80 LEVEL·2yA Programmer Presents a Mind-Blowing Multi-Window Adaptive Experience
A programmer has developed a setup that allows synchronization of a 3D scene across multiple browser windows. It uses Three.js and localStorage and is designed for developers interested in advanced web graphics and window management techniques.
80 LEVEL·2yThis Relaxing Driving Game Takes You on Endless Journey
Slow Roads is a relaxing driving game that allows players to embark on an endless journey by following the road. It offers customizable surroundings and vehicle options. The creator aims to improve the game's UI, add new features, and enhance environmental details in the future.
80 LEVEL·3yOpenAI CEO Sam Altman Believes the Era of Remote Work is Over
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes the era of remote work is over. Altman: "I think definitely one of tech industry's worst mistakes in a long time was that everybody (thought they) could go full remote forever, and startups didn't need to be together. There was going to be no loss of creativity," he said.
80 LEVEL·3yGodot 4.0 Released
Godot 4.0 is the new major version of the open-source game engine. The new version includes a new rendering backend, real-time global illumination solutions, a volumetric fog system and custom sky shaders. The engine now has a new animation library system that allows for easier reuse of animations between projects.
80 LEVEL·3yCounter-Strike's Iconic Dust 2 Map Recreated With Unreal Engine 5
Solo Game Developer and UE5 enthusiast known only as Nic shared a collection of impressive demos over the past few weeks. He recreated Counter-Strike's iconic Dust 2 map, painstakingly translating its layout and gameplay features. This is not the first time we see one of CS's maps being remade with Unreal Engine 5.
80 LEVEL·3yA Playable Web Game Created With Houdini
Summer Afternoon is a small wholesome web game/environment inspired by the calm summer days of everyone's childhood. Created with Java's Three.js and GSAP, Svelte and SideFX's Houdini, the game allows you to explore a small stylized world and locate five secrets hidden across the map.
80 LEVEL·3yThis Microstrategy Game on Steam Lets You Build a Little Kingdom
Thronefall is a new microstrategy game in development from the makers of Islanders and Superflight. The Early Access version of Thronefall features four fully playable levels, plus 36 unlockable perks and weapons. The game currently has overwhelmingly positive feedback with 1876 reviews.
80 LEVEL·3yChatGPT Is Giving Out Working Windows 11 Keys
ChatGPT is giving out working Windows 11 keys to the chatbot. The system generates a bunch of codes, and some of them can be applied to successfully activate a new Windows copy. However, the generated codes are generic license keys, so there are some feature limitations.
80 LEVEL·3yIncredible Realistic Girl Made with MetaHuman & Unreal Engine 5
Character Designer G.Zhao has presented a new model created in Unreal Engine 5. The girl was made using Marvelous Designer, Maya, XGen, and Substance 3D Painter, and Epic Games' MetaHuman binding "to complete the pose" If you like the artist's work, you should definitely check out their ArtStation.
80 LEVEL·3yThis Cozy Lo-Fi Game Will Take You To A Near-Future Wasteland
Unity-powered game can now be added to a wishlist on Steam. The developer has been working on a new project that further explores the style and techniques used in the creator's previous games. "It's still early days, and honestly, I'm still piecing things together," says Thomas van den Berg.
80 LEVEL·3yChrome Launches WebGPU
Google Chrome has released WebGPU for high-performance 3D graphics and data-parallel computation on the web. It is available in ChromeOS devices with Vulkan support, Windows devices with Direct3D 12 support, and macOS. The Chrome team also plans to provide deeper access to shader cores for more machine learning optimizations.
80 LEVEL·3yThis Godot-Powered Tool Lets You Easily Make Hand-Drawn Maps
Canvas of Kings allows users to create hand-drawn-style maps using Godot, Vulkan, and GDScript. The app was initially developed as an auxiliary tool for MoM, eventually turning into a fully-fledged program for creating great maps that can be used for TTRPGs and other similar endeavors.
80 LEVEL·3yGodot Presented Its Development Fund
Godot Presented Its Development Fund allows the company to reduce platform fees. The Fund has several tiers of support starting from $5 a month. In the future, it will give automated rewards, and you’ll be able to showcase your contribution level next to your username on Godot's main platforms.
80 LEVEL·3ySenior UI/UX Designer on Creating UI For Games
Arvydas Brazdeikis is a Senior UI/UX Designer working at Raw Power Games. He has been in the games industry for over 10 years and had a chance to work with companies like Sperasoft, BioWare, Riot Games, Frontier Developments, Creative Mobile, and plenty of indie teams.
80 LEVEL·2yChatGPT is Getting Lazy
ChatGPT, built on OpenAI's GPT-4 model, has been criticized by users for being lazy and unhelpful. Some users have noticed that ChatGPT provides incomplete answers and behaves with a sassy tone. OpenAI has acknowledged the issue and is investigating the cause of the unexpected behavior.
80 LEVEL·3yMicrosoft Unveiled a ChatGPT-Powered Version of Bing
Microsoft has unveiled a new version of Bing with integrated GPT-4 AI model, allowing users to start conversations with the AI directly in the toolbar. The upgraded Bing can handle vague questions and queries related to 2021-2023 events. Microsoft has also released a new version of its Edge browser with AI features.
80 LEVEL·2yMore Than 300 Devs Are Working on The Witcher 4
CD Projekt Red's earnings conference revealed that The Witcher 4 is in full development with over 300 developers working on it. The team is expected to grow to over 400 developers by mid-next year. CD Projekt Red is also working on other projects related to The Witcher franchise.
80 LEVEL·3yApple Wins the Legal Battle With Epic Games
Apple and Epic Games have been involved in a legal battle since 2020. Apple removed Epic's Fortnite from the App Store as the developer offered its customers an alternative payment method so as not to pay a 30% commission from each transaction taken by Apple. In a 2 to 1 decision, a three-judge panel from the U.
80 LEVEL·3yFree Godot-Powered Toolset For Creating Metroidvania Games
Indie Game Developer Tomasz Chabora has released Metroidvania System (MetSys), a free and open-sourced Godot-powered toolset for creating 2D metroidvania games. It includes a Map Editor for creating game world layouts and a system for generating unique object IDs. The add-on is fully open-source.
80 LEVEL·3yA New Free Tool For Creating Stylized Cities in Godot
Developer Kenney has released Starter Kit City Builder, a free tool for creating stylized 3D cities in Godot. The tool allows users to add non-photorealistic objects like roads, trees, and buildings, and is available for free, even for commercial projects.
80 LEVEL·3yA Realistic Large-Scale 3D Scene Made With Maya, Houdini & UE5
3D Artist Taichi Kobayashi has unveiled Cliffwood Village, a realistic large-scale 3D environment. The environment was created as a graduation project over a period of eight months. The scene was made with Maya, Substance 3D Painter, Gaea, SpeedTree, Megascans, Quixel Mixer, and Unreal Engine 5.