Facial animation with drivers in Blender! Same technique as https://web.archive.org/web/20240616021616/benjones.us/twilight-princess-eyes-breakdown/

The "control panel" is just custom bone shapes.

#gamedev #retrographics #retro3d #n64graphics #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevtip #gamedevtips #photosim

New devs, gather 'round! The UGS devil has some A+ visual storytelling advice: 1. Visuals are your language! 2. Show, Don't Tell: Actions speak louder! 3. Details paint a picture: A broken clock hints at urgency! 4. Less is more: Keep things clear! #GameDevTips #IndieDevHelp #VisualNarrative

finally done covering Case Portman's #gamedevtips on input (jump) buffering: https://sylvainhb.blogspot.com/2024/01/input-buffering.html

Making a game in Unity and testing action sequences over and over again?
Save some time and skip the wait by scaling up engine time.
Can also be used for slow-mo if you want to carefully trace what triggers that nasty bug.
#gamedevtips #unitytips #indiegame

🚀 Ready to supercharge your indie game's success?

Steven M. Long's guide reveals the "dark alleys" of game promotion, from social media to Steam!

Maximize exposure and build a devoted fan base. 🎮💥

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/dark-alley-marketing-an-indie-game-developer-s-roadmap-to-the-dark-side-of-marketing

#IndieGameMarketing #GameDev #GamePromotion #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #IndieGameDev #GameMarketingGuide #GameTrailers #DigitalMarketing #IndieGameSuccess #SteamMarketing #FanEngagement #GameDevInsights #SocialMediaPromo #IndieGameExposure #GameDevTips

sometimes you eat the shader
sometimes the shader eats you

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtips

Has anyone around here written a #VisualNovel? If so, what’s your main piece of advice you wish someone had told you before you began? #Writing #GameDevTips

It's been EIGHT years since I started making online educational content. 📚

📄 200+ articles
📹 50+ videos
🎮 50+ gigs
📢 10+ events

If anything I've done helped you on your gamedev journey, PLEASE consider supporting my work on Patreon! 👇

https://www.patreon.com/AlanZucconi

#gamedev #tutorials #unity #madewithunity #gamedevtips

It's the last thursday of 2022, so here comes the last tip of the year. 👨‍💻👩‍💻

Leave a comment or share a tip with us. 👍

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #DEVCommunity #devlog #tipoftheday #ThursdayTip #GameDevTips

KISS💋: Keep it small and simple!

Leave a comment or share a tip with us. 👍

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Evolution is one of the most powerful tools that we have at our disposal. 🧬

So powerful, in fact, that is powered all the biodiversity around us. 🦠

This tutorial series teaches how to harness the power of evolution to solve a variety of different problems. 🤖

If you are interested in AI, this is definitely something you don't want to miss! 👇

https://www.alanzucconi.com/2016/04/06/evolutionary-coputation-1/

#gamedev #games #unity #madewithunity #unitytips #gamedevtips #evolution #ai #ml #science #genome #algorithm

And due to mod development being more convoluted nature, it helps teach aspiring devs to accept and be okay with stopgap solutions and hacks to achieve their goals.

In professional #gamedev there is no project which doesn't require you to take shortcuts and implement "ugly" solutions to "ugly" problems at some point in development, no matter if it's an #indie or #AAA production.

#gamedevtips

I can't be at my personal computer very often so I have to find other ways to work on #gamejam projects throughout the day:

➡️ Fill out my to-do list
➡️ Write dialogue or tutorial prompts
➡️ Research reference art/music
➡️ Look up tutorials for things I haven't tried
➡️ Plan code structure (classes, data structs, etc)
➡️ Toot about it!

Anyone have good #gamedevtips to add?

#gamedev #indiegamedev

There is no final game version, you're just feature creeping until something or someone stops you and calls what you've got so far 'the final version' #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevtips #indiegamedev

🇬🇧 It's possible to create local method that only exists in another method's scope.

🇫🇷 Il est possible de créer des méthodes locales qui n'existent que dans le scope d'une autre méthode.

#UnityTips #GameDevTips #DevTips #GameTips #GameDev #UnityGameDev #CSharp #Development

quaternions arent real, quaternions can't hurt you
#gamedevtips

Hello, I'm a french game programmer currently working on a mobile MMO 🎮

I previously worked on VR game like KingPong or Line Of Fire WW1.

And you may know me for my jam games Reminiscence or Keep'em away, and my gamedev streams on Twitch.

I sometimes toot some #unitytips and #gamedevtips if you are interested 😁

#introduction

♲ @Case_Portman@twitter.com: Coyote Time. A very important feature that gives the player a fair "safety net" for an otherwise missed jump input after leaving a platform. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtips

https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/EFpQgiCXYAAGJBn.mp4