Developer Blog – VR design accommodations and considerations part 2

The aforementioned UI design considerations are necessitated because, again, VR is distinguished by the fact that the display sits only a few centimeters from the eyes. VR is also unique in that input is sourced primarily from head (and eventually, head and eye) movement. This too necessitates its own series of design considerations. While a

Financial Fridays! So, what does it cost to make an indie game?

As promised in yesterday’s post, here is a very useful link that will help developers do some back of the napkin guesstimations. Not to be confused with proper projections or calculations, this napkin scrawl is still far superior to the Dinofarm formula: ‘Big indie’ Kickstarters are killing actual indies In the article the author likewise

Financial Fridays! Failed Kickstarters and where the $ went.

In video game forums and comment sections, there’s a common theme. Customers, and sadly enough, even “developers,” haven’t a clue as to what game development costs. Some of this ignorance has been purposely perpetrated by developers as part of an ill conceived strategy. In a popular blog post featured on gamasutra.com, Dinofarm Games suggests that

Update: Tutorial Tuesdays! No-Code Touch Controls! Unity Dual FPS Touch Joysticks

//Update: There’s actually an easier way in the latest version of Unity. Once you download Standard Assets from the Unity Store and Import them, add Assets>Standard Assets>CrossPlatformInput>DualTouchControls to the Scene! If you need to upgrade, be sure to back up your Project as a Package, Include Dependencies. That being said, I recommend you watch the

Meetup Mondays! An Interview With… Me!?

What better inaugural Meetup Mondays interview could there be than an interview with yours truly?! http://bit.ly/1esJ11t This was conducted by @Unity3Dnews and, as fate would have it, was his inaugural interview too! We delve into The Blind Shrine Maiden. Check out its Facebook page, won’t you? https://www.facebook.com/The-Blind-Shrine-Maiden-1378393195767418/ I’ll be adding a link to the web

Developer Blog – Static Batching

Imagine having to write a paper on a subject you are familiar with. Compare that with writing a paper on a subject that you know nothing about. Which is the most pleasant experience of the two? Which will take longer? Most likely it will take longer to write a paper on a subject that you