Issue #179 — Shader Breakdowns and more This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Breakdowns on some effects, great deals, free courses and tons more. Enjoy! Stylized Water Shader — In this tutorial I will explain step-by-step how to create a beautiful stylized water shader in Unity using Shader Graph. The goal is not to create a…

Issue #178 — Transforming The Video Games Industry This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Some great long and short form content this week. How do you feel about AI, plus tutorials on creating art our own dang selves! Enjoy! Inspecting memory with the new Memory Profiler package — In this blog, we will cover five key workflows…

Issue #177 — Art, AI and More This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Some great stuff on how to improve your workflow, improve your AI, your art, and much more. Enjoy! How to build Hot Reload For Unity — I’ll share a way with you to hot-reload those changes without both full-domain-reload and playmode reset so…

Issue #176 — Get Started With Animation This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Lots of ways to improve the look and feel of your game in this week’s issue. Enjoy! Making string marshaling safe for the CoreCLR garbage collector — In this blog, I’ll help you understand some of the recent changes my team made to…

Issue #175 — Best Practices This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Learn some best practices for UI and more in this issue. Enjoy! Addressables: Planning and best practices — This guide explores some of the most important factors to consider so that you can get the most out of the Addressables system. At the…

Issue #174 — Designing UI, And More! This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Designing UI, graphics, pathfinding, and lost more in this issue. Enjoy! Platforming Tips and Tricks — As a game developer it is your job to make the character move as the player wants, NOT how the player inputs controls. Even if you think…

Issue #173 — Spice Up Your Game This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com It’s a mixed bag this week, but all great content with hopefully something to help everyone. Enjoy! Realistic smoke lighting with 6-way lighting in VFX Graph — The 2022.2 Tech Stream introduces a complete end-to-end workflow (from DCC to Unity) that allows you…

Issue #172 — Super Bundles This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com A variety of great content this week, plus a ton of deals on assets, books and tutorials to help you on your game dev journey. Enjoy! How I created my game for the Ludum Dare 52 — In this blog post I will…

Issue #171 — Look Good And Feel Good This article was originally published on GameDevDigest.com Enjoy these tips on how to make your game look better, feel better, and more. Enjoy! Cozy assets for your cozy games — Almost out of nowhere, the term cozy games has slipped into the lexicon. But what exactly does it mean, and…