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The Last Three by Csaba Putnai “Discipline and planning are essential, but don’t forget flexibility”

PreMortem.Games

Deliberate difficulty Through the games design, Putnai weaves subtle commentary on modern society. Thankfully, theres always social media. I have social media platforms where I receive great feedback about the game, which reassures me that Im on the right track.

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Is there much of a difference between a digital media degree and a game design degree when it comes to applying for jobs within the gaming sector? Or is it dependent on the role you are applying for?

Ask a Game Dev

BA in Game Design" ticks a box that "BA in Digital Media" likely won't, though the kind of degree is only one of many keywords we're looking for. Large studios like Blizzard or Riot often have literal hundreds of applications for open positions, and calling everyone back would take an army of recruiters.

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3 Signs It’s Time to Quit Working a Board Game Design Idea

Brand Game Development

From time to time, I see board game creators on social media who have been working on the same design day-in, day-out for years on end. The first are people making a board game as a labor of love, who know they’re taking their sweet time on it, and they’re OK with it. And the second camp?

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4 Lessons from Dinosaur Island for Aspiring Board Game Designers

Brand Game Development

With a distinctive art style, you will stand out on social media. Sure, the neon and pastel colors make you think the game was made somewhere between the end of the Reagan administration and the pilot episode of Friends. In fact, Dinosaur Island has a distinctly modern art style calculated for the social media age.

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Enhancing Game and Media Workflows with Global File Systems on AWS

AWS Games

Efficient movement and synchronization of enormous media assets, including high-definition video and complex Unreal Engine data is important. For instance, game development studios use GFS solutions to manage game assets, build distribution, and engine data for collaborative work among game designers, developers, and artists.

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4 Lessons from Azul for Aspiring Board Game Designers

Brand Game Development

It has received accolades far and wide, impressively breaking into the Board Game Geek Top 50 and securing a spot as one of five 2018 Mensa Select winners. It’s also, somehow, always trending on social media and Board Game Geek. Clearly, Plan B Games is doing something right, so let’s talk about that!

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Favorite Game Dev Blogs?

Grumpy Gamer

In my relentless pursuit of ditching shithole social media and re-powering my RSS feeds, last week I asked for readers favorite Programming Blogs, this week I’d like to ask for favorite Game Dev blogs. Not sure what that means, so let’s go with game designers are lazy.

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