How would I learn Unreal Engine if I did it again
After over 6 years with UE I have some thoughts about the best way to learn it.
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2024-06-16
2024-06-22
Is Unreal Engine Hard to learn?
Is Unreal Engine hard to learn? The short answer is yes. The longer answer is yes, but maybe not for the reasons you think.
2024-06-17
Tutorials to learn Game Development? Probably not...
One of the best ways to learn game development is by making games, not by watching tutorials.
2024-06-20
the best first project on your game dev journey
The best first project on your game dev journey. How to approach the start, why to keep it small, and how to stay motivated.
2024-07-02
Beauty of small game (20 minutes till Dawn)
20 Minutes Till Dawn is such an amazing example of a small game. Design and execution is so incredibly small and boring, but it's incredibly fun....
2024-06-06
About probability and Buckshot Roulette
What we can learn from the small but incredible Buckshot Roulette.
2024-08-03
I don't think I liked Journey
Journey is a very interesting game. Pioneering you could even say. Still, I don't think I liked it. I finally took time to play Journey earlier this year. I...
2024-07-28
Steelrising - the Dark Souls for beginners
I have been quite enjoying Steelrising lately. It's an action game set in Louis 14th France filled with destruction, dead bodies and robots. I would call the...
2024-07-23
Current YouTube makes me sad
YouTube as it is right now, makes me very sad. Truth be told, it's all of the social media sites, but YouTube is the one I enjoyed the most in the past and...
2024-07-19
Benefits of creating educational content on YouTube
I recently wrote a post about how much it sucks to be an educator on YouTube. I have established there, that it's not worth it in my opinion. Especially...
2024-07-17
The problem with educational content on YouTube
I would like to talk about something I realized after creating educational content on YouTube for couple years. My first tutorial was published on 11th March,...
2024-07-14
How I failed making a Timer App
Let me tell you about one of my business miss-adventures. You see, I like to experiment, try different ideas, games, business models and all the other things...
2024-07-03
Reigns (Indie Game)
Reigns is an interesting small title that misses just a bit to be great for me. https://youtu.be/O2HnvpXqII4?si=Ev4OoMnkIpnZI4rk It's an indie game where you...
2024-06-30
In-between games
There is a practice I have noticed some AAA studios do --> Series of main releases with smaller releases of the same franchise in-between. As you can...
2024-06-28
Decision consequences vs Narrative (Xcom chimera squad)
I recently wrote about how irreversible decisions can be a powerful tool in game design....
2024-06-25
Dogs and daily rhythm
So I have a dog. Lite Shiba demon and if you keep reading you will even get to see him. ;) Why am I talking about him? Because having a dog added to my life a...
2024-06-24
Irreversible decisions (Pathfinder:Kingmaker and XCOM)
I think that irreversible decisions can be one of the most powerful tools you can use in your game design. But as we all know, with great power comes great...
2024-06-21
Modern chess of into the breach
Into the Breach is amazing. It's right there on top as an example of fantastic system design. Chilling with Darkest Dungeon, Noita and mainly chess. That is a...
2024-06-18
Is working for free ever a good idea?
10 000 year old question all (game) developers ask themselves. "Should I make Roguelike or MMO?" Oh wait, neah. It's the second one. "Is it ever worth it...
2024-06-15
About personality tests
I think personality tests are surprisingly useful. I don't quite care how scientifically valid you or I think Myers-Briggs is. It doesn't really matter. What...
2024-06-14
Why chess is awesome
Chess is amazing. It's the purest and simplest example of beautiful systemic design. Photo by Anthony DeRosa on Pexels.com You see, what I appreciate about...
2024-06-13
About meditating
This will likely be quite a cliche post, but you should try meditation. That's it. Just try it. At this point, you probably heard bunch of advice how...
2024-06-12
About fitness VR games
Surprisingly fitness turned out to be one of the most common use-cases for VR these days. Who would have thought? Certainly not me, nor Oculus or Meta. There...
2024-06-11
About loop hero and inversion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G37bO9vg8RY Loop hero is an interesting game in itself, but that's not what we will talk about today. What's interesting about...
2024-06-10
About stupid Steam reviews
I would like to talk a bit about Steam reviews and how I find them often irritating. It's bit of a pet peeve and honestly something I should just wave my hand...
2024-06-09
My favorite bad game
Let's talk about PlanetBase, it's probably my favorite bad game. The premise is quite simple; Real-time base management game about small group of settlers...
2024-06-08
About being lazy
So, I don't feel like writing today or doing much of anything. Steamdeck is waiting for me on the sofa, quizzically asking why am I still in the office. You...
2024-06-07
About Portal and introducing new mechanics
I think Portal may be the best example of pacing in any game I have ever played. I will assume that everyone played or have at least heard about Portal, so I...
2024-06-05
Why I don't like weekends
I don't really like weekends. The idea of a weekend is bit strange to me. You see, I am in a very enviable position where I make my own schedule. I have a lot...
2024-06-04
About visual novels and Lovecraft
I have played Dagon recently. You can think about it as a visual novel adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft's short story. It's a bit more interesting than that...