PreMortem.Games

MARCH 30, 2023

They wanted to break away and create something different, so they started prototyping game ideas to work on. “We We had three very different games that we spent around two weeks on each, developing them up to a point where we could playtest them with other people”, says Mason. They’d begin the minigame, which starts the reel spinning.

Playtesting 104

Playtesting Prototyping Mechanics Games 104

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2023

They wanted to break away and create something different, so they started prototyping game ideas to work on. “We We had three very different games that we spent around two weeks on each, developing them up to a point where we could playtest them with other people”, says Mason. They’d begin the minigame, which starts the reel spinning.

Playtesting 104

Playtesting Prototyping Mechanics Games 104

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. Meanwhile, Sony is happy with the VR demo, and the studio is getting more experienced with Unreal.

Art 59

Art Concepts Dev Studios 59

Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Every iteration of each game has to be created somehow and there are A LOT of iterations – usually a new one after each playtest, especially in the beginning. I sometimes use blank cards or write on prototypes if I need to iterate quickly, but that typically only happens at conventions.

Playtesting 130

Playtesting Games Advertising Prototyping 130

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