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Game Studio Do's
Game Studio Do's
Eleven things you should do for your studio if you want to improve and keep your team motivated.
April 4, 2019
“Go all in” to Succeed as an Indie Dev at PAX East 2019
“Go all in” to Succeed as an Indie Dev at PAX East 2019
PAX East 2019 marks my third major showcase of Summoners Fate and I continue to learn from our experiences. Here’s three things we did different to stand out as an indie at PAX East this year and the data we collected.
April 4, 2019
Playgrounds & Level Design
Playgrounds & Level Design
Adapted from GDC19's Level Design Workshop, this post applies real world playgrounds to multiplayer level design with a focus on level geometry.
April 4, 2019
Kliuless #29: Apple Arcade
Kliuless #29: Apple Arcade
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 2, 2019
A Different Take on Sekiro Shadows Die Twice
A Different Take on Sekiro Shadows Die Twice
Despite the overwhelming praise Sekiro Shadows Die Twice is getting, this Soulsborne and action game vet finds himself alone in thinking this game is broken at the design level.
April 2, 2019
Postmortem: Cube Up
Postmortem: Cube Up
Portmortem of Cube Up, an endless mobile game based on completing cubes at an increasing speed avoiding obstacles, released on Android devices in 2018.
April 2, 2019
Short analysis of monetization in Apex Legends
Short analysis of monetization in Apex Legends
Short analysis of Apex Legends monetization using framework of desire creation and desire fulfilment. TL;DR: Apex sells customizations by shoving it in your face constantly and they are good at that.
April 1, 2019
Breath of the Wild Open World Analysis: Gravity to go Forward
Breath of the Wild Open World Analysis: Gravity to go Forward
Analyzing the open world design in The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild to break down Nintendo's level design and use of topography to guide where the player goes.
April 1, 2019
El Taco Diablo - Post Mortem
El Taco Diablo - Post Mortem
It's about 1 year since I left my home in Sweden, I'm in the middle of a grand adventure doing what I consider the opportunity of a lifetime. Doing the indie dream of traveling and working on games...
April 1, 2019
On C++ and Object Oriented Programming
On C++ and Object Oriented Programming
My personal take on why I think Object-Oriented Programming is not the best strategy for software development striving for low memory usage and high performance.
April 1, 2019
Video Game Deep Cuts: A is for Apple Arcade, B is for rolling bones?Â
Video Game Deep Cuts: A is for Apple Arcade, B is for rolling bones?Â
This week's roundup includes a variety of looks at the Apple Arcade subscription announcement, an intriguing video on how the Mongolian steppes do gaming, plus pieces on Sekiro, clicker games, AR, video game folklorists, and lots more besides.
March 30, 2019
Wash your game's windows
Wash your game's windows
Playing a game with unclear mechanics is like peering through a dirty, smudged window. This calls for some Windex!
March 28, 2019