A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called Videogames are Broken Toys. Its general thrust was that most videogames are fundamentally toys with a goal sorta slapped on. This both limits the “toy” aspect dramatically and leaves users instead with a thin, weak, unsupported goal. In that article, I focused on the “preserving the […]
2022 UPDATE! Kind of a weird idea, but, let’s do it. I wanted to write a response to my own article, and I figured… hell, it’s my site, I’ll just edit this article and add my 2022 response to this article, right here, in the article. Overall I think a lot of my arguments around
My response to Against Design (Blog Post) Read More »
There’s been a lot of discussion about how to prevent toxic behavior in players of online competitive games. Today I’d like to suggest a different approach.
Beyond the Pentakill: 21st Century Competition Read More »
Hi all! Just a quick heads up to let you know that Episode 10 of 3 Minute Game Design is out. Also so are 7, 8, and 9 – sorry, I stopped posting about them here awhile ago. I may have some news about 3MGD in the future, so stay tuned. For now, enjoy the
Heads up! 3 Minute Game Design Episode 10 Read More »
Today I’d like to fill people in on a few things that I’ve been working on in a quick blog post. Here goes! The new release date for my book, Clockwork Game Design, is now May 28th. I recently wrote two significant posts for dinofarmgames.com about Auro and the huge rebalancing/changes job we’re doing for
General March Update Read More »
The game I’ve been designing for four years now, Auro, is finally out on iOS! Grab it here. Also, just a reminder, it’s also out on Android. Because of the release, the article writing / 3MGD is a bit delayed. But don’t worry, I have two articles and one 3MGD episode in the pipeline.
Auro’s out on iOS! (Finally!) Read More »
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