4 Thoughts on Building Your First: Platformer
So let’s say that you’ve read my article on building your first game, and with the skills you’ve learned, […]
Blog, Game Design
design
Business, Game Design, Game Development
Gaming for Reality: 6 Gaming Nonprofits You Should Support
Nonprofit organizations have been well known to be powerful forces for good in society, and gaming nonprofits are no exception.
Blog, Game Design
Clustertruck’s Challenging Minimalistic Design: A Step in the Right Direction
Clustertruck has a simple premise: Travel through a level as a bodiless entity bunnyhopping across the top of trucks at
Blog, Game Design
Evergreen Game Design: Aspects that Keep Call of Duty Popular
Call of Duty, as far as I can remember, has never lost steam when it came to sales, activity and
Blog, Game Design
Witness Me! Mad Max Makes Familiar Mechanics Feel Fresh
These days, movie-licensed games don’t usually offer much when it comes to unique and refreshing game play and experiences. Games
Blog, Game Design
Learning with the great ‘Legend of Zelda’: Puzzles and their places
The second article in this learning with series takes us to the land of Hyrule in the “Legend of Zelda”. If
Blog, Game Design, Writing
Do a Barrel Roll! Branching Storylines Without Breaking the Bank
For many game developers, the holy grail of game design is a player experience with branching storylines, where every action
Blog, Game Design
3 Reasons Overwatch’s Competitive System Exceeds League of Legends’ Ranked System
If you’re like me, then you’re just a simple player who likes to be challenged and see how you compare
Blog, Game Design, Writing
Reading Between the Lines: What Passive Storytelling Teaches Us – Part 2, Overwatch
Today we leave the minimal dialogue discussed in Part One that was used to create a meaningful narrative and instead take a
Blog
Questions and the Game Design Process.
How many of you aspiring game developers hate creating characters, either playable or not? I myself was guilty of jotting
Blog, Game Design, Game Development
How 'Counter-Strike: Source' Stayed Relevant – 3 Long-Term Development Strategies
Every game developer’s dream is to create a game that is able to survive the test of time. Having a
Blog, Game Design
Your horror game sucks.
No, seriously. It sucks. You know why? Your horror game sucks because you try and tell me how to be
Blog, Game Design, Game Development
Using Pinterest for Game Design Inspiration
This is a cross post from the critically acclaimed author, developer and creator Nathan Meunier. Thanks Nathan! Inspiration for your game dev
Blog, Game Development, Writing
No Plot? No Problem: Tips For Building Game Narratives
One question that indie developers commonly ask is “how do I come up with a narrative for my game?” Many
Blog, Game Design, Game Development
What MOBAs Are Doing Wrong: The Conventional Wisdom on Game Conventions
MOBAs MOBAs everywhere, and most of them did stink / MOBAs MOBAs everywhere, not a single one unique With the
Game Design
Game Development 101: Three-dimensional Remakes
Unfortunately, many franchises less than gracefully handled the single biggest evolution in modern game design; the introduction of 3D gameplay.
Blog
Amp Up Your Game Design: Progression Mechanics
I find that one of my favorite things about video games is the fact that they make me feel as
Blog
Amp Up Your Game Design: Even More Camera Theory
The camera remains one of the most integral parts of game infrastructure. We all know how bad camera controls can