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Select Game Makers Sketchbook showcase winners, from GDC 2022.

Deadline approaches for submissions to Game Maker's Sketchbook at GDC 2024 Game Makers Sketchbook submissions at GDC 2024 are open

Game artists: It's time to show your work to the world. Submissions are open for the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) third annual arts showcase—promoting an honoring a broad spectrum of art by specific artists in video games.

byBeth Elderkin

Jan 5, 2024

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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' Top 10 games Game Developer's Best of 2023: Bryant Francis' top 10 games

byBryant Francis

Dec 26, 2023

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Realtime rendering with OpenGL: a student's perspective (week seven)

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Not in Kansas Anymore: Crafting and Conveying Authentic Worldbuilding in Games

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byMichel Sabbagh

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New Year, New GD: Inside Game Developer's new design

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byAlissa McAloon

Two comic strip characters stand on the other side of the door. The woman holds a hammer. The man holds a battle axe.

Behind Devteamlife, the "most relatable" comic about making games

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Realtime Rendering With OpenGL – A Students Perspective (Week 4)

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Realtime Rendering With OpenGL: A Students Perspective (Week 3)

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How should face models be compensated in video games?

How should face models be compensated in video games?

byBryant Francis

Using Vertex Animation Texture for Complex Visual Effects

Using Vertex Animation Texture for Complex Visual Effects

byOleksandr Horiuk

Does it make sense to integrate AI into your game's content production pipeline?

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Designing a New Sub-Genre

Designing a New Sub-Genre

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Curves in Games: The Art of Bezier Curves

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User testing UI on an ever-changing design

User testing UI on an ever-changing design

byMegan McMullen

Realtime Rendering With OpenGL – A Students Perspective (Week 2)

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Realtime Rendering With OpenGL: A Students Perspective (Week 1)

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Managing Art when the Design is behind

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Unity Particle Systems!

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Custom UI bars in Unity (Using Sliders!)

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byDaniel Udelhoven

A Ronin's vision — How the dioramas in Lady Ronin are produced?

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byThalia Chiquetano

A photograph of a Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest panel.

What goes into graphically updating a decade-old MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV

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A close-up shot of a half-orc character being created in Baldur's Gate 3

How the Baldur's Gate 3 character creator brings modern flair to old school fantasy

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A boat approaching a frozen town in Dredge: The Pale Reach

Getting smart with shaders to create Dredge expansion The Pale Reach

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byThalia Chiquetano

Select winners from the 2022 Game Maker's Sketchbook.

Submissions for Game Maker's Sketchbook at GDC 2024 are now open

Submissions for Game Maker's Sketchbook at GDC 2024 are now open

byBeth Elderkin

Crafting the Perfect Game Art Brief

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Ways of designing intimacy in games

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byMichael Piantini

Navi characters and human characters in HQ

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora devs on crafting their own corner of James Cameron's sci-fi universe

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Do chess pieces have a mood? — The moodboard and character design in Chessarama

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