Finite state machine for game developers
Finite state machine (FSM) for game developers: If you want to develop games, sooner or later you will have to deal with a finite state machine. Let’s start with the…
Game development pipeline: from concept to store
Game development pipeline: If you are new to game development, you may be wondering where a game idea comes from, and how is it possible to transform this idea into…
Design games around your audience: The four types of player
Design games around your audience: We are used to thinking that all the players will play our game in the same way, or at least that most of the players…
Flow channel in games: Make the player Feeling awesome
The Flow channel in games: Most of the work of a game designer is to be creative and come up with great game ideas. But sometimes, knowing about some interest…
Paper prototyping in game development
What is a paper prototyping? A paper prototype is a game concept (both mechanics and aesthetics) explained using paper. So basically, you will create a game concept with pencils and…
Spiral model for game development: Techniques to develop games
The Spiral model for game development is a simple and elegant technique which is usually used to develop game efficiently. Inexperienced game developers tend to design a game with a lot…
Unity : how to run two animations at once
How to run two animations at once? This is one of the most common problem in the animations field. Let’s see how Unity can help us to solve this problem….
Increase your productivity in Game development part 2/2
This article will help your small indie team to increase your productivity and achieve your main goal: “Create your game”. In part one of the tutorial, we saw how to…
Increase your productivity in Game development part 1/2
Your time is limited, especially if you’re an indie team. It’s very important to manage your time as well as possible, because time is the only resource that you have,…
What is a game made of: Definition of a game
We all play games and we all enjoy the time spent doing so. But as a game designer you must deeply understand what a game is made of. Before doing…