How Are Video Games Made - The Process From Start to Finish

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It's time to answer that oh-so important question that's been burning in the back of your mind: "how are video games made?" Here is a very basic run down of how video games are made.

How Are Video Games Made - The Process From Start to Finish

1. Core Team

A group of people whom come up with the general concept of the game. Numerous meetings will occur in which the group brainstorms about the game; figuring out not only how it will look, but also how it will work. The core team is in charge of the production schedule as well, which describes the tasks each person is assigned and when they most do them.

2. Game Breakdown

Every detail, task, job, and deadline about the video game is broken down into components and then added to a bulletin board. This board acts as the nerve center throughout the games production.

3. Artistic Concept

Artists sketch out the games characters & backgrounds with a very basic level of detail. These sketches are what the graphics artists use to create the characters and backgrounds in 3D on the computer.

4. Development Team

This team uses the latest in computer animation technology to bring life to all of the game's elements; adding colors, textures, shading, and even movement. This team uses the 3d characters and backgrounds created by the graphics team.

5. Programming & Engineering

This is the bread & butter of the game development stage; because without this part, there would be no game. Suffice it to say, the programmers & engineers make the game work. Their coding is what holds the game together and allows the player to actually play the game.

6. Testing

This is the final and most crucial part of the development process. This phase is to see if everything is working properly and as it should be. Testers will check for bugs and glitches and try to find potential problems.

The game testers won't merely be playing the game and seeing if problems will find them -- it's the other way around, as THEY will be the ones searching for the problems. The testers will do everything and anything possible in the game to ensure there is no abnormal situations or circumstances; walking through walls, disappearing, enemy AI problems, cinematic errors, you name it. If the testers miss ANYTHING, it could mean disastrous consequences -- in the form of profit loss -- for the company releasing the game.

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Rift PVP Build Guide - How To Create The Best PVP Build In Rift

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Do you want to learn how you can create the best PVP build for your Warrior, Rogue, Mage and Cleric? Well if you want to know how to create the best PVP character to dominate your friends at Rift, here is small guide of what you should do to turn your Warrior, Rogue, Mage and Cleric into the ultimate PVP character.

Rift PVP Build Guide - How To Create The Best PVP Build In Rift

Rift Warrior PVP Build Guide

If you want a solid Warrior PVP build, select Riftblade as your main soul and the Champion and Paladin as your off-souls. This PVP build is well balanced and relies on a few synergistic mechanics.

The first mechanic is that this build relies on key Riftblade abilities, for example Fiery Burst DoT and Flame Spear. I recommend that you do not scale based on the damage of your weapon, so use a one-handed weapon rather than a two-handed weapon because is not much DPS difference.

The second mechanic that makes this build solid is that it is very durable because you are able to equip a shield. Remember to put points in the Paladin tree to further increase your tanking and durability for PVP.

Rift Rogue PVP Build Guide

A good Rogue PVP that has been working for many people that participate in Warfronts is the Nightblade, Blade Dancer and Saboteur combination.

This PVP build is very good if you want to concentrate on dual daggers and swords as your weapons. You will also be able to make good use of the dodge and parry skills, which can save you in critical times.

Remember to use your traps and charges efficiently. Traps and charges are very easy and effective in big group battles because other people will not see you setting them up.

Rift Mage PVP Build Guide

Using a Mage with the right PVP build can be very useful in group battles. A solid Mage PVP build is using the Dominator as your main soul and the Necromancer and the Warlock as your off-souls.

This build has good self-healing capabilities as well as the ability to wear your enemy down with mana and energy drains and also a +50% heal-debuff. These abilities are very good in group PVP's and you will have your enemies on the run quickly if you can properly use this build to its max potential.

Rift Cleric PVP Build Guide

For a good solid PVP Cleric, choose the Shaman as your main soul and the Justicar and the Sentinel as your off-souls.

This build allows you to make use of the Shaman's abilities of survivability, AOE attacks and stuns. Stuns are very useful in PVP situations as you can unload on your opponent when they are temporarily incapacitated.

The Sentinel and Justicar soul combination are also important because you will be able to suffer sustained attacks while casting spells and healing yourself. The Justicar soul will enable you to boost your damage by +25% as well, so overall this Cleric PVP build is quite solid.

This guide should give you a general idea of how to put your souls together to make a PVP character for each class. However, each PVP situation is different and you may be up against different classes with different builds, which means that you have to create a PVP build accordingly...

