http://joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/entertaining-players-while-waiting-for.html
Eliminating boredom during the matchmaking process. #gamedev
http://words.bighugelabs.com/plot.php
Generate story plots like “A vampire makes it big by playing basketball”. #writing
https://www.gdcvault.com/gamenarrativereview
Structured analysis of the narrative elements of games. #gamedev
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riicMjbPzmY
Nice elementary video how to draw a stylized owl. #creative
https://fix.pubg.com/
PUBG viva la transparency – website for public roadmap and bug fixing progress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_oH5oiUSE
Red Dead Redemption 2 lookin’ good.
https://tombraider.square-enix-games.com/en-us/news/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-difficulty-and-accessibility
Fine-grain difficulty setting in the new Tomb Raider game (individual combat, exploration and puzzle difficulties).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipseal
Fresh asphalt is sometimes sprinkled with white tiny stones called chip seal for a couple of reasons (one being to provide a highly skid-resistant surface).
https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/7ti6n1/some_rough_indie_game_marketing_notes_that_might/
Indie Game Marketing Notes by u/chicken_ramen_games
Wait? What?!
You might say: “I read this blog all the time and I’m quite confident you said earlier we SHOULDN’T release game on Friday?”
Yeah, yeah I know. You mean this article:
All the things mentioned in the article are still valid.
But it seems that busy weekend might be actually worth it.
Why?
http://askagamedev.tumblr.com/post/176521288651/both-x-box-and-playstation-offer-subscriptions
Both Xbox and PlayStation offer subscriptions with free games each month. How do they compensate developers?
https://twitter.com/MicroTrailers
A 6-second trailer for every Steam game that’s launched.
https://www.designtagebuch.de/milka-im-neuen-design/
Chocolate Milka has a new flat design. Cow is facing the other way, the logo has no shadow, mountains are less detailed.
https://blog.asmartbear.com/tradeshow-tips-checklist.html
Checklist for a gamedev conference.
http://tomtunguz.com/how-to-price-your-startups-product/
The 7 Factors to Consider When Pricing Your Startup’s Product
https://uxdesign.cc/getting-those-saucy-ui-animations-for-mobile-web-40ceff492e60
Curves and movement gifs, great reference!
https://github.com/keijiro/Flipbook
Flipbook effect in Unity
https://www.polylists.com/
A couple of interesting lists of games – eg. Excellent Games That Deserve to Be All-time Classics but Aren’t Well-known Enough
