Wondering what the typical game asset creation workflow looks like? A team’s game art process depends on several factors. Some of these include the type of game development studio they are a part of, the type of game being created, how many team members there are, and more. Read on to learn about the game art creation process, tools used in creating game art, and problems that can arise in creative workflows.

Version control is an essential tool for developers. But today, development includes more than just code. Using version control for artist and designers centralizes collaboration and secures valuable digital assets. In this blog, we break down why version control is so important for designers. And we answer — what's the best version control for designers and artists? Read on to learn more + see how a media company scaled Photoshop versioning.

Most general guidelines for requirements management are an acceptable starting point for medical device developers. Basic instructions for requirements planning, defining, prioritizing, etc. applies to almost any industry. However, medical device requirements management has to include some extraordinarily important things that some other industries can get by without. Compliance, risk management, and traceability are central to medical device development.

In the previous article, we walked through an example of how to use input parameter binding to send data to a MySQL database using the native MySQL C API and then compared that to the clean simplicity of using the SourcePro DB API. In this final article, we are going to walk through building an example that can invoke a stored procedure with an input parameter of the name of a new account holder and an output parameter of the new account id assigned by the database.

Building a great game involves uniting team members and their tools. But too often, developers spend more time setting up their environment and building their pipeline, rather than innovating. Perforce Software has been working with Microsoft to address these challenges. It started with the Enhanced Studio Pack. This lets studios quickly launch a pre-configured environment with industry-leading tools.

The Perforce team is at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, CA, March 21-25. Here, the Perforce team has unveiled two exciting announcements: An ongoing partnership with Microsoft, a collaboration with GitHub, and a new Perforce product – Helix DAM Beta. Keep reading to learn more about the impact this will have on the future of game development.

Sound static analysis is a beneficial practice when developing software that needs to be safe, secure, and compliant. Here we discuss what makes sound analysis different, in terms of static analysis, why it is important, and how sound static code analysis works. Read along or jump ahead to the section that interests you the most: ➡️ Sound static analysis Free Trial.

On behalf of the product and engineering teams at Perforce, I am pleased to announce the official release of Helix Digital Asset Management, or Helix DAM for short. Helix DAM is the newest addition to the Digital Creation & Planning Suite. It is purpose-built to help teams capitalize on and secure their creative digital assets.