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Internet giant Google has selected Indian Air Force’s video game, Indian Air Force: A Cut Above, to compete for ‘Best Game-2019’ in the ‘Users Choice Game’ category.

The game ‘Indian Air Force: A Cut Above’ was launched on 31 July by the then Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa.In a bid to make the youth aware about the IAF and encourage them to join the forces, the Indian Air Force had launched the multiplayer version of its interactive mobile game which lets users experience the thrill of flying a combat aircraft.

IAF’s Video game- ‘Indian Air Force: A Cut Above’ has been selected by #Google to compete for ‘Best Game-2019’ in ‘Users Choice Game’ category.
To vote, click https://t.co/wBJSYuxRgf
Or
Go to Play Store – Users Choice Game – Select IAF game & VOTE.#LetsPlay #iafmobilegame pic.twitter.com/eEGaCT1nTe

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) November 19, 2019

The Indian Air Force took to Twitter to urge its fans to vote for the game. The voting line is currently underway, and it will go on for the next six days. In the users choice category the IAF is competing against Call of Duty: Mobile, Angry Birds Dream Blast, RAID, Stick Cricket and more.

The game features a character sporting a gunslinger moustache similar to that of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured and later released by Pakistan after his vintage MiG-21 Bison aircraft was shot down in an aerial dogfight which broke out in the aftermath of Balakot airstrike in February this year.

If you are thinking this is the first videogame by IAF then you are wrong earlier in 2014, the IAF had launched a game called Guardian of the skies The new IAF game is the sequel of sorts of the 2014 game with improved graphics and technology. The game, available for Android and iOS, is a combat simulator which lets the players choose from an array of fighter aircraft, including Tejas, Rafale Mirage-2000, Su-30 among others.

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Roblox, is teaming up with The Walt Disney Studios to inspire fans to create their own online experiences with a new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Creator Challenge ahead of the highly-anticipated movie’s release. Roblox players can design and build their very own driftspeeder to race head-to-head against other players, and unlock limited-edition virtual items, including a Stormtrooper Helmet, Rey’s Staff, and BB-8 beginning today through 6 January 2020.

The Galactic Speedway Creator Challenge is the latest in Roblox’s efforts to teach coding and game design by unlocking the imagination of creators. To get items inspired by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, participants must complete lessons that teach the foundational elements of building and publishing a game on Roblox, including game design, building and 3D modeling, scripting, and coding.

“Star Wars has inspired generations of fans of all ages with its compelling narrative, expansive universe, and iconic characters, and we’re proud to bring a piece of that to Roblox’s millions of users.Our collaboration with Disney is all about unlocking your imagination, empowering anyone to create their own immersive worlds, and simply having fun while learning the fundamentals of coding and game design in the process,” said Roblox chief business officer Craig Donate .

The Galactic Speedway Creator Challenge joins the now more than 60 hours of free content for educators to build a course curriculum centred around Roblox Studio, the free online development tool that lets users build and publish on the Roblox platform. This year alone Roblox Studio has been used in more than 1,000 locations in 23 countries worldwide, teaching young creators coding fundamentals, game design, digital citizenship, and entrepreneurial skills.

The full list of items that can be earned for completing each lesson in The Galactic Speedway Creator Challenge are:

BB-8—the chipper, charming droid hero of the Resistance
Rey’s Staff—a scrapper’s weapon, elegant and powerful
Stormtrooper Helmet—the grim and merciless face of the First Order
D-O—an eager new ally of the Resistance’s greatest heroes
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Hat—no one’s ever really gone

Roblox will also make Kylo Ren’s Reforged Helmet—the cold and defiant symbol of the Knights of Ren’s most infamous member—available to everyone on the Roblox platform for free, separate from the items awarded for completing each lesson.

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One of the most impressive and the most rewarding jobs out there is the animation development that is used for online slots. There are countless lost out there and each one is original and unique. Let’s see how and why this happens.

Most games are still 2D but this will be changed any time soon
As you may know already, many of the slots available online are in 2D. There are a lot of new slots developed in the same technology as well. However, this is changing as we speak. The newer slots are all 3D. Reasons, why this happens, is simple. 3D looks so much better and offers better gambling experience. Those slots look more modern and more sophisticated as well.

