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Das Geisterschiff Postmortem
Das Geisterschiff Postmortem
Official Postmortem for Das Geisterschiff, a survival horror adventure dungeon crawler and the first game by Graverobber Foundation.
April 12, 2019
Motivate player for better engagement and retention
Motivate player for better engagement and retention
Whether you developing AAA games or mobile games, you know that you need a strong motivation system to engage and retain your users. Retention is a key metric for free to play games and this article will give you hints and trick to successfully achieve it
April 12, 2019
How Punishment Systems Hurt Gameplay
How Punishment Systems Hurt Gameplay
Games may be built on win and lost states, but we're going to talk about punishment systems and how they tend to take things too far in kicking the player when they're down
April 11, 2019
Defusing Flutter Bombs
Defusing Flutter Bombs
A brief overview of the production of Flutter Bombs, an indie game on console. How a multi-platform study in game design released as a twin-stick shooter on Xbox One.
April 10, 2019
Game Jam Survival Kit
Game Jam Survival Kit
All you need to know about game jams. The Game Jam Survival Kit is actually the name of a Google Drive Folder I created to help jammers all over the world. This article is a complement to it. Enjoy!
April 10, 2019
Tips on writing code for Data-Oriented Design
Tips on writing code for Data-Oriented Design
Personal preferences on writing code for Data-Oriented Design instead of Object-Oriented Design.
April 9, 2019
Video Game Deep Cuts: Risking Rain With A Lego Meat Boy 2
Video Game Deep Cuts: Risking Rain With A Lego Meat Boy 2
This week's roundup includes the smash success of indie sequel Risk of Rain 2, a fascinating new Lego coding toy, and what's up with the new Super Meat Boy game, as well as looks at Anthem's troubled dev cycle, the 'grit' behind No Man's Sky, & more.
April 8, 2019
Showcasing Solo at GDC 2019: The Results
Showcasing Solo at GDC 2019: The Results
I went to GDC for the first-time to show off my surreal adventure RPG with the Indie MEGABOOTH, all while traveling and exhibiting alone. Sounds intense, yeah? Here's how it went.
April 8, 2019
Kliuless #30: China's Digital Takeover of India
Kliuless #30: China's Digital Takeover of India
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.
April 8, 2019
Historians discuss Return of the Obra Dinn
Historians discuss Return of the Obra Dinn
Historians Bob Whitaker and Meaghan Walker consider Lucas Pope's Return of the Obra Dinn. Topics include seafaring in the Napoleonic Era, nostalgia for the Age of Sail, the Memento Mortem and historical deduction, and mythical sea creatures.
April 8, 2019
The Not so Simple Secrets to Making Good Tutorials
The Not so Simple Secrets to Making Good Tutorials
Tutorial design can be very hard for designers to wrap their head around, but we're going to talk about some basic concepts to understand when trying to teach a player about your game.
April 8, 2019
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Postmortem
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Postmortem
This is our official post-mortem for our latest game, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. It took us 6 years to make this game, and we learned a lot from the process. Post-mortem by our programmer, Cidney Hamilton and edited by both Lori and Corey Cole.
April 4, 2019