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GenoTerra - The finished prototype.

Mnenad

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*). Master in Integrative Design. As you might know, and I repeatedly keep saying, this game forms the practical part of my Master thesis.

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How to Work in a Team in the Board Game Industry

Brand Game Development

Early in 2013, our local game store owner mentioned that there were other designers in the area. We had our first game design meetings, which I continued to organize and have been running since. Along with handling all the business, Ben has playtested and helped develop our designs.

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Double Fine PsychOdyssey recaps / viewing guide, episodes 01-17

Radiator Blog

I assumed it was mostly for fans but after watching all 32 episodes (on 2x speed, skipping some parts) I've changed my mind and now I think it's essential viewing for all game designers / devs. Outside of game design, there's a growing tide against "design thinking" style methods, see "Design thinking was supposed to fix the world.

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A dramatic design shift for Spellstorm

Keith Burgun

It’s good at moments like these – moments where you’re kind of at a loss, and wondering whether you’re maybe just a bad game designer or something – to just ask yourself, what am I trying to do here? I really appreciate the design work that’s happening in this space, and I want to be a part of it.

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Rebalancing Cogmind

Grid Sage Games

Before doing a full item-by-item review, I started with two special categories of unique build-defining items: aliens artifacts and Exiles prototypes. Exiles Prototypes. ASCII art for Exiles prototypes. As an example, by far the most sought after prototype was Lightpack 2.0, Categorical Approach. Fine tuning.

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Call of Duty: Online is dead. Long live Call of Duty: Online!

Deconstructor of Fun

In an attempt to make content more scalable, PVE design borrowed a page from PVP and the team built new PVE modes as rule-sets that could be applied to any map by a game designer through simple tooling vs. baked in-experiences on custom maps. There was no concept of events or free/ earnable content.

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

Brand Game Development

– a card game (print & play) that was primarily a study of implementing a card-flip mechanic (where cards had different effects depending on which side is face-up) that ended up being fun enough to at least make it publicly available. How long does board game development take? months to complete and finalize the artwork 1.5