We are privileged to have Andrew Greenberg who serves as the President of the Georgia Game Developer Association, provide us with a blog series on what information is needed to get involved in Game Design. This all-volunteer organization is committed to improving Georgia's video game industry. They are known for their SIEGE (Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo) event. Essentials … Read More
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Pre-order Unity 5 Unity announced the impending release of Unity 5 at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. This news comes 16 months a after the release of Unity 4. In typical Unity fashion, Unity 5 will improve upon its predecessor in many ways. It comes as no surprise that Unity 5 improves upon the easy-to-use, affordable game engine … Read More
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Many people starting out in their college careers are learning that you can make money simply selling the assets that you create. There are many outlets where artists and developers can sell anything from background images, to 2D and 3D characters, music, game templates and animations. Many popular software companies for 3D animation and Game Development offer asset stores or … Read More
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Yes, you heard that right. Lester Banks was gracious enough to expose methods of using the Dynamesh feature of ZBrush to save money on your 3D printing. He identifies how you can reduce the amount of materials you need to print by hollowing out the model using Dynamesh. The overall effect is a lighter 3d model that requires less material … Read More
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Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post talking about how Game Design fits in with STEM Education. I still use those same talking points when I deliver webinars on the subject. Really, none of that has changed. Game Design is still heavily involved in every aspect of STEM education. However, I left out a very important part of Game … Read More
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In previous articles we’ve discussed Augmented Reality and how you can create your own AR experiences with Metaio software. This is just touching the tip of the iceberg with what can be done. One of the biggest case studies for Augmented Reality has been the IKEA catalog. This AR app allows you to place IKEA furniture in your home so … Read More
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Recently, Studica had the pleasure of speaking with Yolanda Epps, Assistant Principal at Douglas Byrd High School and 3D-GREES Program Coordinator, about their innovative program. GREES is an acronym that stands for Girls Really Enjoy Engineering & Science. This program is an innovative practicum experience for girls designed to expose them to science, 3D technology, increase achievement and improve attendence. And it's working! … Read More
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If you are like me, you don't make games you just enjoy them. I love playing video games, every kind of game from the big new FPS to the simple casual Facebook game. Sometimes I think it would be cool to create a video game, my own game. I think its something most gamers have thought about. Just like a bookworm … Read More
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You may have heard the term Augmented Reality. But what does it mean? What does it do? It is clear that AR is a very intriquing innovation. It can enhance the live view of the real world with computered generated digital content that appears "on top" of the physical object. Augmented Reality in Action For me the standard definition of … Read More
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Unity announced at their Unite conference that Unity 4.3 will include native 2D Toolkits to help developers create 2D games inside of Unity. While 2D toolkits have been available inside of Unity’s Asset Store by third party developers, this is the first time that Unity Technologies is actually incorporating it into their software. According to them, they noticed that over … Read More
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