Inclusion standards
Trust is the purpose of this site. Here is how we select content, grade evidence and handle funding.
Inclusion requirements
- Used in game production; no concepts, promotional copy or hypothetical promises
- Sources required; numerical claims need original quotations
- State the engine, tool stack, input and output
- Describerequired human review: this is what makes the collection useful
Permanently free
All free-layer fields, the role × stage matrix, benchmark findings and scores, Steam browsing, newsletters, standards and open JSON data stay free.
Fields already published for free will never move behind a paywall.Only reproduction kits are paid: detailed steps, configuration files and failure examples.
Three disclosure categories
Advertising: vendors buy exposure and control the content. Labelled advertisement / promotion; excluded from benchmarks.
Paid evaluation: vendors buy scheduling and source data, not conclusions. Labelled paid evaluation · scores cannot be bought. Negative results are published too.
Independent evaluation: controlled by us and labelled no vendor funding.
Scoring standards are published before any paid evaluation. Participating vendors are listed publicly and share the same score table as independent evaluations. No paid evaluation vendors yet.
Evidence
| L1 Source claim | Article or statement only, without visible output |
| L2 Demonstrated | Video, screenshots or live demonstration |
| L3 Reproducible | Public repository, tutorial or downloadable project |
| L4 Reproduced here | Personally reproduced and documented by this site |
Classification
Cases are organised by role and development stage. Stages: Research and planning → Prototyping → Production → Testing → Launch and live ops. Roles: Design / Art / Technical art / Engineering / Audio / QA / Localisation / Live operations / Research and data / Production and management.
Frequently asked questions
What qualifies for inclusion?
A case must have been used in game production, with sources, tools, input, output and required human review. Concepts and promotional claims alone do not qualify.
How is evidence graded?
Four levels: claimed, demonstrated, reproducible and reproduced here. Only cases we have personally reproduced qualify for L4.
Can vendors pay to be listed?
Vendors can buy clearly labelled advertising, but not inclusion, evidence grades or benchmark scores.
Can I republish the content?
Content is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit the source and include a link.