Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Click here. Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Protospiel conventions are based around prototype board games. Prototypes ranged from paper-and-pencil to full-on Game Crafter $100+ sets. It’s been a wild weekend, so I’ve distilled the best of the lessons down to simple points.

Prototyping 130

Prototyping Dev Point and Click Mechanics 130

Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Click here. Playing games exposes you to mechanics and design trends. In fact, I think the point of diminishing return is somewhere in the dozens before your own personal experimentation and experience teaches you more than broad exposure to games will. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?

Dev 130

Dev Simulation Prototyping Games 130

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Click here. To quote my good friend, Wikipedia: “ [i]n statistics, an outlier is an observation point that is distant from other observations. This is a checklist I like to check off before I start final testing: Get the physical prototype ready. Just about every game has some variation of this concern at some point.

Point and Click 130

Point and Click Dev Games Prototyping 130

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Click this picture for some backstory! Game rules are how we regulate the mechanics of our games so that they are consistent with the messages we want to send to players. Short-term mechanic testing. Let’s start with a simple mechanic such as dealing damage. They explain, limit, and clarify. Private testing.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Concepts Writing Games 130