by Alex Cicala | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog, Game Design, Game Development
Following up on my previous post on Level Design, I focused on many popular mainstream games and the design included in those titles. The problem with that is for independent developers, getting access to the skillset and technology used in those games is harder....
by Black Shell Media | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Design, Game Development
Below is an excerpted collection of game development tips from Daniel Doan, Co-Founder of Black Shell Media. Enjoy! How to Playtest the Right Way Playtesting is a vastly overused term. It can mean many different things but will ultimately boil down to what you...
by Black Shell Media | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, Business, Game Design, Game Development
This post first appeared on Andrii Vintsevych’s blog. Thanks Andrii for letting us share it! This video inspired me to share some tips on playtesting. I’ve been in playtesting stage for around 3 months and I can say that my game became at least two times better...
by Joseph Stotz | Dec 28, 2015 | Blog, Game Development
As a child, most of us grow up wanting to create videogames rather than being astronauts or doctors. However somewhere along the way, most of us lose sight of this dream and give in to our parents frequent demands of starting a career working at something that will...