Eledris

The Eledris Blog is an archive of resources about worldbuilding, writing, art, and game dev. As I work on my world, I share my experience and knowledge in the form of easy to understand guides.

Setting up a 2D Scene in Unity
Setting up a 2D Scene in Unity

The scene setup, as the first thing you do in your new Unity project, can really help boost your productivity at the start of your game development cycle.

07. 08. 2020 13,311

How to Write Clean, Reusable Code
How to Write Clean, Reusable Code

Whether you’re planning on working on a project for years, on handing it off to someone else in a month, or writing a full-on external library, there’s one thing you have to keep in mind. Writing clean, reusable code.

03. 07. 2020 7,853

How Doki Doki Literature Club Breaks Itself
How Doki Doki Literature Club Breaks Itself

Doki Doki Literature Club is a cutesy psychological horror game; and one of the most unique games you might ever play. Let’s look at why you should (and shouldn’t) play it, while analyzing its game design.

30. 12. 2019 7,664

Ludonarrative Dissonance
Ludonarrative Dissonance

Is your game telling a story both through its narrative parts, and its gameplay, or is there a clear dissonance between the two?

26. 08. 2019 4,566

Game Jams
Game Jams

Game jams are game-making competitions, which push you to your limits by setting brutal constraints, usually time-wise. For example, the goal of a game jam could be to create a game in 48 hours.

29. 07. 2019 4,133

5 Ways To Improve Your Game In Under An Hour
5 Ways To Improve Your Game In Under An Hour

You may have heard about improving your “game feel”; small improvements, that make a huge difference. Let’s look at 10 ways to improve your game, that will take you under one hour – let’s make some good games!

01. 07. 2019 6,630

5 Best GameDev Channels on YouTube
5 Best GameDev Channels on YouTube

If you prefer learning about game development in video form, I recommend you check out these amazing GameDev channels on YouTube.

03. 06. 2019 6,761

Chronicles GameDev Challenge
Chronicles GameDev Challenge

I challenge developers to create 15 games in a matter of 15 consecutive weeks. I challenge you to join the Chronicles GameDev Challenge, a game jam marathon!

08. 04. 2019 3,218

Game Genres
Game Genres

Video-games are often divided into different genres – “guidelines” of sorts, to help us distinguish similar games. I will look into different game genres and describe them in, with examples.

04. 03. 2019 7,324