Designer Notes

MARCH 31, 2023

Here are some screen’s from the game’s prototyping phase. Note that the point of the Energy system in Frontierville was to ration out progress (so you don’t burn out on the game) which creates friction and, thus, a potential microtransaction. This was an odd little moment in time, by the way.

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Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 98

Filmustage

AUGUST 30, 2022

Filmustage Filmustage is the first cloud-based platform that provides access to an AI-powered script breakdown. It seems like a small thing, but many producers point out that the synopsis helps to navigate the blocks of information through your scheduling stripes. This means that you cannot change the font, font size, or spacing.

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Film Software Scripting Writing 52

Designer Notes

AUGUST 10, 2021

The term carpet-of-doom is an ironic reference to the “stacks-of-doom” of Civ 4 where an AI could invade with 20+ units stacked on a single tile. Few people called for the return of stacks-of-doom, but critics pointed out that carpets-of-doom were just as bad.

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Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 40