Game design is the game development process of designing the content and rules of a game in the pre-production stage and design of gameplay, environment, storyline, and characters during production stage.
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How was the art made in this game?
I was impressed with the art in this game...it was a mix of real photos and creative art. I decided the game art for a game I'm making should look atleast a little bit like this. Any one know how this ...
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Why is my character lost in the background?
I am designing and developing a 2D-platformer and I'm having trouble with the look and feel of the game. The game is about an inventor who is kidnapped for warfare. Theme: Childish but sad.
There are ...
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Can I publish caricatures of famous people in a game?
I am developing an indie 2D game. Some of the enemies are caricatures of famous characters but there is no explicit reference to their name (the only reference is that if the caricature is of a ...
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What are the rules for creating optimized image formats?
When creating images for games on mobile devices the smaller the image is the better. What are the general rules for creating images and making sure they still look good in 16 bit or smaller.
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How to isolate artwork from games for fan art
Wherever there is a popular game, there is fan art: custom wallpapers, t-shirts, etc.
One thing they usually have in common is that they feature artwork from the game, or something close to it. ...
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Coloring techniques in Angry Birds
Are there any particular coloring techniques or principles that are used in the popular game Angry Birds?
I've noticed the number of colors used on each colored area is four, most of the time. A base ...
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Who is in charge of creating fake logos and products for movies/games, and what are good examples of them?
Who is responsible for creating such products? Are they usually done by the props team? Or are there companies that specialise in them?
Here are a couple of examples. It's usually easier to find ...
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Making 2D Motorbike Game Textures
How could I make textures similar to the ground textures in this game: http://www.teagames.com/games/funkytruck3/play.php
Im making something similar but I am totally new to making any game ...
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Game development graphic design: Bastion-style
I am developing a game and I am particularly interested in a Bastion-like mapping style. This is a good shot:
I am unsure about how to achieve that. Currently I use both Photoshop and Illustrator. ...
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Games Design & Illustration - Starting Off
So I primarily have a background in Interface Design and wish to expand my skill set into illustration and game design.
I've recently armed myself with a Bamboo tablet and want to get serious about ...
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Deciding Theme and Colour Scheme For Trivia-Based Game
I started work on an Android-based trivia-like game. You basically pick a topic (eg. volcanoes) and get a random set of 10 questions out of a bigger pool.
I'm really struggling to pick a colour ...
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Help with identifying how this mobile game art was created
I love this artwork and would like to understand how it was created:
Some looks hand-drawn. For example the shading on the bottom of the bird and in the moon's craters. Some looks like vector ...
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What do I need to start creating professional drawings?
What tools or software or devices are neccessary to create proffesional drawings for games for example? How to draw something and be able to use it on PC?
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Best application for developing pixel art? [duplicate]
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Photoshop Alternatives for G5 Macs
I would like to create pixel art graphics for an iPhone game on my mac and I'm wondering what are some good programs i should look in ...
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How to Batch-export layers of Inkscape-generated SVG-file to Bitmap for sprites?
Batch -export means that I may need to add certain transformations such as anti-alias, contrast-fixes and resizing. SVG here means I am using Inkscape. One layer here is a sprite. I currently export ...
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Identify a font on a game button.
I need to have the font on these buttons identified. The other fonts are unimportant to me. I used to have it when starting a project, but I have transferred computers since then. If I downloaded it ...
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Where can I find free 3D meshes online? [closed]
Can you tell me a good resource site with plenty of free meshes so that I can use in computer games?
Thanks!
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Graphic Design resource for game project? [duplicate]
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Tips and sources for beginning designers
I'm creating my first game and want to improve upon the graphic design aspects of my game.
By graphic design I mean layout, ...
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Drawing and importing hand drawn images into mobile game
In the article about DragonBox iPhone game, I've read that:
the dragons were all drawn by a fourteen-year-old girl
I would like to do exactly the same: ask someone to draw some images for the ...
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Ways to learn how to do game concept art [duplicate]
I'm a 21 year old artist, I have been selling art since 2007 with the help of friends. Unfortunately I am only a sketch artist. I want to get into game concept art, but am not sure how to start it ...
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How to connect with aspiring game designers for collaborative work [closed]
I'm a programming-student and I'm making my own android-game. I'm decent at photoshop, but when it comes to drawing, I'm awful. I was wondering if there are graphic designers out there that are ...
