PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. A pattern most of us learn in school holds us back from writing clearly. Not games writing mind you, but copy writing – for pitches, store pages, press releases, & everything else.

Writing 104

Writing Communications Point and Click Prototyping 104

Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here. Don’t believe a dev who says “I’ve never wanted to flip the table because of some useless play-testing feedback.” Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?

Balance 130

Balance Point and Click Dev Communications 130

Brand Game Development

JUNE 15, 2020

A lot of people obsess over CPC (cost per click) or impressions (number of ad views). What’s important about all the metrics above is that you want to watch the amount of revenue your ads are bringing in, not necessarily the cost per click. If your cost-per-click is $1.00 ” Metrics for Ad Spending.

Advertising 130

Advertising Point and Click Games Media 130

Brand Game Development

JANUARY 19, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here. It’s no secret that board game prototypes are expensive, so you want to get the greatest authority and reach possible. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?

Games 130

Games Media Point and Click Dev 130

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

The motivation for this article is that many devs asked me to write it for a long time. I tried to contact many of the devs to ask them what the reasons were and, in most cases, they were not technical but related to the scope of the project being difficult to manage. Many games were released, but a large amount were abandoned.

Prototyping 52

Prototyping Alpha Asset Point and Click 52

Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here. Right now, as I write this, it’s January 27 at 7:52 am and I’m on a Greyhound bus leaving Chattanooga and arriving in Atlanta. I’ve also paid out the nose for prototype copies.

Point and Click 130

Point and Click Dev Writing Prototyping 130

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Click this picture for some backstory! This guide comes in four parts: What are some guidelines for writing good rules? What are some guidelines for writing good rules? Rule writing can be business-like, resembling technicial writing in a lot of ways. Brandon: What are some guidelines for writing good rules?

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Concepts Writing Games 130