Game analytics: Analyze and improve your game with analytics
Why should you use Metrics and game analytics in your game? Most of the time the importance of analytics in game development is underestimated. But we must understand why metrics…
Game ideas: how to create your game ideas in 5 steps
So you want to come up with new game ideas for your next game, but you don’t know exactly where to start? There is a simple and efficient technique that…
How to make games : 6 steps to become a game developer
So you wanna know how to make games don’t you? Here you will find all the possible tips to become a game developer. I must tell you that the road…
Code organizations: How to organize game code and classes
I always had problems to organize game code in a nice and readable structure. With that, I decided to write down the guidelines that I use when developing my games….
How to create a press kit for games and apps (plus press kit examples)
This article explains the importance of a press kit, plus some press kit examples and press kit templates that will help you to create your own press kit. Getting your…
Best game development books to read
When I started to get into the game development world, I spent a lot of time to read and study, so today I what to advise you with some of…
How to be a freelance game developer
Are you dreaming of becoming a freelance game developer? Well it’s easier than what you think. Let’s see how to achieve your goal and become a freelance game developer. …
Game marketing: Five things to know before marketing your game
Most of the developers start to make games even without thinking of the marketing phase, which by the way is the most important phase of the development cycle. Here you’ll…
Best Unity 2d plugins and more for game developers.
The following article about the best unity 2d plugins has been written with the intent to help your team choose between the best unity plugins to develop your games. Why…
Mechanics Dynamics Aesthetics (MDA): The game design theory behind games
Mechanics Dynamics Aesthetics (MDA): The MDA is a formal approach to better understand games. It is considered to be the bridge between the game development and the game design. Why…
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…