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2021 at Resolution Games
It would be hard to look back at a year like 2021 without remembering just how difficult “the new normal” has been for everyone involved. The challenges we’ve collectively faced since early 2019 have turned “living through unprecedented times” into a common sentiment. And while I remain optimistic about seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, I’m also mindful of the scars that so many of us will carry with us long into the future — and the lessons we’ve learned as a result.
From Lisbon to Stockholm: Why I Moved To Sweden To Work For Resolution Games
As our team continues to grow, we’re excited to welcome new colleagues from all over the world. Today we’re talking to our Game Developer Alexandre to discuss his move to Stockholm from Lisbon, Portugal.
Redesigning The Blaston Tournament Interface - A UX/UI Case Study
Hello everyone! I'm Conor, a UX Designer at Resolution Games and today, I'm going to walk through a recent redesign I did for Blaston's Tournament UI (now called Seasonal Challenges).
At Resolution Games, UX is involved through all the process of development, from initial brief from the game designers to implementation with programmers and artists.
Immersive Sound In VR
Hi everybody, my name is Linus and I work as Audio Director at Resolution Games. More practically speaking it means that I am responsible for all the music and sounds in our games and trailers. I make the sound design, music composition and audio implementation in Unity, from an early draft on the piano to a fully implemented orchestrated score in-game.
How We Grounded Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs in Your Living Room (Part 2)
As I mentioned last week, there are many ways you can merge the virtual and real world when creating AR experiences including using shadows and ambient occlusion. Today, I'm diving into even more ways we grounded Angry Birds AR: Isles of Pigs into your living room or anywhere else you’d like to play it.
How We Grounded Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs in Your Living Room (Part 1)
Hi, I’m Magnus, Technical Director of the AR and MR team at Resolution Games and today I’m taking over the blog to share some of the tricks we used to create the illusion that Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs really took place in your living room.
Creating In-game Achievements to Enhance Player Experience (Part 2)
Hi, it’s me, Fredrik (Game Designer), back again with more information about how we created the achievements in Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale. As I mentioned in my first blog post, we created many varied types of achievements for players to unlock to help them advance in the game and promote certain types of behavior such as team play or making friends. Here’s an inside look into even more reasons why we created the achievements you can find in the game today.
Creating In-game Achievements to Enhance Player Experience (Part 1)
Hi, my name is Fredrik and I work as a Game Designer here at Resolution Games. My job varies a lot from day to day but the main responsibility of my work is to design the player experience for our games. I create new gameplay challenges and set the rules and goals for players.
One Year of VR Dueling in Blaston
More than 3.6 million duels have been played since Blaston’s launch on October 8, 2020. But before we dive into how the game has evolved let’s take a look at how it came to be.
Hi Resolution 2021 - Two Days of Teamwork, Collaboration and Bonding
Picture this: It’s a rather early morning. You should be getting ready to do your first stand-up but instead, you are standing by Nybrokajen, in Stockholm ready to take the boat out to our venue for our first in-person Hi Resolution off-site since the pandemic started. The boat is chartered, and our Project Manager David, Operations Manager Emma, and People & Culture Intern Anita are welcoming you onto the boat.
From Sketching to Rendering - A Look at How Concept Artists Work at Resolution Games
Hi there! My name is Rustan and I am Resolutions Concept Art Line Manager. I’ve been with the company since 2015 and I’m currently working on a new, exciting IP. At Resolution we take a lot of pride in creating beautiful and immersive art for our games, and I thought it might be interesting to broadly describe how we work as concept artists.
Community Managers: Building a Bridge Between Players and Developers
If you’re active in a game’s community channels you’ve likely seen a Community Manager chime in with announcements, support help and answers to everyone’s most burning questions. From writing tweets and livestreaming to providing feedback to developers and providing support to players, community managers hold many roles and are a vital part of the game’s team.
Celebrating One Year of Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale’s Doors Being Open
From watching kitchens being set on fire to frantically cutting ingredients, it’s always a fun time when you enter the Cook-Out kitchen. Today, we’re catching up with the game’s Producer Gustav to take a look back at the development of this wacky and whimsical game.
Acron: Attack of the Squirrels! - Two Years of Nuttin’ But Fun and Laughter
The golden acorns have been under attack for two years now! To celebrate, we spoke to Acron: Attack of the Squirrels!’s Producer Leo to learn more about how this competitive and cooperative VR game came to be and how it’s evolved.
I moved 3,500 miles to work at Resolution Games
At Resolution Games our team is made of individuals from around the world. In fact, our colleagues represent 22 countries. Today, we’re catching up with our Producer Parvathy who moved 3,500 miles to live in Stockholm.
The Inner Workings of a Blaston Bot
Hi! My name is Simon Cutajar, and I’m one of the game programmers at Resolution Games. I’ve spent the last year using Unity and C# to work on different aspects of Blaston. Today, I thought I’d delve into some of the problems that needed to be solved when writing virtual reality AI bots for Blaston.
How We Made the Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs Level Builder
Did you know that Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs is the only game in the franchise to feature a level builder? Today we’re catching up with our colleagues Henrique and Moa to take a look at this egg-citing feature.
How Childhood Trips to Stockholm Inspired a Move to the City
We’re going to step out of our comfort zone a little bit to share why we believe we live and work in the best city in the world - Stockholm, Sweden. Here’s why our Brand and Marketing Art Director Lisa Ulfves loves Stockholm.
Meet the First People on the Ground at Resolution Games
In today’s blog post we caught up with our co-founders and first employees to give a glance at our journey, and to share how the recent successful funding round will impact our future.
It’s Our Favorite Holiday - National Video Game Day
It’s no secret that we love video games. We not only make them, we also play them in our free time. So when National Video Game Day comes around we celebrate by playing games and also reflecting on our experiences in game development. Here’s a look at some of our first experiences in the field.