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On July 2, 2012, Groovy 2.0 was released, which, among other new features, added static compiling and static type checking. When the Pivotal Software joint venture was spun-off by EMC Corporation (EMC) and VMware in April 2013, Groovy and Grails formed part of its product portfolio. Pivotal ceased sponsoring Groovy and Grails from April 2015. [6]
Game Maker's Toolkit (GMTK) is a video game analysis video series created by British journalist Mark Brown. Beginning in 2014, the series examines video game design and aims to encourage developers to improve their craft. It is hosted on YouTube and funded via Patreon. Additional topics include game accessibility and level design.
This category contains articles that relates to video game design. For articles on computer and video game creation in general, see Category:Video game development . For articles on game design in general, see Category:Game design .
A game engine is a software framework primarily designed for the development of video games which generally includes relevant libraries and support programs such as a level editor. [1] The "engine" terminology is akin to the term " software engine " used more widely in the software industry .
In the context of video game design, a tutorial is any tool that teaches player or non-player characters [1] the rules, control interface, and mechanics of the game. Some tutorials are integrated into the game, while others are completely separate and optional. Games can have both of these at once, offering a basic mandatory tutorial and ...
In January 2022, YoYo Games changed GameMaker Studio 2's numbering scheme so the version corresponds to the year and the month it was released (For example, 2022.1 for January 2022). [ 59 ] In April 2022, YoYo Games dropped the GameMaker Studio 2 name in order to match its new version numbering scheme, changing it to simply GameMaker .
SMU Guildhall is a graduate video game development program located at the Southern Methodist University (SMU). [1] It was one of the first graduate video game development programs in the United States. In 2020, it was ranked #4 among the Top 25 Graduate Schools for Game Design by the Princeton Review. [2]
The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford is the first book [1] devoted to the theory of computer and video games. The book attempts to categorize computer games and talks about design precepts that serve as guidelines for game designers. It was originally published in Berkeley, California, by McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media in 1984.