Storytelling – CONTROL500

The next instalment of our new series GDC Gems* comes from Anthony Burch, Lead Writer of Borderlands 2, who at GDC 2015 explained why it’s more important to have strong characters than (strong) plot in DLC. ... Read More...

Making violence meaningful through narrative in Spec Ops: The Line

Eric Bartelson

Game Design

We start of our new series GDC Gems* with writer Walt Williams, who at GDC 2013 explained how he critiqued the use of violence in games by making the violent game Spec Ops: The Line. *) GDC Gems are micro mo... Read More...

Making Players Feel At Home In Your Virtual World

Ernst-Jan van Melle

Developers Corner

Like our own world, believable virtual worlds consist of millions of seemingly insignificant details. Get it right and players will call it home.

Fixing the DISC ROOM design

The challenges of designing games for Pillo

How I made Circles feels intuitive without any text or tutorial

Creating Realistic Fun in Stable Orbit

A Handcrafted Feel: ‘Unexplored’ Explores Cyclic Dungeon Generation

VR Dioramas: The Illusionist’s Way of Telling Stories

Animated Cover: Better Game Design Using the Scientific Method

Designing A Believable Homemade Flamethrower For The Last of Us

How Firewatch translated 2D concept art into a 3D open world

Generating art: Turbocharge your workflow

What A Difference A Hat Makes in Boss 101

Keeping 2D Herald afloat by adding 3D

The Dream That Inspired The Nightmarish Graphics of The Intruder

Making Achievements: The Design and Art Process

A Handcrafted Feel: 'Unexplored' Explores Cyclic Dungeon Generation

How We Cheated Physics To Avoid Players Feeling Cheated

How not to lose your body parts in a networked game

Cleaning Up Clustertruck

Predicting Players: Calculated Level Design in Action Henk

Fast AI for turn-based action game Space Grunts

Keeping Up — A Smarter Camera For Munch Time 2

The Assassin’s Creed game that needed more than just a score

Creating the Dynamic Sound Design of Future Unfolding

Making the sound of Elite: Dangerous (VIDEO)

The Touching Story Behind Killzone 3’s Beautiful Menu Music

"You stand no chance", Says Vlambeer's Rami Ismail (VIDEO)

Letters from the 19th century. A $300 worldwide marketing campaign

From Cardiac Arrest to Cat Success — Remarkable Story About a Game With Famous Cats (VIDEO)

SteamSpy’s analysis of the Indiepocalypse: ‘It’s nothing new’ (VIDEO)

Extending the lifetime of Hidden Object game Home Makeover

33 on Metacritic: Why My Game Failed (VIDEO)

Football Mafia is a shameless experiment in addiction

Character Beats Plot In Borderlands 2 DLC

Making violence meaningful through narrative in Spec Ops: The Line

Making Players Feel At Home In Your Virtual World

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