So what should you do if you want to know how to the ultimate character for every situation?

Well, the best thing you can do to learn exactly how to create the best PVP character is to use a Xerxes Rift Mastery Guide.

This strategy guide will also show exactly how to combine souls and exactly how to allocate your points and even show you the top strategies to help you win 95% of your PVP battles.

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Make Your Character Come to Life With Character Animation

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Creating your own cartoon character is a fun and exciting activity. Do you remember the time when you were a kid, when you just loved to draw cartoon characters along with the squiggles? There is no rule that you have to stop this hobby if you are still into it as you grow into an adult. If you want to engage in character animation, there are a few factors to consider. First, think of the word character. What do you want your cartoon to be all about? Imagining what your hero or heroine's character will be can help you get an initial idea and determine how your cartoon will look like. Start with the basic geometric shapes. Circles, squares and triangles are a good way to start your drawing. Then put in the details as you go along. Remember to include in your study drawings the different facial expressions of your character, like what it will look like when angry, happy or sad. Draw about five to seven initial drafts of your characters before going on to the next step.

Make Your Character Come to Life With Character Animation

Once you're done with your cartoon and you are satisfied with the initial sketches, then the next step is to write the script, which is the challenging part. It is important to have a script if your character animation will involve several cartoon characters and voice actors. The longer your animation feature is, the better your script will develop. It will help you in creating a solid storyboard, which is a small series of pictures and drawings of your complete animation. It will contain the highlights and important scenes of your plot. Your scenes do not have to be detailed, the basic sketches and rough drawings will do because the storyboard will just serve as your guide. You can even draw stick figures and simple geometric shapes for the background. With this, you don't have to necessarily record your audios in order.

There are several free or paid recording software available both for the Mac and PC platform. But since this is your first character animation, just go for the free or trial ones. You will also need a good quality microphone. A mic that can filter out background noise is a good choice but can be costly. Time your voice according to your animation. Or time your animation according to your voice. But it should be stressed that you should time everything. Otherwise, your animation will look like a dubbed foreign cartoon where the lips don' match the words!

Study animation various software and stick to the one that you feel most comfortable working on before looking for more advanced software. Of course you also have to consider the effects you are going to us like the background noise, music and the sound effects. Again, because you have a storyboard, you don't have to do the animation in sequence. You can go through the scenes and just arrange them when you're done. As easy as that, you can distribute copies of your animation feature. Remember to ask for feedback so that you can improve on your next project. Who knows, maybe one day you will be able to join the rank of the elite in the field of being a character animator?

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The 40th Birthday Speech - How to Write a Good One

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You've got the task of preparing a 40th birthday speech.

The 40th Birthday Speech - How to Write a Good One

You want it to be a 3 minute dazzler to mark the milestone occasion however right now the job feels like a millstone.

There are lists of things to say and equally large lists of things not to say but not a lot about how to actually write the speech.

And that's where having step by step outline and a 40th birthday speech sample to look at would be good.

As of now you can quit tearing out your hair. Instead grab a piece of paper and a pen. We're going to go through the steps needed for you to have a completed 40th birthday speech that you'll be proud to deliver.

Let's start by getting down to basics with a few questions first.

• Who is your audience? Is it family? Is it family and friends? Is it a mix of family, friends and work colleagues? Are they a mix of ages?
• What type of celebration is it? Is it a formal dinner party? Is it informal?
• Are you the only speaker or one of several?

The tone and what you put in your speech will be guided by your answers to the questions above. Obviously you'll leave out anything that could be misunderstood or inappropriate for your audience.

Now let's get the building blocks of your 40th birthday speech together.

On your paper write down these 3 headings with large enough spaces in between for notes.

1. 1. Introduction
2. 2. Middle - Main idea 1, Main idea 2, Main idea 3
3. 3. Conclusion

Using your knowledge of the audience, the birthday person and the occasion, begin filling in the blanks.

For instance next to 'Introduction' you might write: Hi and welcome to Bob's 40th birthday celebration. We're delighted to have you all with us.

And now move on to the next heading: Middle.
This is where you're going to put the most important points (main ideas) you want to make. As a birthday speech is generally only 3 minutes long you've got enough room for three. What you choose is up to you. Mostly though they're a mix of good natured fun about the birthday person, what they mean to you and perhaps a word or two of wisdom.

So your 'Middle' notes may look like this.

