Many developers will tell you putting your game out in the wild is really scary. While the blunt feedback of random people can be relentless and soul crushing, it might impact your game for the better. Read on to find how to get useful feedback from play tests, both during prototyping and in full development.
Meet The Team: Bernard François
Meet The Team: Bernard François
We continue our monthly series about the people behind the prototypes with Bernard François. That’s right, none other than the big boss himself steps into the spotlight to tell us about his origins, inspirations, and ambitions. Take it away, Bernard!
How Strategy Games Can Help Company Leaders
How Strategy Games Can Help Company Leaders
At the request of a client, we were challenged to create a prototype to make the work of business managers more engaging. As it turns out, the key to solving this particular problem lies in the grand strategy game genre…
Meet The Team: Nicolas Cybulski
Meet The Team: Nicolas Cybulski
We often write about our projects, yet we seldom focus on the people that help complete them. In this new feature we take some time to get to know the people behind the prototypes. Being the newest kid on the block, we decided to kick off this monthly feature with our brand new project manager, Nicolas Cybulski. Take it away, Nicolas!
Looking for a Game Prototyping Programmer
Looking for a Game Prototyping Programmer
Are you looking to break into the exciting world of game prototyping? Lucky you! PreviewLabs, the number one rapid game prototyping company in the world, wants to hire a full time programmer for its office in Wetteren. More info after the jump.
Meet us at the Belgian Pavilion at Gamescom 2015
Meet us at the Belgian Pavilion at Gamescom 2015
We’ve attended Gamescom so many times now that Cologne has kind of become a home away from home. There’s no time for routine to kick in this year though, as we’re having our very own booth for the first time. Come and say hello!
How Video Games Can Build Students’ Test Confidence
How Video Games Can Build Students’ Test Confidence
As much as we love building prototypes for game developers, there’s something special about helping out passionate professionals that have no ties to the games industry at all. Read on for a detailled breakdown on how we helped come alive one man’s vision to aid children build test confidence.
We Had Ourselves a Pretty Great Anniversary Party
We Had Ourselves a Pretty Great Anniversary Party
What better way to highlight your fifth anniversary than throw a killer birthday party? We rounded up a cosy gathering of friends and colleagues for a night of food, drinks, and of course prototypes. Happy birthday to us!
Making Child Rehabilitation More Fun With Oculus Rift
Making Child Rehabilitation More Fun With Oculus Rift
PreviewLabs has always shown interest in virtual reality headsets, so when we got the chance to use the Oculus Rift in a research project to make child rehabilitation less demanding, we didn’t have to think twice to jump on board.
Yale Research Uses Game Prototype to Measure Anxiety
Yale Research Uses Game Prototype to Measure Anxiety
Researchers of Yale University have recently published their results of a study about anxiety and we’re very happy to announce they reached a potentially groundbreaking conclusion using a motion controlled game prototype developed by PreviewLabs.
Crab Cakes Rescue – Holiday Sale
Crab Cakes Rescue – Holiday Sale
Since we developed the prototype for Crab Cakes Rescue, we know there’s no better way to start the new year than play a whacky puzzle game starring suicidal crabs. Steam has the game on sale, so grab it while it’s hot!
Incarnate on Kickstarter
Incarnate on Kickstarter
Prototype developers rarely find themselves in the spotlight, so it’s great to see a prototype we’ve worked on take on promising form. The card strategy game Incarnate is looking better than ever, so there’s really no reason at all to not help fund it on Kickstarter.
Surgical Simulation Prototype for SkySurgery
Surgical Simulation Prototype for SkySurgery
Make no mistake about it: surgery isn’t as straightforward as those television series make it out to be. To support the training of aspiring surgeons who operate using robotic equipment, we were asked to develop a prototype to accurately simulate surgery. Here’s how we dealt with this unique challenge.
The Vandiesel Game Prototype – How it Started
The Vandiesel Game Prototype – How it Started
Videogames are an excellent way to expand on existing universes of movies or books. When a Belgian writer asked us to come up with a fun and accessible game concept to complement the fiction of his thriller book series, we heartily accepted the challenge.
The Unity GUI Saga
The Unity GUI Saga
Where in the world is the update of the Unity Graphical User Interface that was promised back in 2011? That’s the question we’re trying to answer in this post by reconstructing the statements Unity has made on the subject.