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Marketing an upcoming Steam game
This is a collection of guidelines for building a marketing plan of upcoming Steam Games. I am not an expert on this area but I gathered some resources to guide myself and others about the topic.
June 4, 2019
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Kliuless #37: Anti-Loot Box Bill
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share broadly within Riot. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
June 3, 2019
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Part 3, Putting into play - On narrative from a cognitive perspective II
"Putting into play" is part of more than a one-year-long project which goal is to explain from a cognitive and narrative perspective the mind and hands-on approach to the design of an engaging and dynamic game system.
June 3, 2019
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Video Game Deep Cuts: The Outer Wilds Of A Void City 2
This week's roundup includes a look at the intriguing triple-I (sorry!) titles Outer Wilds & Void Bastards, as well as the role of the city in games, bringing back Bubsy, insane auto-playing Mario Maker levels & more.
June 1, 2019
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FAQ on a bill (S1629) proposing The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act
A bill was introduced in the US Senate dubbed The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act. It is a misguided attempt to regulate loot boxes and pay-to-win mechanics out of the video game industry. Here's an overview on how it might affect you.
May 31, 2019
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Part 2, Putting into play - On narrative from a cognitive perspective I
"Putting into play" is part of more than a one-year-long project which goal is to explain from a cognitive and narrative perspective the mind and hands-on approach to the design of an engaging and dynamic game system.
May 31, 2019
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Observing A Playdate With Some Cool Ghosts 2
This week's roundup includes a look at AI thriller Observation, the unique new Panic handheld Playdate, and subjects including eSport shadiness, Oculus Quest, and Pathologic 2.
May 25, 2019
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Kliuless #36: The Tech Cold War
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share broadly within Riot. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
May 24, 2019
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Design trajectories in Let's Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: Chess Edition
Pippin Barr examines the design and development process of his game Let's Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: Chess Edition, making use of his extensive documentation for the project.
May 24, 2019
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Welcome to rabbit hell! Reliable AI locomotion with TDD
Unit testing is often thought to be inapplicable to game development due to randomness, 3D interaction, and unpredictable player input. But in ElemenTerra, we were able to utilize a TDD workflow to write stable and regression-proof AI locomotion.
May 23, 2019
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The Double-Edged Sword of Live Service Games
Live Service has become a goal for developers to continue to support their titles, but it presents some interesting challenges when it comes to the constant development of a game.
May 22, 2019
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Why crunch will break the best and brightest in the industry.
The core problem with enforcing crunch is the effect, damage, and loss of capability in the people and teams. Creativity is at the heart of development, and it comes from the people. Smash the team, and you damage everything.
May 22, 2019