"The overall lesson to draw is that the smallest details within a 3D audio space can contribute dramatically toward creating a sense of presence, space, and comfort." ...

"After working on a game Friday - Saturday and scrapping it ... I decided to give it one last shot. In the end, I made a pretty fun game I was very proud of. Here are some tips to survive doing the Ludum Dare in 5 hours." ...

TinyBuild is taking blatant cues from 2014 phenomenon Twitch Plays Pokemon by refusing to release its latest game, Lazy Bear Games' Punch Club, until the game is successfully beaten on Twitch. ...

"A Clockwork Game is not just like any other video game or strategy game. It is a single, elegant system, built around a core mechanism, with nothing but the necessary supporting mechanisms and a carefully chosen goal." ...

Heads up: GDC 2016 organizers want to let you know about the new career growth and networking opportunities attendees can take advantage of through the GDC Career Center. ...

"Striking a balance between simple gameplay and an adequate amount of challenge or variance is the key factor in evoking serenity. In this sense, evoking serenity is similar to the concept of flow." ...

London-based publisher and developer Curve Digital has been acquired by The Catalis Group, bringing the studio under the same roof as fellow UK developer Kuju Entertainment.  ...

"Theatre audio and game audio has a lot in common. There is no timeline (as in e.g. film), so you're creating a world for the actors / players to exist in. You need to come up with clever ways to dissolve and progress your atmospheres." ...

GDC 2016 organizers highlight a few more informative bootcamps and tutorials at the conference, including an intense game design workshop and a crash course on storytelling in games. ...

"Video games are an art form of moving images (mostly!) and if a picture is worth a thousand words an animated GIF is worth 80 to 100 thousand words." ...