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Kliuless #27: Peaking Attention
Kliuless #27: Peaking Attention
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
March 14, 2019
Engaging Players Through Ritual
Engaging Players Through Ritual
An exploration of a new design pattern in games, removing abstraction to encourage better player behavior.
March 14, 2019
Game Studio Funding: The Right Investor at the Right Stage 2
Game Studio Funding: The Right Investor at the Right Stage 2
As a follow-up to project specific financing options, we now turn to the wonderful world of company-based equity funding, where investors are betting on your ability to grow the value of your studio long-term.
March 12, 2019
Video Game Deep Cuts: Sekiro's Rising Trials In Urban Planning 2
Video Game Deep Cuts: Sekiro's Rising Trials In Urban Planning 2
This week's highlights include some early looks at From Software's anticipated Sekiro, the goofiness of GaaS bike sequel Trials Rising, and how Sim City inspired a lot of urban planners, among other varied and notable topics.
March 11, 2019
Thirteen tips for your next localization
Thirteen tips for your next localization
Want to localize your next game but not sure how, or don't think you should even bother? Pull up a chair and read these production tips.
March 11, 2019
Video Game Composers: How Music Enhances Virtual Presence (GDC 2019)
Video Game Composers: How Music Enhances Virtual Presence (GDC 2019)
Game composer Winifred Phillips shares preparatory research from two of her upcoming lectures: her GDC 2019 talk entitled "How Music Enables Virtual Presence" and her Library of Congress lecture, "The Interface Between Music Composition and Game Design."
March 11, 2019
Developing Indie JRPG Edge of Eternity in Early Access
Developing Indie JRPG Edge of Eternity in Early Access
"Open-world JRPG", "Indie" and "Early Access". Marrying those three terms might sounds impossible but by using the magic of [Public Roadmap], our daunting assignment seems more accessible.
March 8, 2019
The psychology of matchmaking
The psychology of matchmaking
Whichever multiplayer game you look for and no matter how good it is, you'll always find tons of complaints from users claiming the matchmaking for that particular game sucks. This post explores the psychological factors that cause this.
March 8, 2019
Kliuless #26: Aligning Business Models to Markets
Kliuless #26: Aligning Business Models to Markets
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
March 8, 2019
The Philosophies of Gameplay
The Philosophies of Gameplay
Gameplay may come in all forms and genres, but today, we're going to talk about how we can break it down into two philosophies that govern the player's experience.
March 6, 2019
Spinnortality: crunching the numbers
Spinnortality: crunching the numbers
Is it still possible to break into the games industry as an unknown indie in 2019? James Patton shares the sales numbers for his indie success "Spinnortality", a cyberpunk management sim that launched a month ago.
March 6, 2019
Localising Kenshi: A Post Mortem
Localising Kenshi: A Post Mortem
Did Kenshi's localisation pay for itself? Was the investment worth it? In this blog post I explore how Kenshi's regional sales were affected (or not affected!) after translating the game into various languages.
March 6, 2019