Heads up game devs: GDC officials seek great submissions of interesting, cutting-edge Programming talks for the GDC 2017 Main Conference, from now through August 18th. ...
In this timeless article, Westwood College faculty member and trained architect Christopher Totten explores how human psychology is understood by architects -- and how that can apply to level design. ...
As Giant Squid releases Abzu, lead engineer Brian Balamut chats with Gamasutra about the practical challenges (and personal upsides) of making a chill nonviolent underwater exploration game. ...
When is something that's not there more important than the things that are there? At GDC 2014, Epic Games' Jim Brown takes the stage to talk in depth about the role of negative space in game design. ...
Submissions are now officially open for the 2017 Independent Games Festival, the signature competition for indie games, to be held for its 18th year during GDC 2017 in San Francisco next March. ...
As the Independent Games Festival opens for the 19th year, Chairperson Kelly Wallick explains the rules and expectations for this year's big indie game showcase. ...
"[Lucasfilm and EA's] main concern was due to the possibility of Galaxy in Turmoil taking away attention from their Battlefront franchise." ...
"What is the measure of success for a game? Or, perhaps more importantly, what is the measure for failure?" ...
What kind of work stations have Brenda Romero, Masaya Matsura, Ed McMillen, Dylan Cuthbert, Meg Jayanth, and Porpentine created for themselves? We got photos and descriptions from 22 star developers. ...
Just a quick heads-up for Unity develeopers that the game engine company has today taken the "beta" tag off Unity 5.4 and made it available to devs as a stable release. ...