In this article, Cloudberry Kingdom developer Jordan Fisher explains precisely how he created the algorithmic level design system for the procedurally generated platformer — and how you can design your own AI.
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In this AIGameDev.com interview with David Rosen from Wolfire Games we will take a look at the awesome procedural and physics based animations in the upcoming game OVERGROWTH. Learn how humanoid rabbits, wolves and other animals battle it out Kung-Fu style.

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What effect does in-game audio have on players? Audio expert Raymond Usher (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Crackdown) shares the results of a study in which players were monitored while playing three games — Osmos, FlatOut, and Amnesia — with audio and without. Read on Gamasutra

If you’re involved in the startup community or even just follow Hacker News, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve heard about “lean startups” or the “lean startup method.” In his bestselling book, The Lean Startup, Eric Ries outlines a framework for small, innovative teams to more efficiently find product/market fit for new products. Read on Gamasutra

Umbra Software discusses the pros and cons of various methods currently being used for occlusion culling and explains its own automated occlusion culling system that can take any type of polygon soup as input. Read on Gamasutra

Unity has become a cornerstone of the indie and smartphone game space, but does the tool set have what it takes to stand up to “triple-A” developers’ needs? In this interview, Erland Körner and Renaldas Zioma of Unity, speak extensively about how they interface with developers to determine these needs and what they hope to achieve with the tool now and in the future.

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Game developers often experience a horrific “crunch” (also known as a “death march”), which happens in the last few months of a project leading up to the game’s release date. Failing to meet the deadline can often mean the project gets cancelled or even worse, you lose your job. So what sort of tricks do they use while they’re under the pump, doing 12+ hour per day for weeks on end?

Game Developer Tricks

The uScript Visual Scripting Tool for the Unity engine allows non-technical developers to dive right into scripting complicated setups without needing to write a single line of code. uScript can be used for anything from rapid prototyping gameplay ideas to final complicated setups ready to ship in your final product. uScript Personal Learning Edition was created to provide free access of the full power of the software for non-commercial use.

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An interesting talk presented by Jonathan Blow and Marc ten Bosch at Indiecade on October 7, 2011, about how to create your game with central truths about how the game’s universe works, and how to design the game around discovering how the universe works and how to use it.

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The "iTorque 2D":http://www.garagegames.com/products/torque-2d/iphone game engine allows developers to deploy to all of the current iOS devices. The 1.5 release includes many updates requested directly by users, 30 new behaviors, and the robust Feature Demo. The Feature Demo includes explicit examples of implementing functions such as loading game levels, gyroscope and accelerometer motion control, and robust multi-touch. iTorque2D is just $99.