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These archives include all posts related to learning video game design, game development, and art as it applies to games and apps.

We've included our own in-depth tutorials and guides, as well as links to to some of our favorite online resources for you to continue your education. You can find recommended game design college programs here.

If you're brand new to game design and development start with the posts listed below, these are our most popular articles from this category. Once you get a basic idea of what you're looking for, then you can navigate through the rest of our posts.

Some Popular articles from this category:

  • What is a Game Design Document?
  • How to Start Designing Video Game Characters?
  • 50 Amazing Game Design Tutorials (Hand-Picked)
  • The 10 Best Video Game Engines
  • Unity Game Engine Tutorials

 
If you’re new to the game and are unsure of what tools or software to get started with, I suggest reading a few of the “Tools Tutorials” and "Development Guides".

The "Tools Tutorials" go into the specifics of each popular game design/development tool.

The "Development Guides" are a more general approach to game design. Here you'll learn more about the themes, and strategies you can utilize when creating your game. It's less technical, but very important.

From these guides you can get a better idea of what’s the best fit for you.

Our 'Tools Tutorials' series:

  • iOS
  • Java
  • HTML5
  • Flash
  • Android
  • Unity
  • Python
  • Mobile
  • Blender
  • 3D Game Design

 

Our series on Video Game Development:

  • Game Sizing and Scale
  • Creating Game Plot and Narrative
  • Using Physics in Your Game
  • How Hard Should Your Game Be?
  • Video Game Level Design
  • How to Design Characters

 
Take your time when going through these articles. Take notes when you need to, and send us a message if you have any questions or requests for new content.

AI in Unity: The Future of Gaming and Beyond

Ai in Video Game Design

What Is AI? Artificial intelligence and games go together like peanut butter and jelly, mac and cheese, or whatever perfect food combination metaphor works best. Without artificial intelligence, games we love wouldn’t even be functional. How long do you think that you’d be able to play the Witcher 3 with the monsters and humans not […]

Written by Bryan W. - Updated on December 20, 2020

How to Use Meshroom To Create 3D Models from Photographs (An Intro to Photogrammetry)

Meshroom

Introduction What Is Photogrammetry? Although it sounds fancy, photogrammetry merely is compiling a bunch of detailed information about structures or an environment based on multiple recording techniques. The specific form of photogrammetry that we’re interested in is 3D scanning. There are two types of photogrammetry: aerial and terrestrial. Aerial is when the area is scanned […]

Written by Bryan W. - Updated on February 8, 2021

Everything You Need To Know To Get Started in VR Development (Experience Level: Pro)

VR Game

How to Make A VR Game With the impressive rise of things like Oculus Rift and other headsets from game companies, virtual reality gaming may well be a large cornerstone of gaming in the near future. You may be interested in trying your hand at becoming a VR developer. Go through our guide to get […]

Written by Bryan W. - Updated on January 30, 2021

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