After dissecting what “ambience” actually means in my previous article, we concluded that ambience cannot be deliberately created in reality. However, fortunately for video game developers, it is possible to invent one…
“What mediates between the objective factors of the environment and the aesthetic feelings of a human being is what we call atmosphere.” – Makis Solomos Definitions Atmosphere is a term that comes…
Developing a game is risky if you haven’t tested your concept. To find out if it has potential, you need to prototype it. Let’s see how.
Game Over is an integral part of video games. In the majority of games, it is associated, above all, with going backwards in the adventure. In horror, it’s all the more unpleasant…
Introduction When it was released in 2014, it didn’t take long for the P.T. demo to break the internet. One hour of gameplay in a dingy apartment. That’s all it took for…
There aren’t many videogame road trips. In any case, few games convey this famous blend of freedom, management of the unexpected and encounters, within a journey with a destination to reach. Take…
The Amnesia series needs no introduction. In addition to democratizing FPS horror with a defenseless protagonist, the Frictional Games studio has never ceased to renew itself with each new game. The Bunker,…
Incorporating a riddle or puzzle into a video game is a difficult exercise. As well as having to think about a number of parameters, such as its rules, its goal and the…