All software providers have a team of personnel working on each slot. Few employees will develop 2D animations, others will develop 3D animations if needed and others will make general animations and poses of a game. The last segment of the process, developing general animations and poses is probably the most important part of the job and has the main impact on the slot itself.

Introduction animations are usually outsourced
The animations you see when the slot is loading are usually not developed by the software provider. Those animations are made by casinos themselves or by other companies that are working with the online casino in question. Another advantage of this fact is that slots are faster developed and they are able to be made more specific and with more details.

Keep in mind that some software providers are able to provide their own introduction animations. However, this increases the overall cost and the time needed for a slot to be completed. This is especially common with the biggest game developers such as NetEnt, microgaming and others. In most cases the same animations that tell you about the developer are used. They are added or implemented into a new slot and the development time is decreased. Those animations are changed and upgraded over time in order to make the slot look so much better and more sophisticated.

Slot designer picks the theme, design and therefore animations
When we take a look at the slot developments we can see that each and every slot is designed by a slot designer. This is a person who develops the theme, plans the animations, payables, bonuses and so much more. Think of him as a game developer who is working on a PC game. He must consider all the facts and all the features of a game. This is generally true but not always. In some cases, the developers will work closely with a designer. This matter is definitely worthy of discussing in detail.

When a slot designer creates the theme and the main concept of a game, he then starts planning the details about the slot with developers. In some situations the slot is pre-planned by the designer himself. Then developers simply create suitable animations and the slot is alive.  But, if a designer doesn’t create a detailed plan, developers have the freedom to create any animation they want and to customise the slot precisely as they like. This happens rarely and in most situations both the designer and developers will work together to create a slot.

The average time needed for the provider to create a slot varies and can be between a few days (the time is needed for basic animations and simpler 2D slots) up to one month. In one month, developers will be able to create a complete slot with all the animations and all the details a game must contain. We are referring to 2D slots. 3D slots take more time and they generally need two to three weeks of longer development to be completed.

Not all the slots manage to become successful and popular. Some slots are developed but they do not meet the license regulations. As such they are discarded. Of course, providers will be able to use the coding and animations or other parts of the slot for other games. The next main thing we can reveal here is the fact each provider has well-known slots, at least a few of them that are popular and common in the highest number of online casinos. Other providers are planning on developing a slot with these advantages.

The final word
Slots are the best and the most popular type of online casino games in the world. They are generally developed in 2D but this is changing as we speak. You can play online slots for real money – at HEX recommended sites to see it yourself. New slots are developed in 3D and they come with impressive features, advanced capabilities and so much more. Those animations will impress you and now you know the details about the entire process and how those animations are made.

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Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have released first-look images of the Netflix original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, based on Universal’s multi-billion dollar franchise.

It follows the adventures of young Tony Toretto, cousin of Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto, who is recruited to a government agency to spy on an extreme racing league that serves as a front for a criminal organisation known as SH1FT3R.

The just-announced cast features Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf) as Dom’s younger cousin turned spy racer Tony Toretto; Camille Ramsey (American Vandal) as Layla Gray, a notable underground racer who works for SH1FT3R, Luke Youngblood (Harry Potter) as Frostee Benson, a 13-year old tech genius; Charlet Chung (Overwatch) as Echo, a wildly talented artist and natural spy; and Jorge Diaz (Jane the Virgin) as Cisco Renaldo, both the muscle and the sweetheart of the crew.

The series also features an array of guest voices, including Similce Diesel as Frostee’s younger sister Sissy; Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton) as the team’s secret agent liaison Ms. Nowhere; Manish Dayal (The Resident) as Shashi Dhar, the leader of the criminal organization SH1FT3R; and Jimmy Tatro (American Vandal) as local knucklehead Mitch. Carlos Alazraqui (The Fairly OddParents), Eric Bauza (The Adventures of Puss in Boots), Grey Griffin (DC Super Hero Girls), Kevin Michael Richardson (Trolls: The Beat Goes On!), Fred Tatasciore (Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia), and Tru Valentino (Archibald’s Next Big Thing) also guest star.

Executive produced by Vin Diesel, Neal H. Moritz, Chris Morgan, Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland, Fast & Furious: Spy Racers is slated to debut on Netflix on 26 December.

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