Game Design vs. Game Programming: High-level engines and advanced generative AI have democratized creation in 2026, essentially transforming "playing" into a type of "building." However, the ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

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Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. No matter how great a title's gameplay may be, there's always the ...

Learn how to build the ultimate diamond farm in Minecraft 1.21+ (Java Edition). This survival-friendly setup uses villager trading mechanics and efficient design to create a renewable source of ...

After my second week in the Tech Elevator cohort, I've decided to put my new Java knowledge to the test by creating a Card game in the terminal. After some struggle with recursion and user input ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Horror games excel with immersive atmospheres and dynamic threats, all ...

Pac-Man. Tetris. Super Mario Bros. Fortnite. Monopoly. Animal Crossing. The list of iconic games goes on. Playing games is a surreal experience — just for a moment, you're transported into a world ...

A new multi-stage malware campaign is targeting Minecraft users with a Java-based malware that employs a distribution-as-service (DaaS) offering called Stargazers Ghost Network. "The campaigns ...

The Memory Game – Flipping Tiles is a Java-based game that challenges players to remember and match pairs of tiles. It utilizes Swing for the graphical interface and array-based logic for shuffling, ...

Rochester Institute of Technology has been recognized as one of the best game design colleges in the nation. RIT was ranked No. 5 on the Animation Career Review list of Top 50 Game Design Schools and ...

Teachers generally frown upon students who play video games in class, but a public school in the Bronx has found a way to use video game design as an educational tool–and the results are astounding.