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Reading in strategy games
Reading in strategy games
In a strategy game, reading is the process of parsing the information on the board, allowing players to identify threats and opportunities. This article offers a new lens to help understand designing games which are interesting to "read".
May 21, 2018
Drawing Inspiration from a Global Community of Game Developers
Drawing Inspiration from a Global Community of Game Developers
I've soured on game conventions as a good means of marketing, but found something else that will keep me going.
May 21, 2018
A Study Into Replayability -- Defining Variance
A Study Into Replayability -- Defining Variance
For the final part of my look at replayability, we're going to talk about what Variance is, and how games have to be designed to be replayable.
May 21, 2018
[ALT CTRL] Game Design Beyond Screens & Joysticks - Introduction (1/5)
[ALT CTRL] Game Design Beyond Screens & Joysticks - Introduction (1/5)
Tatiana Vilela dos Santos is an indie game designer & interactive artist making games with special interfaces. She gave in March 2018 a 60 minutes talk at the GDC titled Game Design Beyond Screens & Joysticks. This article discusses details of this talk.
May 18, 2018
3 books all Producers should read
3 books all Producers should read
You can't learn Production from a book, but, I do believe you can take inspiration and ideas from these three and I would recommend them to all Producers, no matter your level.
May 18, 2018
11 BOSS BATTLES OF X-MORPH: DEFENSE - PART 1, THE SCORPION
11 BOSS BATTLES OF X-MORPH: DEFENSE - PART 1, THE SCORPION
This article is the beginning of the series in which we will describe the design and implementation of boss fights in X-Morph: Defense.
May 18, 2018
Adding Online Skill Ranking to INVERSUS Deluxe
Adding Online Skill Ranking to INVERSUS Deluxe
A deep dive the online skill ranking system of INVERSUS Deluxe covering everything from the low level math up to the user presentation.
May 17, 2018
Horror wars – East vs West.
Horror wars – East vs West.
The approach towards horror game development between the West and Far East cultures. A look from the perspective of 2 successful companies developing horror games: Bloober Team (representing the West) and Red Candle Games (standing in the Far-East corner)
May 17, 2018
Mixing beat’em up brawler with bullet hell shooter in a single game
Mixing beat’em up brawler with bullet hell shooter in a single game
In this article I talk about my effort to bring together two, somewhat incompatible, game types - beat'em up and twin stick shooter - into a single game. It talks about possible challenges and clever solutions one could use when combining two genres.
May 16, 2018
A Study Into Replayability -- Random vs. Procedural Generation
A Study Into Replayability -- Random vs. Procedural Generation
Continuing our study on replayability, it's time for a quick refresher on the difference between randomly and procedurally generated content.
May 16, 2018
Games and Visual Identity
Games and Visual Identity
This week I woke up to news feeds announcing a new trailer for Bethesda’s Rage 2, and after watching it, it really got me thinking again about the importance of creating a strong visual identity for your game.
May 16, 2018
Craft emotional intelligence into your game trailer
Craft emotional intelligence into your game trailer
Emotional intelligence could be the most neglected tool in your game dev belt. Time to sharpen it for your trailer.
May 16, 2018