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Future of GameArter - free hosting, no revenue
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Important Update: Conclusion of the GameArter for Partners Service
GameArter for Partners service will be discontinued as of August 31, 2025. From this date forward, no further partner revenues will be calculated.
Introduction
Play To Earn Crypto games on the web
Play To Earn games may be the next big trend. How GameArter can help you to manage and distribute this type of new NFTs based blockchain games?
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Virtual Desktop for Oculus - Full VR experience without performance limitations
Virtual Desktop application allows to bring infinite amount of performance from a PC to any all-in-one VR headset wirelessly. Make the most of Oculus Quest.
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Oculus Quest 2 - the best all-in-one VR headset to use
Find out why the second generation of Oculus Quest VR headset is considered the best VR device. Ease of use, high performance, low price. + detailed comp ...
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How to optimize 3D CAD models for maximum performance?
How to optimize and automate that optimization for easy and fast use of 3D CAD models in any applications running on a specific device? Guide for ...
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Unreal vs Unity | Comparison of game engines
When looking for game engines, you will end up with a pair of the most advanced - Unreal and Unity. How do they differ, what are they suitable for and how important is it to select the right?
Dev tools
Home Builder | Free open-source Asset Library for Blender
Home Builder is a free tool and at the same time a library for creating interior spaces in the 3D graphic editor Blender. The addon got great positive initial feedback.
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Interactive Virtual reality for real estate business - Why and how to create?
Real estate configurator in virtual reality? Virtual tours with unique and cool interactions? What is it, how is it relevant to game development and does it ...
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BMW & autonomous driving - 95% of test kilometers is virtual
Autonomous cars are not only the domain of Tesla and Google, BMW is also trying to develop a self-driving vehicles. How do they develop it and what does a team of 1800 engineers use?
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What XR controllers exist & why we need Input Manager
What hand controllers exist and how they differ each other? How to develop applications working with all of them? What's input manager and OpenXR? Find out all in few minutes.
Dev tools
Prespective - Digital twin software for virtual simulations
Verifying the expected functionality and collision-free states before the production of the first prototype saves a lot of money and time. How does work Prespective in Unity?
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How to create a 3D model of a real estate in Blender?
Create a 3D model of the real estate yourself and for free. This article describes how to create it in the free Blender software with the Archimesh add-on. You're done in an hour.
Introduction
How to effectively develop VR applications?
There are many ways to develop applications, and most of them lead to successful completion. However, development time, quality and price often vary. How to do it best?
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Rewarded ads for web games
Rewarded ads are now available for mobile as well as PC (desktop) web. Get access to them and implement them simply with GameArter.
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How to develop motion sicknes free applications?
Motion sickness is a problem that needs to be take seriously. What are the locomotion systems in VR and how to eliminate unpleasant feelings?
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360° content applications - how do they work and how to develop them?
Applications working with 360 ° photos and videos - how are they created and on what principle do they work? Find out information about technical side of 360 ° media files and applications.
Dev tools
3D Modeling Software
Collection of the most used and interesting software tools for modeling and designing 3D objects and environments.
Dev tools
MeshRoom - Free 3D scanning of an object with photogrammetry
Do you need to create digital twin of a real object? Find out how to do it easily just with your PC, smartphone and photogrammetry software Meshroom. Comple ...
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Meet the Digital Human
All you want to know about the digital human in one place. What is it, how is it created, where it is used and how great potential it has. Find out it on Gam...
Introduction
Protection of games and apps from piracy
Game piracy seems to be a never-ending story. Getting accurate or at least approximate picture of piracy in video games industry in a…
Knowledge space
Web game as part of marketing
What are gaming websites, what benefit they can bring you and why to use them for marketing purposes of your cross-platform games? Summarization in few points.
Introduction
Games you can play anywhere
No matter where you are and whatever you are doing, you may get an idea to spend some free time by playing games. Here are tips for the best free of them.
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Custom domain for your game
Description of ways to run games powered by gamearter at your own custom domain.
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Itch.io support
Do you have a game on GameArter and would you like to have it also on Itch.io without need to host game files on many places? Check how to do it.
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Websites support
Manage games on many websites from one place. Simplicity you will love.
Introduction
Customizable GamePlayer
Do not customize game for individual platforms - deliver all necessary customizations simply by a use of easily customizable gameplayer for native games.
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GameArter Demo (for partners)
Static preview of GameArter system for partners which helps internet businesses gain additional revenue streams, increase user engagement, and simplify own work.
Introduction
Static GameArter demo (for game developers)
Static preview of GameArter system which helps game developers to manage, monetize and distribute games on multiple platforms.
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Poki support
Poki SDK, ads and gameplayer appearance is supported by GameArter. Manage your cross-platform game distribution from one place.
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Yandex.games support
Yandex SDK and ads appearance is supported by GameArter. Manage your cross-platform game distribution from one place.
Knowledge space
UX optimization & A/B testing
Website UX optimization is a necessary thing and A/B tests great way to do it right. Find out how to do simple and effective A/B testing and UX optimization.
Introduction
Web redesign + business model for Games44
Step by step how we set and verified business model for a gaming website, did redesign and launched it according the the plan.
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Monetization of the game web
Mix of monetization channels and ways to achieve maximum site revenue and working with it for marketing purposes.
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For partners
A summary of information intended for partners interested for or connected in GameArter ecosystem of game developers and promoters.
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Ads for web games
A summary of everything you need to know about web based ads for browser games.
Introduction
Advantages and disadvantages of web games
Every platform has own advantages and disadvantages - the same is true of web games. Here’s main strengths and weaknesses of web based games.
Knowledge space
Ways to make money in the gaming industry
Find out ways to make money in the gaming industry with over $130 billions of annual revenue.
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Pricing - per Usage
Real usage payments for using GameArter services in games.
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Pricing - Revenue share
Pay GameArter services in a form of revenue share generated by GameArter
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Why to publish and promote games from GameArter?
Why to prefer games from GameArter when there are so many other game distribution partners from which webmasters of gaming websites can take free games?
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Game distribution for web games - do we need it?
There are many game distribution services for web games to use. Most of them work on revenue splitting business model. Is this right solution and do we need it?
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Signing android apps with Unity
Making a finger print for publishing games and apps on Google play
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Google Play Services implementation - Unity game
Guide to implement and setup Google play services into Unity games
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Ads in Unity games
Advertisement is very popular type of game monetization. What options we have in Unity games?
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Android games and apps with Unity - How to debug
Guide to how to debug android apps and games made with Unity.
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Android builds with Unity - dev environment configuration
Complete guide for Unity to start development of Android games.
Introduction
Cross Platform Solution
Google play, app store, web, messaging apps. Get your game there easily.
Knowledge space
Risk factors in online business
List of risk factors we found by running our online businesses.
Dev tools
Instant games with Unity
Develop instant games with Unity.
Knowledge space
Page speed optimization
Loading speed really matters. You can read this information everywhere from official Google sources to all blog posts written by gurus over SEO (search engine optimization) and UX (user experience from browsing a website).
Introduction
Shared Gaming currency GRT
Cross-games and platforms shared gaming credit developed by GameArter
Knowledge space
Price of speed & data
Costs of operating browser games, importance of caching and why GameArter is not so fast as it could be.
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Pricing
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Revenue share
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Importance of loading time + best practices to increase percentage of successful loads
Every SEO & UX handbook for websites mention loading time as really important. However, how is it with browser games having often higher tens of megabytes?
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Practical knowledge for browser games, XR, tools and online projects.
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Game engines, production workflows and developer tooling.
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Virtual reality devices, workflows and interactive experiences.
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