What Nintendo Can Teach Us About Game Design
By Scott Rogers – Instructor, New York Film Academy Game Design Nintendo recently celebrated its 46th year of creating video games, and with the exception of a few growing pains,…
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August 10, 2018 | Industry Trends
July 13, 2018 | Industry Trends
5 Things Old School Games Mastered
Today’s video games offer some of the most captivating worlds and stories one can experience. From incredibly realistic environments to impressive artificial intelligence, games have evolved at a faster rate…
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June 15, 2018 | Industry Trends
Movie Marketing: Video Game Tie-Ins Done Well
Gaming tie-ins for movie franchises have existed for nearly as long as people have been playing video games. When done well, these media can blend to create a hybrid marketing…
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May 18, 2018 | Industry Trends
Video Games that Successfully Made the Jump from Movie to Game
Whether it’s due to rushed development times or not enough creative freedom, games based on movies rarely become the talk of the industry. Once in a while, however, a tie-in…
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July 14, 2017 | Industry Trends
Best Free Game Engines and Development Software
Is the only thing keeping you from transforming your great game idea from dream to reality your wallet? Well then, you will be happy to hear that there are excellent…
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June 30, 2017 | Industry Trends
The Rise of High Quality Video Game Trailers
The evolution of video game trailers is comparable to games themselves. While 20 years ago we were content running across 8-bit worlds, now we expect vast 3D areas with lifelike…
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April 14, 2017 | Industry Trends
25 Video Games Every Game Design Student Should Play Before They Graduate
By Scott Rogers, NYFA Game Design Developers of new games constantly reference existing games when collaborating with their teammates. There is nothing worse than seeing the team latch onto an…
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March 24, 2017 | Industry Trends
Analysis: the Advancement of CGI in Video Games
CGI and video games: computer generated images (or, at least, computer interpreted images) are, by definition, the visual recipe for every video game we play and part of what makes…
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January 28, 2017 | Industry Trends
Women to Know in the Gaming Industry
Wondering where all of the diversity is in the video game industry? Don’t worry — it’s not all guys. Of course, it’s not surprising that that is the perception. According…
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