Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, creating a realistic gaming world needs planning, storylines, aesthetics, characters, visuals and sound design, as well as meticulous attention to detail and a thorough understanding of specific gameplay mechanics. But before that, let’s first understand what an immersive games world means.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 20, 2022

3D game artists utilize special software to create fantastic creatures and incredible locations going far beyond real world limits. It’s fair to say that 3D game art styles are used everywhere – in film and cartoon production, animation, interior design, and architecture fields, and especially in game development.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There's a Portal-like moment where you escape the puzzle. Can't wait for the full frontal in the next game!) Wayward Strand by ghost pattern This is a young adult sidescrolling storybook sort of game about hanging out on a steampunk airship recommissioned as a flying hospital / retirement home in rural Australia circa 1980.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

At first glance, it was clear what type of game they were emulating. A bold move for Supercell, going against giants that continue to rule the casual puzzle space. Supercell’s previous entry, Spooky Pop, had a lot of design mistakes that prevented it from competing with the Saga model. The Core Game Loop. Puzzle Pass.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Kevin J Bray (Game Engineer) , another professional with years of entrepreneurship experience (CEO at now defunct Byte Canvas; Executive Director at Tonk Tonk Games), who previously was a developer and lead engineer at League of Legends (about the same time as Maya). I won’t forgive you for that, Supercell!)

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iHobo

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In 2023, the game I'm most proud of in my long and distinguished career as a game designer will be twenty years old. Why is this game so beloved? Before I talk about the ghosts, I need to start with where this game began. But I was wrong - we had one more game together.   Aether and Stonewall.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Rather, each game is made great by a purposeful use of atmosphere that helps to communicate the developers’ vision for the world and how the player should feel about it. This is the power of the game atmosphere. Atmosphere’ vs ‘Game-Feel’ In game development, there is also another closely related concept of ‘game-feel’.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

Elaborated below: 1) Who will play the game? Just try to picture who is going to play the game. Common answers are: Everyone, e.g.: this is a nice puzzle, tower defense, casual, etc. A mainstream audience, e.g.: an RPG, FPS or strategy game. A niche audience, e.g.: an adventure game, turn-based strategy, etc.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

This, in fact, was what my signature design style was. Highly narrative, intricate puzzles, and immersive storytelling. Not that I coined them, of course; the concepts were very much in the air. But it’s also visible in the Holodeck, or in anime like Sword Art Online (which was directly inspired by Ultima Online !).

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

A broughlike is a variation on a roguelike named after designer Michael Brough , who has spoken before on his design patterns like square tiles, orthogonal movement, turn parity, glitching, limited info, simple maze designs, minimal resources. A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters.

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