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Empowering play for all: The path to true accessibility in games

Natalie Burns and Améliane Chiasson share their insights on how to tackle the challenges facing the games industry when it comes to accessibility

Feb. 14, 2024 Natalie Burns & Améliane Chiasson

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What is the best game engine: is Godot right for you?

The GamesIndustry.biz Academy's in-depth guide to Godot, a flexible, versatile, and intuitive engine (now updated to include Godot 4)

Feb. 12, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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An introduction to mobile user acquisition

AppQuantum's Vladislav Samarin explores the basics of mobile marketing, and what you can expect between running in-house UA, working with an agency, and mobile publishing

Feb. 5, 2024 Vladislav Samarin

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How to effectively communicate through change

Cat Channon advises on how to minimise the human impact and ensure better understanding of big changes at your games business

Jan. 30, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Navigating the legal landscape of four-day work weeks

Wiggin's Ellie Sergeant and Seth Roe discuss the considerations that employers must factor in before shifting their business to this increasingly popular schedule

Jan. 29, 2024 Ellie Sergeant & Seth Roe

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Everything you need to know about applying for your first job in game development

XR Games' Andy Driver shares his dos and don'ts for kicking off your career

Jan. 26, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Navigating neurodiversity: What you need to know about the games industry

Panel explores how neurodiverse people can succeed in their games career, and what support employers should offer

Jan. 25, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Technical art roles: What they are, and how to get one

A panel of experts from Radical Forge discuss the potenital routes into this discipline and how to improve your chances of landing a role

Jan. 24, 2024 Vikki Blake

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How to get into games without making games

From marketing to funding and community management, there's many roles and careers alongside direct development positions

Jan. 23, 2024 Alan Wen

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How to land your dream job in game art

Media Molecule 2D artist Sinéad Oram sketches out how to score a role in this field of game development

Jan. 22, 2024 Alex Calvin

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Seven practical steps to becoming a voice actor in games

Voice actor and coach JD Kelly offers practical advice for those who want to get into voice acting

Jan. 19, 2024 Alan Wen

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An introduction to video game production

Media Molecule's Steven Taarland explains the role of a producer, and why it's all about prioritization, trust, and "learning to be comfortable with ambiguity"

Jan. 18, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Ten tips for overcoming imposter syndrome

Media Molecule's senior game designer Eilidh MacLeod shares advice for helping overcome self-doubt and learn to value your achievements

Jan. 17, 2024 Alex Calvin

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Reducing barriers for underrepresented groups

Industry workers from minority backgrounds share advice from their lived experiences on how companies can help more people get into the games industry

Jan. 16, 2024 Alan Wen

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We need to talk about tech tests (and how to improve them)

Attilio Carotenuto advocates for and describes better ways to assess technical skills when interviewing for a job in games

Jan. 15, 2024 Attilio Carotenuto

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Get into Games: Essential guides to start your career in video games

The best of our guides on finding and applying for jobs in the games industry, all in one place

Jan. 15, 2024 James Batchelor

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Getting the most out of a games incubator

Alumni of the Tentacle Zone incubator offer advice on how new studios can maximise the benefits of these programs

Jan. 5, 2024 James Batchelor

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The five pillars of emergent gameplay

TinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik shares advice on how to keep players invested in your game without making a 100-hour epic

Nov. 28, 2023 Alex Nichiporchik

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What is the best game engine: is Unity right for you?

Our in-depth guide to Unity Technologies' widely used Unity engine, the leader for indie and mobile game development (now updated to include latest pricing structure and more)

Nov. 23, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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What is the best game engine: is Unreal Engine right for you?

An in-depth guide to Epic's Unreal Engine, which combines reach, technical sophistication and value for money (now updated to include UE5)

Nov. 21, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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The core principles of building prosperous game economies

Professor Edward Castronova and Machinations CEO Mihai Gheza detail the three pillars of designing a solid game economy

Nov. 8, 2023 Edward Castronova & Mihai Gheza

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Identifying the human problems behind the lack of a clear vision in games development

Organisational psychologist Graham McAllister highlights the importance of maintaining game vision alignment

Nov. 7, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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Being an effective people manager in the games industry

Attilio Carotenuto shares the lessons he's learnt from being in a managerial position and how you can create the best environment for your reports to thrive

Oct. 25, 2023 Attilio Carotenuto

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How to successfully run a remote studio, and make it last

Roll7 head of people Nisha Minhas shares the OlliOlli studio's tips for building a strong studio culture when people don't work at the studio

Oct. 24, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Are your game monetisation techniques going to remain legal?

Lewis Silkin's Fleur Chenevix-Trench and Nick Allan go through the recent EU and UK consumer law changes that game developers and publishers should be looking out for

Oct. 19, 2023 Fleur Chenevix-Trench, Nick Allan