There are a few philosophical positions on game development that are, I would say, “anti-design”. In this short series, I will go through a few of them. We’ll begin with an article about what I call “the quantity design philosophy”. Recently there was a discussion on the Google+ development group for the game Hoplite. The …
Just thought I’d let people know that I was interviewed by Universidad Europa’s game design program via Skype last year. The questions are in Spanish, but you can kind of get at what’s being asked by my answers. Take a look!
Note: I consider this article to be out-of-date. I have written a newer article on the subject which much better reflects my updated views. However, I’ve kept this article up, because of the excellent comments section (definitely check that out). Like anyone else who grew up playing videogames, I have a great romance for “videogame-style …
I did a decently extensive interview over at IndieRPG.com about game design in general, which was posted on the site yesterday. IndieRPG: I’m trying to think of who would be in the market for a tactical roguelike variant that isn’t already familiar with at least some D&D-derived character stats, and coming up blank. Are you …
Editor’s Note: One of our most active Auro beta testers, Fabian Fischer (aka “Nachtfischer”), had written this great piece for his German-language site. We’ve been talking a lot about story in games on our forum, and I decided it would be great if Fabian could translate and update this article for my site, and that’s …
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Just a quick announcement, I’ve added a page that clearly explains what my system of interactive forms is and why it’s useful. After years of working with it, I actually feel even more confident in it, although I have made some minor tweaks and have learned to explain it much better. If you’ve read my …
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