In an interview with Ars Technica, game developer Rusty Moyher shared how he programmed and created art assets for Dig Dog using his voice and an interesting alternative to a hands-on mouse.  ...

This article concerns the dramatic value of player-character motivation in story-driven games, and illustrates techniques for adding a second narrative layer to game objectives. ...

Unicornelia teaches some fun, yet important lessons about mental health by having players wear a tent-sized unicorn outfit and work through aspects of their social/work life. ...

IO Interloper aims to make the player feel like a hacker, working through clunky interfaces to hack cameras and drones in their attempts at corporate espionage. ...

Gamasutra speaks with a medical professional and a handful of devs about their personal stories of burnout, and how, as an industry, we can better prevent the awful practices that lead to it. ...

Hi-5 Heroes will have players high-fiving, down lowing, and too-slowing to the beat as they work to follow differing sets of instructions. ...

A review of the design iteration and process that led to Specter Knight's unique mobility in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment. ...

Through a series of vignettes exploring adorable bunnies suffering horrible mishaps, Everything is going to be OK explores life's tragedies through a lens of ridiculousness and hope. ...

GDC organizers share a sneak peek at the documentaries that have been selected to appear in the inaugural GDC Film Festival during GDC 2018 next month! ...

The indie devs behind Nimbatus walk you through how they successfully crowdfunded their game, in large part because they released a free demo -- and used it to generate email leads. ...