Brand Game Development

MAY 18, 2020

After a year of playing games, I decided to make board games in Tabletop Simulator from publicly available print-and-play games. My first creation was a demo of Blight Chronicles: Agent Decker for their Kickstarter which was simple but functional. Tabletop Simulator allows you to script functions within the game.

Simulation 130

Simulation Games Demo Playtesting 130

Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I gave a talk on games and meaning at GDC 2023, which is now available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. Game designers would just be guessing. So, what can games simulate?

Simulation 78

Simulation Agent Game Design Game Designer 78

Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

Convai is a versatile developer platform for designing characters with advanced multimodal perception abilities. These characters are designed to integrate seamlessly into both the virtual and real worlds. Other known issues with traditional NPC interactions often come from rigid scripts and predictable behavior.

NPC 52

NPC AI Technology Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Talk: Using Godot for economic simulation and agent-based modelling | Jeremiah Lasquety-Reyes. I talk about how Godot can be used for more intuitive and understandable economic models especially through combining a certain school of economics (Austrian economics) and a certain kind of simulation (agent-based modelling).

Demo 52

Demo Agent Software Code 52

Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Scripting Unreal uses C++, whereas Unity goes with C#. The best scripting language for your project is one that you’re used to unless you don’t mind challenges. Unreal Engine, on the other hand, provides a choice between C++ programming and Blueprint visual scripting. C# often provides faster compile and iteration times.

Engine 52

Engine Engineering Game Engine Games 52