Daniel Buckley
How does one make a game? Perhaps this is a sentiment you’ve thought of before as you daydreamed about your video game project that could be amazing if only you could make it reality. Of course, you could hire a small studio to make it for you, but most people don’t have a spare $1,000+ … Read more How to Make a Game – Making Video Games from Scratch
When learning game development, people often wonder about what the best game engine is – in fact, we’ve done a whole entire article on the matter. In terms of versatility, power, popularity, and use in the industry – there are two that most people talk about though: the Unity game engine and the Unreal Engine. Answering … Read more Unity vs. Unreal – Choosing a Game Engine
Unity’s new XR Interaction Toolkit allows developers to implement interactivity into their AR and VR experiences without needing to code. The toolkit is available for Unity 2019.3 and can be downloaded from the Package Manager. It features a number of components which can be attached to different GameObjects in order to give them certain interactive … Read more Unity XR Interaction Toolkit Tutorials – Complete Guide
Unity ML-Agents, is an open source toolkit developed by Unity to enhance a game’s AI with machine learning. Typically when developing an AI for a game, you’d check to see if a certain condition is true (i.e. can you see the player?) and then execute a certain action (i.e. attack). This form of AI works, … Read more Unity ML-Agents Tutorials – Complete Guide
Havok, is a popular physics engine which can be found in many AAA games, and now it’s coming to Unity. So what does this mean? Well for many years, people have been asking for an alternative to Unity’s built in physics system. It can be limiting for some developers, who want better performance from larger … Read more Unity Havok Physics Tutorials – Complete Guide
Godot 4.0 is the next major update for the Godot game engine. In January 2018, Godot 3.0 was released which introduced many new features such as a new rendering engine and improved asset pipelines. With the release of Godot 4.0 being aimed for mid-2020, similar major advancements are to be expected. Vulkan Rendering Engine One … Read more Godot 4.0 Tutorials – Complete Guide
The Device Simulator is a package for Unity which can display your game on a number of different devices. This is so when you’re developing your game, you can see how it looks on mobile devices, consoles, and various other devices. The default Unity game window already has the ability to change the resolution and … Read more Unity Device Simulator Tutorials – Complete Guide
The Unreal Engine, is a game engine which is accessible to both triple-A game developers and beginners. When creating a complex and large scale game, you’d most likely use Unreal’s built in C++ support to have deep-rooted control over the engine’s systems. Although for a beginner, programming can be seen as a daunting task, especially … Read more Unreal Engine Blueprints Tutorials – Complete Guide
Introduction Ready to challenge your players to unique, brain-busting puzzles? Puzzle games are a fairly unique genre in game development, requiring even more work than many other genres in its level design phase. However, they can also be a rewarding experience in terms of development, as they offer unique challenges and systems that can be … Read more Create a Puzzle Game in the Unreal Engine
Introduction Welcome everyone! No matter how many years pass, RPGs remain a popular genre. Many developers dream of making their own, whether to experiment with never-before-seen mechanics or a simple desire to tell a deep and interactive story. Given Unreal Engine’s amazing graphical capabilities, it is also a top engine choice for many pursuing this … Read more How to Create an Action RPG in the Unreal Engine
