Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

Prototype is ready! But I can now proudly announce that a playable prototype for the video game GenoTerra is finished (and I graduated with the Master in Design *yay*). Where do I begin here… Let me go back to the point I quit writing about in the blog. Watch the new trailer for GenoTerra right here: 96.

Prototyping 52

Prototyping Terrain Open World Rigging 52

PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Then I write down everything I consider relevant into spreadsheets to compare them all. This finally leads me to prototyping and validation. I definitely recommend getting feedback from external playtesters at each step “On each one of those steps I end up having one or more concrete ‘products’. In which time period is it set?’

Dev 156

Dev Playtesting Art Games 156

Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

It shows the everyday work of medium-scale commercial game dev in unprecedented detail: the creative high of successful collaboration as well as the ugly prototypes, grueling bug fixes, and painful miscommunication. There's also a thrill of access, where the camera captures vulnerable moments it wasn't quite supposed to see.

Art 59

Art Concepts Dev Studios 59

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Kudos to Neil Long of Mobilegamer.biz for joining the event and writing the notes. Hofree said that she was excited by AI for prototyping, brainstorming and personalising the experience for every player, and Haussila said he was interested in using AI tools to speed up some developer processes.

Games 59

Games Cross platform Mobile Mobile 59

Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

The scope of this rebalance is way too large to cover in its entirety, and while I don’t plan to write about every aspect, we’ll be looking at the broad strokes and pick out some representative examples here and there. Exiles Prototypes. ASCII art for Exiles prototypes. Categorical Approach. Slot-wise Approach.

Balance 52

Balance Mechanics Beta Prototyping 52

Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. Originally this was prototyped as "Saugzwang" and I made it for the 7 Day Broughlike Jam back in 2019. Under your watch, these AI men wander the randomly generated sex maze and pair-up for sex based on proximity, line of sight, and sexual compatibility.

Code 52

Code Educational Education Prototyping 52