GameDev.net Direct - May 13, 2019

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[Submit an article or tutorial]( [Main-Logo.png.3eb4b1c53196060e84eb918d55] [RoKabium Games on Building a Game from the Ground Up]( by Steven Large in Interviews [header.jpg.b04eb89ff69006bdb519c236aeb00] [Forager: Optimization in GameMaker]( by Gabe “lazyeye” Weiner in Engines and Middleware [DgJDiv-W4AMqHPL.thumb.jpg.315dc4c15f6ab4] [Character Writing Advice From Writers]( by Jim Vs Humanity in Writing for Games [0.png.941f1f0d8fcbaef7d1f5cab6a1534bb7.p] [Flash Animation in Unity3D From Scratch, Part One]( by Matvey (MATov) Cherevko in Engines and Middleware [toon-shader-demo.png.52f6aee2355683d83d9] [Toon Shader Using Unity]( by Erik Roystan Ross in Graphics and GPU Programming [codes-monitor-programming-1102797.png.4c] [Designing Good C++ Game Middleware]( by Panagiotis Christopoulos Charitos in General and Gameplay Programming [671269773_ezgif.com-gif-maker(2).gif.c4d] [Sound Design with an iPhone SE]( by Sergio Ronchetti in Music and Sound FX [madsenstudios_cover.thumb.png.a83faea366] [Madsen's Musings Ep.22: The Importance of Following Up]( by Nathan Madsen in Music and Sound FX [MainLogo-500w.png.2409d00aebb725b80ded78] [9 Tips on Making an Indie Game from a Solo Developer]( by Steven Large in Production and Management [audiosurf.jpg.1149dc50a093c1568ed27943a5] [Tactics, Strategy and Rhythm: How Audiosurf Utilizes Immersion to the Fullest Extent]( by Brandon Druschel in Game Design and Theory [View more](  [FEATURED BLOGS]( Share your gamedev experience with a [blog on GameDev.net]( or [import]( your personal blog! [Tools.jpg.919802662a0c01f32af1bf24b9a9c9] [Battletech Developer Journal - 06]( by Eck in Eck's Journal - Still Flying [chess.jpeg.5333a137b49b1288e0ca1d4b391cb] [Welcome to my Chess blog]( by Awoken [gif.gif.75d3e8c4c8f3296aa6706d6723535692] [Lost Wisdom Across the 2010s | Forgoing the Shadows #3]( by Harlan A Nagel [gf2017.png.c193f6ee60245fad3c4f80b3d7f57] [GC : Explosive Balls (game play)]( by GoliathForge in A Hobbyist Tale [tumblr_pa54zjENcg1shff2jo1_500.gif.f0974] [No Hiding in the Shadows Anymore | Forgoing the Shadows #2]( by Harlan A Nagel [desert.jpg.7f2cf55df024c8fb8055d5ac5ddf8] [5: A short cinematic]( by orphu [Avatar.JPG.0444accc42bab5653914377d4aaab] [Solving the tree problem]( by KrisWolfe [Tools.jpg.12928da1fdf330ecc99dfc8cf78956] [Battletech Developer Journal - 04]( by Eck in Eck's Journal - Still Flying [gf2017.png.c193f6ee60245fad3c4f80b3d7f57] [GC : Explosive Balls (game state)]( by GoliathForge in A Hobbyist Tale [13aheader.png.0c0e820aeffe592b30ee95d7c6] [Challenge 1 - 3D Chess - Part 1]( by Rutin [Tools.jpg.4a3801cfb5cd1385546d2a779e5452] [Battletech Developer Journal - 03]( by Eck in Eck's Journal - Still Flying [TravellingAroundTheWorld.png.6ccaf684562] [Weekly Updates #42 - Ｔｒａｖｅｌｌｉｎｇ　Ａｒｏｕｎｄ　Ｔｈｅ　Ｗｏｒｌｄ](EF%BD%94%EF%BD%92%EF%BD%81%EF%BD%96%EF%BD%85%EF%BD%8C%EF%BD%8C%EF%BD%89%EF%BD%8E%EF%BD%87%E3%80%80%EF%BD%81%EF%BD%92%EF%BD%8F%EF%BD%95%EF%BD%8E%EF%BD%84%E3%80%80%EF%BD%94%EF%BD%88%EF%BD%85%E3%80%80%EF%BD%97%EF%BD%8F%EF%BD%92%EF%BD%8C%EF%BD%84/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_name=gamedevdirect) by jb-dev in Projects Of Some Degree Of Interest [eye_adjust_04.gif.8007594afae1181214d42d] [Devlog #1:My Eyes]( by Jozin [RealCombat.jpg.39df00a9a0915ba6af0b52468] [Step 3: Combat & AI]( by orphu [Avatar.JPG.0444accc42bab5653914377d4aaab] [My code really isn't as bad as I thought]( by KrisWolfe [View more](  [GAMEDEV PROJECTS]( Build your GameDev Portfolio. 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