How to break into a game development career
Introduction Do you have a passion for gaming? Have you stayed up long nights navigating dungeons and shooting zombies only to think; what if I could do this forever? Maybe you, like many others before you, have considered turning your passion into a real-life, money-in-your-pocket job. Well, hold your horses there, John Marston. Making
10 Indie Game Development Studios and the Games that Made Them Famous
Life isn’t easy for independent game studios. The competition is tough, the work is tougher and the budgets are tighter than Spiderman’s spandex. Even if you do manage to get your game ready to ship, there won’t be much money left over for essential stuff like ‘marketing’ and ‘publicity’. The options are simple;
OUR ROKOKO Suit has arrived!
We are excited to announce that our Rokoko suit has arrived. We will now be able to pre-vis our projects and to show internal and external stakeholders our intentions in scenes, etc.
Digital Humans are here!
Our science fiction dreams are one step closer to reality with todays announcement. Epic Games launched a sneak peek at its newest Unreal Engine creation tool that promises to cut down on the time needed to create realistic-looking digital humans.
Is Motion Capture a defining technology for game producers?
For the longest time I have seen motion capture as only attainable by large budget productions with $100 million dollar budgets. Motion capture is now almost ubiquitous in game development, with nearly every big-budget 3D action title making use of real actors.
SMASH BALL ROAD-MAP UPDATE & UPCOMING CLOSED BETA
A year ago, I competed, and ultimately enrolled, in Canada's first ever Toy Invention course. The goal was to enhance my invention skills. After having worked as a game designer and producer for over 15 years, I saw this as an opportunity to broaden my skills sets. I see the lines blurring more and
SMASH BALL September update
Development on Smash Ball is going well. We have participated in a number of events over the last few weeks including.
Technology in retail…do you like it?
I do not enjoy shopping. I want to get into the store and out as quickly as possible. And given my background in AR, and VR I have started to think more about the relationship between fashion and technology.For me heading to a store and trying on garments quickly would allow me a
How Virtual Reality can help heal
Being in the hospital surely has its gloomy moments of despair. Patients are confined to a room and often feel bored and blue. But, something is greatly changing the way patients are being treated. That something is virtual reality (VR). VR’s immersive experience allows patients to escape the crummy hospital and travel anywhere in
Virtual Reality Theme Parks are coming to a city (or living room) near you
At Game Pill we are excited by the possibilities when creating content for new mediums and the newest medium that has caught our attention as of late is the virtual reality theme park. Here are a few of the more notable projects that you should know about: THE VOID In a remote part of Utah,