• Main Idea 1: Childhood - I remember when Bob was 3 he wanted to be a fireman. He'd spend all day making siren noises and putting out imaginary fires with the garden hose.
• Main Idea 2: Youth/Young adulthood - Collecting baseball cards, learning to skate board, getting his first real job
• Main Idea 3: Present/Character/ Future - Along came Sally (wife) and children, joy, fatherhood, responsibility, promotion in job

Lastly write your notes next 'Conclusion': quote (you're going to look up some amusing or witty quotes on being 40 and weave one in here) and final toast. Example. 'Ladies and gentlemen, let's raise our glasses to Bob. May you have another happy energy filled 40 years!'

OK. This isn't a speech yet but it is an outline. To make the transition from this to a whole 40th birthday speech you are going to go back through and flesh out your notes making each idea link smoothly to the next.

The easiest way I know of doing this is to say it out loud as if you're just chatting with a friend.

I'll give you one example and then you can do the remainder for yourself.
We'll pick up

Main Idea 1. 'I remember when Bob was 3 he wanted to be a fireman. He'd spend all day making siren noises and putting out imaginary fires with the garden hose'.
What's needed is a bridge or transition to get from this idea to the next, 'collecting baseball cards, learning to skateboard and so on.

How about this? 'Fortunately for Aunty Betty's ears his next passion was quiet and neither did it leave puddles in the yard. It was baseball cards. Bob collected hundreds of them. He bartered for them, begged for them and stuck them all over his bedroom walls. Now he was Denny McLain with the roar of crowds as he stepped up to the plate cheering him on. Baseball was struck out by skateboards. Yehaa! We skated all over the city and Aunty Betty bought out the entire supply of band-aids from the supermarket...'

Now you have the idea, repeat it through all the parts of your outline.
It's important to say each segment outloud and experiment with links until you find the one that sounds right.

When you've finished linking say the whole speech aloud several times. Listen carefully and edit where necessary.

The process is simple. It works and that's how to write a unique 40th birthday speech you'll be pleased to deliver.

PS Do you want to see a finished sample before you begin your own writing? You'll find links to handy pages of witty and wise birthday quotations too.

The 40th Birthday Speech Sample

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Rift DPS Guide - How To Create The Perfect DPS Build In Rift

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Do you want to learn how to build the perfect DPS Warrior, Rogue, Cleric and Mage in Rift? Well if you want to know how to create the best DPS character to dominate your friends at Rift, here is small guide of what you should do to turn your Warrior, Rogue, Mage and Cleric into DPS.

Rift DPS Guide - How To Create The Perfect DPS Build In Rift

Warrior DPS Build Guide

The Warrior has eight souls in total, four of which are DPS souls. The DPS souls are the Beastmaster, Paragon, Riftblade and Champion souls.

If you want a Warrior DPS build that is terrific for leveling, I recommend that you choose the Champion as your main soul and the Beastmaster and the Riftblade as your off-souls. Put 38 points into your Champion, 28 points into your Beastmaster and 0 points into your Riftblade. This is considered as a pure DPS Warrior build and is also great for raiding.

Rogue DPS Build Guide

The Rogue class has many DPS builds depending on your style of play. However, I recommend that you use your Assassin as your main soul and the Bladedancer and Riftstalker as your off-souls.

This is a terrific DPS build for dungeons and group play. Remember to allocate the majority of your points to your Assassin and focus on getting skills that allow you to inflict the maximum amount of damage such as Magnify Pain, Physical Trauma.

You may also want to consider building your soul tree towards getting the +5% critical chance and the Foul Play, which is a 4 second stun!

Mage DPS Build Guide

To build a Mage focused on DPS and nothing else, I recommend that you choose the Pyromancer as your main soul with the Archon and the Elementalist as your off-souls.

The Pyromancer will enable you to do lots of direct damage on your enemies as well as AOE. Keep in mind to watch your mana bar as you are spamming Fireballs at your enemies.

The Archon soul should be chosen as an off-soul because it compliment fire spells really well. This soul also gives you mana every time you land a critical.

The Elementalist soul is very important as well to this combo because you can summon a pet that can take all of the damage from enemies and also this soul increases spell damage and critical by 50%!

Cleric DPS Build Guide

Creating a good DPS build for a Cleric is difficult because they are not very strong and is used as a supporting role in a group.

However, if you have no choice and want to create a DPS build for your Cleric, here is what you should do. Choose the Cabalist as your main soul, and the Sentinel and Druid as your off souls.

