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Dean Pereira

Apr 11, 20232 min

Video Games as a Commercial Product

There is a saying that goes ‘If you do what you love you will never work a day in your life’. The idea is that going to the office won’t...

Dean Pereira

Mar 7, 20232 min

Why aren’t there any Sims clones?

Clones are usually games heavily inspired by other games. It’s when you watch a game trailer or play a game and go ‘Hey this reminds me a...

Dean Pereira

Feb 23, 20233 min

Damn, I need a Portfolio

I want to get into the games industry, I want to get into advertising, how do I get onto a movie set, how do I get into [Insert creative...

Dean Pereira

Feb 20, 20232 min

Video games as Art

Video games are often seen as a form of art. If you work in the games industry you know that games are also commercial products. With all...

Dean Pereira

Feb 11, 20232 min

The Magic moment in Games (Part 2)

Continuing on from Part 1, where we looked at a few of the games that really made me think about how games are designed around a special...

Dean Pereira

Feb 9, 20232 min

The Magic moment in Games (Part 1)

Sometimes it’s the core mechanic, other times it’s seeing the result of solving a puzzle, it can even be quick time events in a racing...