Refining RTS AI: 5 Things to Avoid
Over the years, real time strategy games have progressed vastly and have changed in style with varying themes and new, […]
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8 Things I Learned Building a Geopolitical Strategy Game
Today’s guest post is by Ryan Hewer. He is the founder of Little Red Dog Games, creator of the geopolitical
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Combating Sexism Through Games
Sexism in Games is Real . . . As we discussed before, in my previous article, sexism is a real
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The Minecraftian Narrative: Part 3
Today’s guest post is by game designer and developer Will Nations and originally appeared on Will’s website. Part 1 and
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What Is Sexism In Video Games?
What Is Sexism? Sexism—the prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women—is everywhere. From Hollywood to TV shows, books to video
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The Do’s & Don’ts Of Narrative Design
Are you an amateur narrative designer? Or are you thinking of starting down that path? Good. That’s the first step toward
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Indie Insider Podcast #25 – David Mullich, Veteran Game Producer and Designer
On the twenty-fifth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with David Mullich, an industry veteran who
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The Minecraftian Narrative: Part 2
Today’s guest post is by game designer and developer Will Nations and originally appeared on Will’s website. In the
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The Minecraftian Narrative: Part 1
Today’s guest post is by game designer and developer Will Nations and originally appeared on Will’s website. Minecraft’s capacity
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Confessions of a Puzzle Lover
Today’s post is by BSM Game Design Intern Kirsten Terry, an aspiring game designer and animator. A game designer
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From Prototype to Perfect: How to Iterate Effectively
Iterative design can be applied to many fields but is most notable within the gaming industry and in game development.
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Better Understand Your Game Through UI Flow Diagrams
User interface flow diagrams (UIFDs, for the purposes of this article) are a way to visually represent the screens your
Game Design
For the Love of Numbers: Incrementals, Farm Sims, and Survival
What does Starbound, Stardew Valley, or any browser game with the word “Clicker” in the title have in common? Numbers
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Pumpkin Spice Plotte: The Seven Basic Plots (Part 2)
In Part 1 of Pumpkin Spice Plotte, I introduced the first four of the seven basic plots: Overcoming the Monster,
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Constructing Flowing and Alluring Main Menus
User interface design is quite a challenging task for game developers. The UI is what a player will refer to
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Dungeons & Dragons: More Than Just Fun with Dice
The setup: four people around a table comparing numbers on a sheet and the result of a dice roll. Sitting
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Importance of Small Scale FPS Level Design – Independent Development
Following up on my previous post on Level Design, I focused on many popular mainstream games and the design included in
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3 Indie Games with Gorgeously Unique Art Design
One of my favorite things about indie games is that their developers have the ability to take risks that AAA
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Importance of Small Scale FPS Level Design – Mainstream Development
Today, it’s rare to see variance in multiplayer FPS level design. Many maps tend to replicate grand scale locations or
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Deep Dive: The Metroidvania Sub-Genre
As we have discussed Metroidvania games recently, it would be a great time to introduce another series of articles I