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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…