Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

More than 730,000 video game apps are available for download on Google Play and the App Store. Over 10,000 video games are released each year on Steam and other platforms. With so many video games on the market, an avid gamer may have a hard time choosing one to play. Game analysis is crucial in the industry.

Writing 52

Writing Entertainment Games Game Design 52

Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

I gave a talk on games and meaning at GDC 2023, which is now available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. So, here are the standings before the final game between Barbados and Grenada.

Mechanics 75

Mechanics Game Design Game Designer Build 75

Designer Notes

MARCH 31, 2023

I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. Welcome to My Elephant in the Room: An Old World Design Postmortem.

Tile 98

Tile Point and Click AI Mechanics 98

Designer Notes

APRIL 2, 2023

I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. However interesting this was, it’s not a game I could make.

AI 68

AI Point and Click Mechanics Scripting 68

Designer Notes

APRIL 1, 2023

I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. For a game with average playtimes in the hundreds of hours, this becomes a real problem.

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Tile Build Point and Click Technology 73

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Make sure to listen to the podcast below to dive even deeper into Clash Quest. The game has not achieved the business objectives set by Supercell and the game will shut down. In games, like in real life, we often have more to learn from misses than successes. Welcome to our unofficial postmortem of Clash Quest.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mechanics Content Dev 52

Grid Sage Games

MARCH 20, 2023

Of those, 895 (8%) runs are excluded here for being played in some special event mode, especially Polymind , for which I’ve already collected and shared stats in Part 2 of my Polymind design postmortem. Here we find that about 30% of wins are extended-game wins that achieved boss kills. Cargo convoys!

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Beta Build Data Mechanics 52