Students who research with Normoyle have the unique opportunity to combine their interests in programming and computer science with art, something that is intrinsic to designing any game or virtual ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally circa 2010. If he was forced to pick a favorite ...

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...

Reputation systems in open-world games reflect player choices, impacting gameplay and interactions with NPCs. Games like RDR2, Skyrim, and ELEX showcase diverse reputation mechanics with consequences ...

Pac-Man. Tetris. Super Mario Bros. Fortnite. Monopoly. Animal Crossing. The list of iconic games goes on. Playing games is a surreal experience — just for a moment, you're transported into a world ...

Randomness in games used to be the spice, not the main course. But lately, it’s everywhere. Open a loot box. Pull a character in a gacha banner. Trigger a random dungeon boss. From mobile games to AAA ...