Overgrowth fan art spotlight - Emir0
August 30th, 2009
In the last year, artists have created many brilliant works of art inspired by Overgrowth, so we have been highlighting our favorites here on the blog. So far we have shown you…
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The value of game ideas
August 30th, 2009
When I talk to aspiring game designers, I often notice some strange behavior. They're evasive about their ideas, almost coy, as if they've stumbled across a secret gold mine. They…
Inspector UI redux
August 28th, 2009
I recently made some changes to the inspector UI system in Overgrowth to make it more powerful and look cooler. To recap, the inspector is essentially a flexible dialog that pops…
Hanging Out With Anton
August 28th, 2009
Anton Riehl, the man responsible for the amazing live flute recordings you've heard in the Overgrowth Soundtrack, flew up from LA to visit the Bay Area this week. So last night we…
Taking texture reference photos
August 26th, 2009
I use reference images to make the textures that I put on objects in Overgrowth. It's easy to get texture reference images from websites like CGTextures, but that can be limiting…
Overgrowth Tribute Art spotlight - Jack
August 25th, 2009
In the last year, artists have created some brilliant compositions inspired by Overgrowth. Now we're highlighting some of our favorites here on the blog! Below are some character…
Overgrowth alpha 41
August 24th, 2009
Here is what is new in Overgrowth in this weekly alpha. If you are confused what a weekly alpha is, or even what Overgrowth is, please read our fancy FAQ. Basically, we are…
How I Make Overgrowth Assets: Part IV, Sculpting
August 23rd, 2009
Here is the next part in my 3D model tutorial series (part 1, part 2, part 3). This part covers sculpting the high-detail model that will later have its detail "baked" into a…
Libertarian paternalism and tool design
August 23rd, 2009
Working as a game developer, I often find myself thinking about everything in the terminology of games and programming. Sometimes, to change things up, I like to find a piece of…