Manitoba is Canada’s Hidden Gem for Video Game Development
This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with New Media Manitoba Life is good in Canada’s most centrally located province Manitoba. With its remarkably diverse natural landscapes,...
View ArticleAnima Flux is a co-op Metroidvania with a retro-futuristic visual flair
Anima Flux, the latest game by studio Anima Flux, is exploring new territories in gaming. According to Andrey Songraf, Game Designer and Product Owner, this makes them pioneers of sorts. “We set...
View Article‘Doki Doki AI Interrogation’-developer YAMADA explores the role of AI in games
Japanese indie game developer Yamada has used ChatGPT as a key design element for his latest project, Doki Doki AI Interrogation. He had to set up strict boundaries and even make the AI powered...
View ArticleCrack the case by chatting with GPT in Uncover the Smoking Gun by ReLU Games
AI is increasingly being utilized in game development, not just for automation and cost reduction, but also as an innovative gameplay feature. Various games now incorporate versions of Chat GPT to...
View ArticleSolo dev Oleg Danilov about his debut game Sixty Four: “Be precise in telling...
Oleg Danilov, the creative force behind the game Sixty Four, didn’t set out to become a solo developer, it emerged naturally from his circumstances. “For me, ‘solo developer’ is just a label,” he...
View ArticleThe launch of Nairobbery leveraged a political revolution to highlight Kenyan...
Former banker turned game developer, Daniel Macharia, has always been passionate about sharing his knowledge. His journey began with a comprehensive 20-part YouTube tutorial series on developing his...
View ArticleHow data fuels the growth of John Ikpeme’s (and friends) Dash Studios
John Ikpeme is the CEO of Nigeria-based Dash Studios. He started his journey as a trained Petroleum Engineer but discovered his true passion for Data Science during his final year at Covenant...
View ArticleAda Eden’s AI-powered 1001 Nights is a human story about narrative power
In the indie game dev scene, the use of AI is often met with suspicion and disdain. Many see AI as an evil tool that scours the internet, grabs bits and pieces of other people’s work, and spits out...
View ArticleMatt Handrahan of Kepler Interactive: “Playing it safe doesn’t have any value”
Photo: Arno Landsbergen With over 2000 pitches flooding their inbox every year, Kepler Interactive is no stranger to reviewing a deluge of game ideas. The small team of six to seven professionals is...
View ArticleAdvanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024
At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms. Whether you are developing for...
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