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« on: August 01, 2014, 01:17:27 AM »


Hey there! I'm Nathan, a professional game designer. I release free video tutorials every week on Youtube. The channel is dedicated to game art and game design.
You can find all of the tutorials, arranged in categories, right there: Game Design Tutorials!

News: The Kickstarter is over! And it was 240% funded. I'm working on a new website, Game Art Quest, where you'll find all of the open source assets, tutorials and premium training I'm making as part of this project.

We have a game art study group on Facebook!

Don't hesitate to leave feedback or ask me questions here. Thanks!
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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2014, 06:15:06 AM »

Hello everyone!

A little update here: I added the second part of the interview with the senior artist Adam Duff which offers insights for aspiring professional artists. Also, I wrote a summary of the "Marketing indie games on a 0$ budget" talk from Emmy Jonassen at Konsoll 2013. This talk is a must-see for indie game development teams. Now you'll have organized companion notes to keep at your side.

Next up is AI, which I've been asked to cover multiple times by construct 2 users. I'll try to offer information for any beginner, regardless of the engine you're using, starting with Finite State Machines.

Cheers,
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2014, 01:11:39 AM »

Hi guys,

I added 2 tutorials, which are Drastically reduce your game's download size with image compression and How to AI by example : Platform follower. I hope you'll like them!

Cheers, Nathan
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2014, 06:07:44 AM »

Hey Everyone,

I updated the topic with my first open source assets pack. You can find those Cartoon Mobile Icon Buttons on OpenGameArt (as well as future packs).

I hope that you'll like them!
Kind regards,
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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2014, 09:48:12 AM »

Bravo, mister sir!  Hand Clap Cool
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2014, 09:50:45 AM »

Cool and useful resource!
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2014, 04:59:00 AM »

Thanks a lot guys!
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« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2014, 01:36:24 AM »

I'm back with a new article  Beer! ! My 7 most valuable Game Design resources. I filtered through dozens and dozens of links I have saved up and organized throughout the past few years, and I tried to pick the websites and books that taught me the most! Please tell me if you like it, and if you'd like to see more.
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2015, 06:43:11 AM »

Gentleman New month, New Open Source Art Pack on GDquest: Xbox 360 Controller buttons on openGameArt. Just like the previous one, this pack has been released under a CC0 - Public Domain license! Here's a preview:
 


Along with it, I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year 2015!

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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2015, 05:05:31 AM »

Hey everyone! I'm back with my first 2 Youtube Video Tutorials:
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Hope you'll like them Smiley !
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« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2015, 02:02:42 AM »

New week, new video tutorial! Today's tut will show you

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« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2015, 04:46:05 AM »

New tutorial -

! This week's tutorial has been pretty popular on r/gamedev (100 upvotes) and facebook.
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2015, 12:24:15 PM »

Really great, concise tutorials. Thanks for doing these!
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« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2015, 05:15:39 AM »

Very useful, I’ll be back to this post for more tutorial when you’ll upload it!
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« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2015, 05:36:37 AM »

Thanks a lot guys! For those who don't like video, I also adapt all of them as articles on my website

I'm a bit late with sharing it, but here's the video from last week:

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« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2015, 05:03:19 AM »

Hey everybody! I am back with 2 new tutorials: How to game art #2 – Drawing game assets and How to game art #1 – Silhouettes.

The next video will talk about drawing 2d game assets with selection tools, which is a pretty efficient technique.
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« Reply #16 on: March 23, 2015, 06:44:57 AM »

Cool Valerien!
I decided to delve further on construct 2. This thread is good way to start and muster some confidence for a beginner like me!
keep up the good job! Beer!
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« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2015, 01:52:28 PM »

Hello everyone! I am coming back with not only 2 video tutorials, but also 2 detailed Game Design guides.

Game art tutorials:
How to game art #4 – Cute character from concept to finish
How to game art #3 – Drawing with selections in Photoshop

Game design guides:
How to Create Immersive Game Intros
Game Analytics From A Game Designer’s Perspective

I hope you will like them!
And thanks much snowkie! Smiley
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« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2015, 01:36:40 AM »

Hi there! 2 weeks have passed by. I'm coming back to you with a new batch of tutorials!

Video tutorials:
Quick Timer Events from a Game Design Perspective
How to game art #5 – The Principles of Design

Game design guides:
16 Reasons Why Players Are Leaving Your Game
Squeezing more juice out of your game design!
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« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2015, 07:18:50 AM »

Hello! I'm back with some new tutorials, and a reorganized first post overall. I hope you'll like them! Smiley







Prototyping simple QTEs in Construct 2

Kissie kissie,
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