open-Source
Whether you’re making a hilarious cartoon for Youtube, the opening cutscene of a video game, or an artistic training video for a professional business, 2D animation can be a laborious process. Everything from tweening to layering can take up a frustrating amount of time. On top of that, animation software can be expensive, and it’s […]
