Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

this Saturday June 12, 2021, we are headlining the Georgia Game Developers Association CIMFest and I also will be moderating IGDA GDSIG's skipped (due to the cancellation of GDC last year) roundtable, Creating Non-Toxic Gamer Communities. His latest book is Gaming SEL: Games as Transformational to Social and Emotional Learning (bit.ly/GamingSEL).

Educational 52

Educational Education Writing Game Design 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

I Need a Process (sung to the tune of “I Need a Hero” ) As is the case with every facet of product development and live ops, running the right process is key. In hindsight, we missed the mark in some areas, and nailed it in others Genre / Mechanic: I don’t believe abstract analogs in an crafting system works.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Mechanics Concepts Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

4X games can’t scale by exclusively poaching users from other games -- they need to be able to recruit new audiences to achieve long-term unit economics viability. Successful 4X games developers are constantly bringing new gameplay mechanics to stand out in the market as seen in the examples below.

Cross platform 52

Cross platform Platformer Puzzle Mobile 52