WEEKLY QUOTE “Action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fertilize fear.“ -David J. Schwartz Too many times I have found myself waiting for the perfect opportunity or the right time to act on something instead of taking action. Over the years I have learned that the things we fear doing usually are [...]
Emotion in Game Design, Video Game Storytelling, and Tips To Help Memory | GameDev Weekly Digest 04 WEEKLY QUOTE “To be successful you have to enjoy doing your best while at the same time contributing to something beyond yourself.“ -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is the psychologist responsible for recognizing the concept of ‘flow’, [...]
The Aspects of Problem-Solving “The objective is to solve a given problem with the simplest, safest, most efficient design possible, at the lowest cost.” Problem-solving is the most valuable skill you will learn. It allows you to navigate any obstacle with confidence. It is a skill that can be used in any field facing any problem. [...]
WEEKLY QUOTE "Perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove." -Antoine De Saint Exupéry I think about this quote frequently when reviewing anything related to game design or scope. It helps me think about weather the additional feature is truly adding to [...]
The clip below was put together pretty quickly using Unity's built in timeline editor along with a custom Unity Shader Graph download. This editor is much quicker than manually stringing together a bunch of animations and making sure the timing is all lined up. For efficiency, the timeline is the best way to go. The shader [...]
Here's your Game Dev Weekly newsletter made to inspire, improve, and simplify game development. Weekly Quote "Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all." -Peter Drucker This week's quote really resonates with me personally. I think it's a good lesson for game development professionals specifically, because so [...]
