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Divining Rods
uNDERGRADUATE GAME DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Environmental Themes and Impacts
Early in the development of Divining Rods the team had a strong interest in incorporating real life environmental themes into the overall...
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Apr 19, 2023

Audio Development
Audio design is a critical part of video game development. Player feedback and emotion are both pillars of audio design in video games....
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Apr 4, 2023
Playtesting!
Playtesting can be an incredibly time consuming process in the name of improving a game. While shortcuts can technically be made it is...
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Mar 31, 2023

Game Setup - Behind the Scenes
Hello, everyone! Luke Linna again! This time I'll talk more about how rhythm games are set up in the game world. Have a look at this...
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Mar 23, 2023

Concept Art Process
Coming up with original concept art of any sort can be a challenge, that’s why it is important to do research, make lots of iterations,...
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Mar 22, 2023

Makings of a Menu
* GIF made using Ezgif.com * Menus can often be overshadowed in comparison to the graphics or gameplay. They in-turn enhance the overall...
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Mar 6, 2023

Animation Pipeline
With six artists working on one project, it can be tricky to keep track of who is doing what and making sure style stays consistent. One...
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Mar 6, 2023

Player Character (How our bird boi came to be)
Hello all! This is Bailey or Bailz from the Divining Rods team and today I’m going to go over how we developed our main player character...
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Mar 3, 2023

Waterfall VFX Breakdown
*Mild Flash Warning* The first step to breaking down an effect is to see what real-life versions (if applicable) are available to observe...
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Feb 25, 2023

How Our Fishing Gods Came to Be....
During the initial planning phases of our game Divining Rods, the question of Fishing Gods in the game world came up. What would they...
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Feb 3, 2023

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Jan 26, 2023
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