This build will allow you to solo 2-4 same level mobs, heal and do some AOE attacks at the same time. Currently, this seems to be the DPS build that many players turn to if you have no choice but to play as a DPS Cleric.

There are many different DPS builds for each class depending on the situation you are in. Knowing which DPS build to create for every situation is the key difference between a pro and a noob Rift player.

If you want to know exactly what to do in every situation so that you can completely dominate your friends at Rift, using a step-by-step strategy guide will be very helpful and will definitely give you a huge advantage.

By using a strategy guide, you will be able to learn exactly how the top players of Rift will combine souls and allocate points to tackle each scenario.

All you have to do is follow the step-by-step instructions as well as the screenshots and soul tree maps and you will have created yourself the ultimate DPS build whether you are in PVP, PVE, solo, group play or raiding.

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Three Factors Needed to Make Your Guy Feel You Really Love Him

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How can you make your guy feel that you really love him? Does he wonder if you actually love him or if you are just putting on a show? Has he ever questioned your devotion to the relationship? If so, there are several steps you can take to communicate that your affections are indeed sincere. There are three simple factors you must follow to make your guy feel you really love him.

Three Factors Needed to Make Your Guy Feel You Really Love Him

Give Him Room

If you are really in love with a guy, you will think about him and his needs and what is best for him. You will want him to have a well-rounded life with healthy male relationships, free time to exercise or follow other hobbies, and a career where he can excel. Instead of calling him incessantly during his day at the office, you will back off and let him focus on his work. By giving him space and not insisting that he spend every spare second with you, you will be communicating that you really care about his needs and his time. You will want him to get a good night's sleep and not stay up until the morning hours talking to you about how he feels.

Make a Sacrifice

There is almost nothing that speaks of love greater than a sacrifice. If you know your loved-one is desiring a certain item that is out of his price range, you can show real love by sacrificing something to buy it for him. After presenting him with his new iPhone that you could only afford by giving up restaurants for a month, he will be shocked by your sacrifice and actions. You will definitely have made him realize that you truly love him.

In the movie Fireproof, Kirk Cameron's character sacrifices the money he has saved up to buy his dream boat and uses it instead to purchase some medical equipment for his estranged wife's sick mother. This one action knocks the wind out of her and single-handedly revives their relationship. She realizes at this point that he does love her and has put her desires before his own.

Tell Him

Don't underestimate the power of words. Instead of saying it flippantly like "Bye, I love you," try sitting down and telling him the many reasons why you love him and the qualities that you admire in his personality. He will get it.

After these three steps are completed, there will be no doubt in his mind - he will feel that you truly love him.

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Astrology Compatibility: The True Value of Love Matches for Star Signs

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Does Astrology Compatibility really have any value? Can Astrology truly give answers about good and bad love matches or predict the future of a relationship?

Astrology Compatibility: The True Value of Love Matches for Star Signs

Cynics might rightly say that we can't all be neatly divided into twelve groups, nor will one-twelfth of the population meet their soul mate next Tuesday. True, but Sun signs and predictive astrology are only two stars in a whole universe of astrological knowledge.

To gain value from the idea of Astrology Compatibility, you have to have a clear understanding that your horoscope governs your individuality, your distinctive style, and your drive to fulfil your goals in life, but it is not all of who you are.

Joanna Martine Woolfolk, author of 'The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need' says that a good way of thinking about your horoscope is to imagine that it is a painting of you. The characteristics of your star sign are the broad strokes that the artist first lays down on the canvas - your general shape, the angles of your face, the way in which you hold your body. Similarly, your star sign delineates your general character. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Are you high-strung or easy-going? How do you balance work and play? Yet your star sign is only the outline of your portrait. You are a complex and unique individual and there are many other influences that form your personality, including your genes, your socialization, and events and traumas that happened in your life. The same goes for your love interest.

While you and your lover's birth charts can tell you a great deal about star sign compatibility, ideal love matches and the potential of a romantic relationship, what you actually do with this potential depends on your conscious awareness and soul's development, which is an ongoing process. It is up to you to make the most of your love relationship while also learning to deal with the challenges that are inherent to every romance.

Astrology Compatibility remains a fascinating tool for the study of all aspects of human nature, including love matches and romance. It gives you a deep insight into your lover's amorous nature, what their needs are when it comes to love and what the challenges may be if you enter into a relationship.

Most important of all, an understanding of your own amorous nature will give you an added measure of self-knowledge, a deeper insight into how you can attract and maintain the wonder of love in your own life.

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