Creating a “Good” Villain: A Miniature Guide on Evil Character Crafting
Many times, I find myself unimpressed by a game’s faulty plot. I end up feeling disconnected, uninterested, and generally disappointed […]
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The Dialog Miniguide: Writing for Voice Acting and World Building That Doesn’t Suck
The village has been set ablaze, its once calm mountain vista transformed into a horizon of ash and flickering flames.
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How to Force Your Font of Inspiration
How many of you aspiring game developers hate creating characters, either playable or not? I myself was guilty of jotting
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How to Write Strong Gendered Characters
Battleships of foreign metals and humming plasma scream overhead and skyscrapers collapse in upon themselves. A mother stands in the
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Stuck In A Rut: 10 Ways to Unleash Your Creative Potential
Even the most creative people in the world struggle with creativity at some point in their lives. It can be
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Indie Insider #54 – Indie Insider Focus (The Advice Episode)
A compilation of all of the best advice and ideas we’ve received from 50 episodes worth of amazing guests
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The Intricacies of Lore Creation
Ah, lore. There’s so much to say, let alone dissect, that it’s no wonder most developers forgo a fully fleshed
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Get Started: Developing your Projects
There you are, sitting at your work space and staring blankly into the abyss that is a blank page. You’re
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Learning From Mistakes: The Ultimate Writing Error Guide
Storytelling is one of those things players don’t have any expectations of until something doesn’t meet their standards. All of a
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Pumpkin Spice Plotte: Writing Heroes and Plots
“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there
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Learning From Joel: A Dissection of Successful Character Design
For the sake of background and proving the strength of my argument, let me begin this article by saying I
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How to Create Realistic Characters in 10 Steps
Let’s face it—stories in games are often overlooked. As long as the gameplay and mechanics are intact, players don’t outright
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How to Create an Engaging Dev Blog in 9 Steps
Want to create an engaging dev blog, but fear it will take valuable time away from game development? Take it
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Six Tools to Help You Write More Efficiently
Unless you’re a game scriptwriter or narrative designer, chances are that writing doesn’t come to mind often. However, it plays
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Walls of Text
Today’s guest post is co-authored by Nikola “Mentoluptus” Banko and Vlatko “Wladisha” Goljevacki of Black Olive Games. A lot of
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The Minecraftian Narrative Part 5: Character, Agent, & StoryMind
Today’s guest post is by game designer and developer Will Nations and originally appeared on Will’s website. Part 1, Part 2, Part
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The Minecraftian Narrative Part 4: ‘Twas a Dark and Stormy Night
Today’s guest post is by game designer and developer Will Nations and originally appeared on Will’s website. Part 1, Part 2,
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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