From motion design to game design: In-depth process behind Specimen

“I wanted to be a beginner again and feel like I was growing.”  Those words from designer/director Erica Gorochow encapsulate the primary motivation behind deciding… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson

[…] its way to center stage, where game designers are realizing its power for directing user experience and telling stories in innovative ways. An 8-year… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Telltale’s “Minecraft: Story Mode:” Changing the Game?

Telltale explains how they blur the lines between gaming and storytelling in "Minecraft: Story Mode," and how they connect with their audiences online and offline.

Caitlin Campbell • 9 years ago

Making “Party Pooper,” a browser-based game from Animade

"For anyone trying to make a game as a small project, I’d recommend scaling it back to make it manageable — focus on the core… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

The Graveyard

[…] forms of interaction, engaging poetic narratives and simple controls. I really, really like the idea of using gameplay as a mode of presentation. The… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game

[…] can have a predetermined narrative while gameplay allows for emergent stories to occur, sometimes in surprising ways. I’m interested in what happens when you… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Tronic & Marco Brambilla – Spec Ops Game Trailer + Q&A

[…] but not our first involvement with games. We were commissioned to direct and design a series of viral films for Gaia, one of the… Read more

Jake Sargeant • 15 years ago

Ready Steady Play: Trailer

Hover Studio, the makers of the very entertaining mobile game “Ready Steady Bang,” are releasing a follow up title in June, “Ready Steady Play.” Like… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Game of Thrones: Sword Experience

The wizards at Red Paper Heart just returned from San Diego Comic-Con, arguably the largest orgy of geek culture in the world, where eager fans… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Blur: League of Legends Cinematic “A Twist of Fate”

It’s getting very hard to stand out in the world of game cinematics. But somehow Blur always manages to pull it off. Case in point,… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

SXSW 2015 Gaming Awards

Working only with dots, lines and squares, Imaginary Forces’ Jeremy Cox and friends crafted a abstract homage to the history of video gamings for the… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Fortiche Prod: League Of Legends

[…] Paris. The directors and Riot Games worked closely together, exploring new animation and rendering and compositing techniques. By choosing to veer away from the… Read more

Angelo Collazo • 11 years ago

David O’Reilly: Mountain Q&A

David O'Reilly shares some of his thoughts about his first game, "Mountain"

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Interview: A Behind-the-Scenes look at Vectorpark’s “Metamorphabet”

Those interested in the future of animation often cite interactive as a new horizon. Patrick Smith, better known as Vectorpark, has been fusing his own… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago

Forza 6 Legacy

How many racing game references can you spot in this advert for Forza Motorsport 6?

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Tribeca Games: The Craft and Creative of League of Legends

For its inaugural event, Tribeca Games (part of the Tribeca Film Festival family) is hosting “The Craft and Creative of League of Legends” on Friday, November… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

A mobile game made entirely out of clay?

The visuals for Tiny Passengers, a new mobile puzzle game from Shape Minds launching in iTunes today, were created almost entirely in clay. Check out… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

What Makes a Successful Game Trailer?

We sat down with Jörgen Lilja and Emnet Mulugeta from Goodbye Kansas Studios, the creators of cinematic game trailers for titles such as Cyberpunk 2077,… Read more

Staff • 3 years ago

Real-Time Motion Graphics: GRID

[…] here. In terms of motion design, GRID isn’t really doing anything new, but it is taking advantage of the amazing real-time graphics processing power… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Process: Psyop’s Prequels for Dishonored

Bethesda’s Dishonored (developed by Arkane Studios) was one of the mostly hotly anticipated games of the year. Thanks to nearly three years of pre-production, the… Read more

Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors

Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Hybrid by birth: Getting to know Animade

I first became aware of London-based Animade via their iOS game Ready Steady Bang, a twitchy dueler packed with charming animation. They popped up again on… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Psyop’s Inferno

“The Divine Comedy,” written by Dante Alighieri in the 14th century, is an allegorical vision of the christian afterlife, depicting a journey through the three… Read more

Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago

Kyle Downes: A Short History of Video Games

“A Short History of Video Games” from Kyle Downes for his degree at RMIT in Melbourne

Justin Cone • 16 years ago