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Engagement in VR. 3 Lessons from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody Experience
Working in Bohemian Rhapsody Experience helped me clarify some personal ideas about what makes VR compelling and what ingredients can help us make more powerful virtual reality content. In this article I will group some of these ideas into 3 lessons.
Jan. 4, 2017
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Sometimes You Just Gotta Ship
After working on my unfinished 8bit JRPG for three years I was stuck, unable to move forward. I finally just shipped something: a mini-game which tested ideas, got feedback, and freed my brain to be creative again.
Jan. 3, 2017
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Will you pay $2 to kiss a game character? 'Episode: Choose your Story' - The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.
Should game developers take moral responsibility for endorsing hedonic monetisation and pushing suggestive adult content to an impressionable player base?
Jan. 3, 2017
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Game accessibility quotes of 2016
2016 has been a momentous year for accessibility. Not just the advancements that have been made, but also important because of the things that have been said, and the people who have been saying them. This post is a compilation of some of my favourites.
Dec. 30, 2016
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Some thoughts about a 4 year game dev cycle
For the past 4 years I've been working on the same project, which is coming to a concluding soon, Here are some random weird thoughts about that time, from tech to social things.
Dec. 29, 2016
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The Hive Mind: A sci-fi puzzle game with robot swarms
The Hive Mind is a sci-fi puzzle game about insect-inspired construction with robot swarms. As an Overseer, you were sent to an alien planet where we need to build a new outpost. Your job is to program robots that work on the building sites.
Dec. 28, 2016
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Historians discuss Civilization VI
Historians John Harney and Tonio Andrade talk about Civilization VI and how the game (and series as whole) reflects broader issues when discussing history.
Dec. 27, 2016
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Combining the unusual with the familiar: The Recursive Dollhouse Post-Mortem
What was involved in creating a puzzle game about a dollhouse inside a dollhouse, inside a dollhouse, ad infinitum? In this Post-Mortem, the developer discusses the success and the struggles of creating The Recursive Dollhouse for the Ludum Dare game jam.
Dec. 27, 2016
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Rapid Prototyping Tip: Defining data as code files
When you're trying to churn out a game fast, it might make more sense to define your items, texts or conversation in code files. Here's how to do it, an example from my current project.
Dec. 27, 2016
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Bye Wii U, Hi 2017!
The latest Video Game Deep Cuts, picking the smartest longform video game articles and videos of the week, says goodbye to the Wii U & rounds up a whole host of 'Best of 2016' pieces.
Dec. 26, 2016
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How To Build A Grassroots Indie Community
In this article, Nicholas Laborde of Raconteur Games discusses how to build an indie game dev community from scratch in your city.
Dec. 22, 2016
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A Systemic Approach to Game Design: Part Two
This is the only design post of the year 2016 to actually bring up F.E.A.R. 3.
Dec. 22, 2016