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Apr 5

Lost Horror Game Mechanics that NEED a comeback! (and some more…)

Have you ever played a game and just thought “Wow, that was a truly unique experience.” As the years pass and games progress, you find yourself still thinking about that one game, wondering “How much better it would be if it were attempted again today?” What are Game Mechanics? …

Horror Games

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Lost Horror Game Mechanics that NEED a comeback! (and some more…)
Lost Horror Game Mechanics that NEED a comeback! (and some more…)
Horror Games

17 min read


Feb 28

Unreal Engine 5 Cinematics | Sequencer 101: Triggering Gameplay

Unreal Engine has been establishing itself as more than just an engine used for games for the last few years. More and more people are utilising its Cinematic tools to enable them not only to create in-game cutscenes, but also to create animations…

Unreal Engine 5

12 min read

Unreal Engine 5 Cinematics | Sequencer 101: Triggering Gameplay
Unreal Engine 5 Cinematics | Sequencer 101: Triggering Gameplay
Unreal Engine 5

12 min read


Dec 22, 2022

Become a BETTER Designer | Design Terminology for Better Communication

If you’re a Designer, or at least aspiring to be one, then you’ve probably already heard that communication skills are a necessity! What’s the point in being able to dream up thousands of design mechanics, systems and new ‘cool things’ if you…

Game Design

13 min read

Become a BETTER Designer | Design Terminology for Better Communication
Become a BETTER Designer | Design Terminology for Better Communication
Game Design

13 min read


May 9, 2022

How To Animate for Unreal Engine using Rotoscoping (even if you cannot art)

I’ve always been inspired by traditional frame — by — frame animations. There’s something soothing to me about how their imperfections peek through as the movement flickers throughout each of its frames. As I started creating cinematics within game engines I realised that I could…

Unreal Engine

9 min read

How To Animate for Unreal Engine using Rotoscoping (even if you cannot art)
How To Animate for Unreal Engine using Rotoscoping (even if you cannot art)
Unreal Engine

9 min read


Apr 4, 2022

How I Created a Music Video in a Game Engine (Unreal Engine Cinematic)

This article is a follow-up from: How To Write and Produce a Song From Home (During Lockdown) which details the song writing process and production of a song called ‘We Feel It Too’ by YagmanX (me) which was written during the pandemic while exploring my initial feelings surrounding it. …

Music Video

21 min read

Creating a Music Video in a Game Engine (Unreal Engine 4)
Creating a Music Video in a Game Engine (Unreal Engine 4)
Music Video

21 min read


Feb 14, 2022

How To Write and Produce a Song From Home (During Lockdown)

The past couple of years have been difficult since covid reared its ugly head. All of a sudden we were confined to our houses, isolating from the people we love and watching the world become a much quieter place. We all had…

Music

11 min read

How To Write and Produce a Song From Home (During Lockdown)
How To Write and Produce a Song From Home (During Lockdown)
Music

11 min read


Aug 12, 2021

10 Tips: How To Improve a Unity Games Performance to ‘Perfection’ (Noob Friendly)

Imagine: You’ve created a game that you’re so excited to share. You’ve polished the mechanics, you’re confident in its narrative, you’ve nailed a cohesive art-style. You’re feeling nervous, but good. Hitting that publish button, you make it available to an audience wider than your handful of friends, Mum…

Game Development

16 min read

10 Tips: How To Improve a Unity Games Performance to ‘Perfection’ (Noob Friendly)
10 Tips: How To Improve a Unity Games Performance to ‘Perfection’ (Noob Friendly)
Game Development

16 min read


Jul 18, 2021

Forgive Me: Short Horror Story

This nightmare begins in a town very much like your own. You can smell the welcoming scent of bacon that your neighbour is frying for their morning meal, hear the wind rustle through the leaves of trees aligning roads that lead to a distant mass of life, purr of…

Creative Writing

11 min read

Forgive Me: Short Horror Story
Forgive Me: Short Horror Story
Creative Writing

11 min read


Apr 6, 2021

The Forgotten Art of Fixed Camera Games

Since completing The Medium, a homage to original Silent Hill games, I’ve had a nagging need to write about it. I know it’s been highly speculated by game critics and gamers alike over its gameplay and narrative decisions but there’s one aspect that I haven’t seen people touch on…

Fixed Camera

12 min read

The Forgotten Art of Fixed Camera Games
The Forgotten Art of Fixed Camera Games
Fixed Camera

12 min read


Nov 22, 2020

What I Learned from Creating an Unreal Engine Cinematic

Unreal Engine is the video game engine behind Fortnite that has been used by many game developers as the building blocks for their creative ideas and interactive experiences. However, it’s becoming increasingly popular to see game engines be used outside of the game industry due the (seemingly) endless possibilities that…

Unreal Engine

18 min read

What I Learnt from Creating an Unreal Engine Cinematic
What I Learnt from Creating an Unreal Engine Cinematic
Unreal Engine

18 min read

Yasmin Curren

Yasmin Curren

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Driven by Narrative, Inspired by Technology. YouTuber, Game Lover, Maker of silly creations with Code and Film! https://www.youtube.com/user/yagmanx

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