by Travis Tracy | Apr 19, 2022 | Game Design Career
As a game design instructor, I have the responsibility of sharing my own experiences with students. I try to be honest with them. Jobs aren’t easy to come by. It’s work in itself to land a job. There are certainly some obstacles to overcome if you have no...
by Travis Tracy | Apr 18, 2022 | Game Design
Some would say that video games are a waste of time, others might say they are only for fun. In my mind, there are many benefits to playing video games. Do they actually help become more creative though? Yes, video games do make you more creative. Problem solving and...
by Travis Tracy | Apr 16, 2022 | Game Development
Animation is a key component to all games. It is also an area that people spend countless hours refining and studying. A game can simply feel “cheap” without good animation applied. Animation is a skill that I believe separates games that feel polished and...
by Travis Tracy | Apr 15, 2022 | Game Development
With many of the great game engines out there, many come with beautiful assets developed by the game engine developers. The developers create these purely to encourage developers to utilize their engine and showcase the engines capabilities. Can I use RPG Maker assets...
by Travis Tracy | Apr 13, 2022 | Game Development
When looking at the many options to choose from in the Unity Asset Store, it’s really pretty amazing. There are so many tools out there to make your job easier and really beautiful asset packs that others have created. These can take your game from looking...
by Travis Tracy | Apr 12, 2022 | Game Jams
When signing up for a game jam, you often think about the workload that you are in store for. What’s in it for you as a developer? Ultimately, those that sign up for game jams are not typically in it for anything other than the experience. So, do game jams have...
by Travis Tracy | Apr 11, 2022 | Game Development
There is nothing more exciting in game development that making your first game or starting a new project. Unfortunately, there are a lot of pitfalls along the way. Admittedly, I don’t know of anyone that has successfully built a unique game as their first game....
by Travis Tracy | Apr 5, 2022 | Game Development
If you are building a game, you likely want it to make it as beautiful as possible. As in all previous moments of video game history, we are still limited by hardware capability. There is a balance between beautiful graphics and good performance. The balance is...
by Travis Tracy | Apr 5, 2022 | Game Design
There is so much to learn when it comes to game design that it can feel very overwhelming at times. First getting into the classroom and having the responsibility of teaching students game design, from beginning to end, was a bit intimidating initially. I knew I had a...
by Travis Tracy | May 12, 2021 | Game Design
When you first begin your journey into game development, you are likely to use assets or at least be tempted to do so. I recall downloading many of the free ones that were available on the Unity Asset Store. However, is there anything ethical about using them when...
