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Solo dev Jonathan Barbosa Dijkstra “Learning new skills is a great motivator”

PreMortem.Games

It usually starts with a ‘think pad’, which is basically just a google doc where I write down anything to do with a specific game concept. If I’m happy with this design, I’ll prototype it and test that prototype. I played around with a few ideas and one of them was a simple cube rolling puzzle game.

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Game art vs game design: What is the difference?

Logic Simplified

Video game artists specialize in a wide range of digital art forms, such as 2D modeling, animation, concept art and texturing. Let’s take the popular example of Candy Crush Saga , a level-based puzzle game. A game designer designs the overall concept of a game. Who is a Game Designer?

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Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio

Deconstructor of Fun

Charles Lee (Art Lead) , veteran art director and concept artist with past experience at Blizzard , Sony Pictures Animation , and who until very recently worked in the Visual Development of Netflix hit Arcane (damn!). This is a well-balanced team in terms of disciplines, covering software, design, and art.

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Royal Match - The New King from Turkey?

Deconstructor of Fun

Especially since the game seeks to dominate the puzzle genre, which is the largest and arguably the most competitive genre in mobile games. Early revenue per download data shows that it outperforms other Classic Match-3 titles and is as strong as full Puzzle & Decorate games, suggesting that players like the direction. It made $5.1

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

Radiator Blog

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. A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters. CONTENT WARNING 1: I mention a suicide from a century ago. L of semen for each one.

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