Game Design & Development Tutorials

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The Smoke & Mirrors of Good Countdowns, Part 2
We continue looking at the behind-the-scenes tricks of countdowns and timers and build our own, improved one.
Matthias Zarzecki
9 Jun 2017
Game Design
The Smoke & Mirrors of Good Countdowns, Part 1
We take a look at countdowns in games, how to make them much more engaging, and how to improve one on our own.
Matthias Zarzecki
8 Jun 2017
Game Design
Creating a Hexagonal Minesweeper
This tutorial will detail the creation of a hexagonal minesweeper game in vertical and horizontal hexagonal layouts. This tutorial can be considered as a...
Juwal Bose
31 May 2017
Game Development
Unity Terrain Engine Tools
Unity supports several technologies and components. Some of the key components are the terrain engine system. Unity's terrain system allows you to create...
Orlando Pereira
30 May 2017
Unity
SpriteKit Basics: Sprites
In this series, we're learning how to use SpriteKit to build 2D games for iOS. In this post, we'll continue our exploration of SpriteKit nodes, and learn...
James Tyner
23 May 2017
iOS SDK
SpriteKit Basics: Nodes
SpriteKit is Apple's 2D game framework for iOS. In this post, we'll take a look at Nodes—the fundamental building block of SpriteKit.
James Tyner
16 May 2017
SpriteKit
Tips and Tricks for Augmented Reality With Unity and Vuforia
In this post, I'll show you some cool features of Vuforia that make it possible to create engaging Augmented Reality apps. We'll take a look at Cube and...
Tin Megali
15 May 2017
Augmented Reality
Updated Primer for Creating Isometric Worlds, Part 2
This is the second part of the tutorial series focused on advanced topics related to isometric world creation. We will learn isometric pickups, isometric...
Juwal Bose
12 May 2017
Game Development
An Updated Primer for Creating Isometric Worlds, Part 1
This tutorial gives you a broad overview of what you need to know to create isometric worlds. You'll learn to create tile based 2D and Isometric levels from...
Juwal Bose
11 May 2017
Phaser
Introducing SpriteKit
In this post, I'll introduce you to SpriteKit, Apple's 2D game framework for iOS. We'll start with the basics, and later on I'll show you how to use some of...
James Tyner
28 Apr 2017
SpriteKit
Making Healing Fun
What role does healing play in games, and how does it affect gameplay? A look at one of the most overlooked aspects of game design: keeping the players alive.
Darran Jamieson
14 Apr 2017
Game Design
20 Cinematic Music Tracks to Inspire and Excite Your Next Video
Your choice of music can be everything when it comes to your video project. We've put together some of our favourite pieces, loosely categorised to make it...
Envato Market
31 Mar 2017
Video