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The Growing Significance of Rapid Game Prototyping in Game Development

iXie gaming

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s no news that the game development sector is a highly competitive one with capable hands who constantly work hard. However, getting a competitive edge in the industry requires creativity and that’s where rapid game prototyping comes in. It gives game producers the environment to conduct experiments and take chances.

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Take a break from busy GDC and meet Dutch developers at The Netherlands Lounge

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

Want to get away from the hustle and bustle in the Moscone Centre and just have a good conversation and decent coffee with Dutch games industry professionals? Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. We create games that make you smile”, says CEO Stein Damen. “By

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How to Diagnose Failure & Move Forward as a Board Game Developer

Brand Game Development

MAY 14, 2018

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Failure can involve missed deadlines, lost clients, scrapped prototypes, controversial public statements, or no-show events. If the audience shows passion and interest, continue to game design.

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When it comes to copy writing (for press and pitches) forget the fluff and start to BLUF

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. Whatever you’re doing, think of what the point of the communication is, and get to those as soon as possible.

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5 Lessons I Learned at a Play-Testing Convention (Protospiel Atlanta)

Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Last Saturday and Sunday, I attended my first board gaming convention – Protospiel in Atlanta. Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Need help on your board game?

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Talking Without Words

Brand Game Development

JULY 21, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, in Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game , I released Five Levels of Communication through Game Development. Need help on your board game?

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve talked about the benefits and challenges of working alone in the board game industry. Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Need help on your board game? Will: I know for me personally, projects are a big concept.

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How to make your dream game, publish it and not die in the process

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

In game development, your initial implementation of gameplay is always broken, and needs iteration to improve. Let them work the way they like, quick and dirty, but just make sure they write clean APIs to communicate with other programmers. What you lose in organization, you win by orders of magnitude in development speed.

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Reality, Upgraded: Navigating VR/AR Gaming with Alex Silkin

Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

Virtual Reality’s Second Surge As the first decade of commercial virtual reality (VR) draws to a close, we caught up with seasoned game developer, Alex Silkin , to discuss the twists, turns, and future of the VR and augmented reality (AR) industry. and blockchain.

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How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Where in an MMORPG world, that concept is very straightforward.

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How to Design the Mechanics of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? At that point, I’m getting close to a prototype.

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How Board Game Fulfillment Works at Fulfillrite

Brand Game Development

JANUARY 5, 2018

Fulfillment is one of the most intricate and complex parts of the board game business. In fact, I’ve written about a few times: a crash course on the concepts , how to prepare for the costs , and a personal story of how hard it was to fulfill War Co. Need help on your board game? The smiley face was his graphics solution.

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How to Find Artists for Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. One of the trickiest parts of self-publishing a board game can be finding good artists.

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Here comes Godot 3.2, with quality as priority

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

installment, bringing dozens of major features and hundreds of bugfixes and enhancements to bring our game developers an ever-improving feature set with a strong focus on usability. We recommend that new users start with our official Step by Step tutorial to learn the basic concepts of Godot. Download Godot 3.2

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What to Expect When You’re Making a Board Game: Time, Money, and Effort

Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

That includes the unexpected depth of the board game industry as well as the surprising variety of responsibilities which a self-publishing developer must handle. I’ve written about the five levels of communication game developers must master. Need help on your board game?

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The Growing Significance of Rapid Game Prototyping in Game Development

Take a break from busy GDC and meet Dutch developers at The Netherlands Lounge

Trending Sources

How to Diagnose Failure & Move Forward as a Board Game Developer

When it comes to copy writing (for press and pitches) forget the fluff and start to BLUF

5 Lessons I Learned at a Play-Testing Convention (Protospiel Atlanta)

Talking Without Words

How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

How to make your dream game, publish it and not die in the process

Reality, Upgraded: Navigating VR/AR Gaming with Alex Silkin

How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

How to Design the Mechanics of Your Board Game

How Board Game Fulfillment Works at Fulfillrite

How to Find Artists for Your Board Game

Here comes Godot 3.2, with quality as priority

What to Expect When You’re Making a Board Game: Time, Money, and Effort

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