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How funding sources dictate design
Notes on getting money, and the strings that come with it.
Aug. 30, 2017
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Making Portal Painter in ARCore
Some tips and tricks learned from developing an AR Experiment with Google and ARCore.
Aug. 30, 2017
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8 Questions About Dynamic Pricing
This article is a FAQ about dynamic pricing (in gaming, and more generally) and helps to set the record straight by providing explanations and addressing the underlying concerns associated with dynamic pricing in gaming.
Aug. 29, 2017
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How the Data Implosion will trigger the Great Game Dev Correction
Despite major advances in technology and business intelligence, the gaming industry is faltering and layoffs are accelerating. Here Ramin Shokrizade explains why it's happening, and why we can't stop it.
Aug. 29, 2017
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Subsurface Kingdoms Of Destiny 2
This week's highlights include the story depths of Subsurface Circular, teaching players in Kingdoms & Castles, and the motivations behind Destiny 2's creation.
Aug. 28, 2017
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68000 Heart on Fire: Alien Soldier
The best-written essay about Alien Soldier and sex-positivity you've ever seen.
Aug. 28, 2017
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Last Inner Product
A copy of the article I had written for the last Inner Product section of Game Developer magazine.
Aug. 28, 2017
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No booth? No Problem! Showing your game on the go.
As an indie developer both time and money are usually in short supply. That makes showing at conferences hard. Here's some tips to be more effective in reaching the kind of player that will love your game.
Aug. 28, 2017
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Using the Agential Structure Model to classify fun
Agential Structure Model classifies the fun of games into 8 types or 19 subtypes. This model complements MDA framework and Caillois's four categories. Based on this, it is possible to graphically represent the structure of the objectives of a whole game.
Aug. 28, 2017
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Tracy Fullerton discusses history behind Walden, a game
Historian Bob Whitaker talks with Tracy Fullerton about Walden, a game. Topics include Henry David Thoreau's life and work, historical accuracy in games, the context of life in the 1840s, civil disobedience, and bean farming.
Aug. 28, 2017
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Game design and Gestalt laws
The Gestalt laws explain of why we perceive patterns in a certain way. Perceive patterns relies on how our brain organizes the raw data from our senses, it makes use of perceptual sets quite a lot. Our brains are wired to create order in things we see.
Aug. 28, 2017
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Game Design Deep Dive: Spy Fight—How Hidden Rarity Balances a Game
In Spy Fight, players play one card per turn but some cards are more powerful than others. Hidden rarity is a tuning system that was developed for our high-powered cards so games are fast-paced but also are balanced and strategic.
Aug. 28, 2017