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This 2023 Level Design Summit session teaches designers how to pull the player into a character (regardless of genre) and give … source

The benefits of mentorship are clear for mentees: It provides them with support in navigating what can be a strange new industry, … source

Fortnite’s quest team was underwater, struggling to deliver to the millions of Fortnite players who expected a steady stream of quest content. In order to meet the need for faster, more flexible quest development, the team empowered designers to edit their own tools using Blueprint-driven Editor Utility Widgets, which are implemented entirely in Unreal Engine’s […]

This GDC 2023 session gives insight into the origins of hip hop and its cross-section with games, focusing on the pillar of the emcee and their literary techniques. Those selfsame techniques are applied to game story structure and written dialogue. Musical examples demonstrate the rhetorical techniques and structures that hip hop artists utilize, while game […]

In this GDC 2023 fireside chat, Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams and Bonfire Studios’ Min Kim discuss how the … source

GDC returns to San Francisco this March 18-22, 2024. GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, … source

In this GDC 2023 talk, Defiant Development founder Morgan Jaffit explores the rise and fall of their award-winning Australian … source

Remedy Entertainment’s Patrik Rosander helps make matte painting for games accessible and broaden use. It’s a simple and … source

It’s no secret there has been a noticeable rise in visibility for “wholesome” games—games with non-violent, often inclusive, themes … source

In this GDC 2023 talk, Rares Cinteza, Game Director at Gummy Cat Studio, analyzes how Bear and Breakfast, … source