Note: This article was written a few months ago, right after the conference, but kinda got lost in the shuffle. Anyway, it’s here now! Enjoy! This was the second year of the new NYC-based game design conference, run by NYU Game Center staff. It was also my second year attending. So, having been there once …
Surprises at the PRACTICE 2012: Game Design In Detail Conference Read More »
In a video I did recently, I talked a bit about these system-types that I originally posited in my book – the four “forms” of Toy, Puzzle, Contest and Game. This is not a breakdown of how I see things in the current state of game design, but rather a vision for what I think …
Emily Lutringer is a very experienced gamer who specializes in MMOs and other online games. One such type of game is MUDs, which have always fascinated me, personally, being that they’re kind of the “way more interesting grandfather of MMOs”. Anyway, I asked Emily to write me an article on the subject to introduce my …
An Introduction to MUDs (Guest Article by Emily Lutringer) Read More »
I’ve been called a “minimalist” before. Depending on the definition of the term you go by, I either am, or am not a minimalist. The reason that I don’t ever call myself a minimalist is because I think it has a connotation of “romanticizing the simple”, or some other kind of bias towards “simpleness”. In …
Hey guys, I thought I’d just release my patch notes for American football – the sport. Of course, I don’t have the power to actually enforce these new rules, but if I did, you could expect football to be vastly more awesome and exciting next season. Without further ado, here’s my changes! Hope you …
You must be logged in to post a comment.