Oliver Carson

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GamingAug 16, 2024

Comparing Popular Game Engines

Comparing the major game engines: Unity vs Unreal Engine vs Corona SDK vs GameMaker Studio, including the benefits and cons of each.
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
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GamingAug 15, 2024

5 Essential Features for In-Game Chat Players Will Love

When it comes to in-game chat, players have expectations based on their everyday experiences with chat apps. Here are five standard features to make in-game chat your players will love to use.
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
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Product UpdatesAug 14, 2024

Announcing PubNub’s Unreal Engine and Gaming Chat SDKs

These SDKs are designed to support adding real-time features to your games and make it simple for game developers to create real-time experiences, making it easier and faster than ever to integrate social and interactive features into your games.
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
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InsightsJun 7, 2024

Save Transaction Costs for Real-time Solutions with Signals

Understanding the cost structures of different providers is crucial, and how to optimize these costs allows you and your team to continue to depend on these real-time solutions without needing to build them in-house to save costs
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
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InsightsJun 6, 2024

Methods for Reliable Message Delivery for Real-time Apps

Although some of these challenges are completely out of the control of the real-time provider and its users, there are methods that you can use to help improve this message delivery and ensure volumes of messages are delivered.
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
GamingMar 18, 2024

Generative AI Potential in Game Development

Generative AI can transform gaming, craft unique content, tell dynamic stories, enhance testing procedures, and create personalized experiences.
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
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News Mar 13, 2024

We're @ GDC 2024! Revolutionizing online gaming experiences

It’s that time of year again when PubNub gets to showcase all of the ways we’re helping game devs build and manage their online games. This year, we’ve also got one huge announcement that I can’t wait to share with everyone!
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
GamingMar 12, 2024

Understanding User-Generated Content in Gaming

User Generated Content in gaming heightens player engagement and retention, lowers developer workload, and amplifies marketing due to community-building.
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
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InsightsMar 8, 2024

How Fast is Human Reaction Time? Human Perception & Tech

Just how fast is this concept of 'real-time?' How fast can the human mind process input? What about emulating that with technology?
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub