The Megatrends of Game Design, Part 2

published 27 days ago, submitted by ElementCy 27 days, 6 hours ago

gamasutra.com — Veteran designer Pascal Luban (Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory) continues his series on the "megatrends" of the gaming industry, taking on accessibility and games as a teaching tool in this installment. read more...

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Analysis: On Theme And Game Design

published 29 days, 4 hours ago, submitted by ElementCy 29 days, 5 hours ago

gamasutra.com — In this powerful analysis, game designer Daniel Cook considers the role of themes, from pirates to princesses, in game development, asking why games seem so limited in that area compared to film and literature -- and laying out some possible answers. read more...

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Introduction To 3D Gaming

published 1 month, 17 days ago, submitted by ElementCy 1 month, 17 days ago

slideshare.net — Did you ever wonder how much work goes into created a blockbuster first person shooter? This slide deck answers that question and then much more in this slide deck on 3D game design. read more...

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Procedural Spooling In Games

published 1 month, 25 days ago, submitted by ElementCy 1 month, 26 days ago

gamasutra.com — In this in-depth technical article, originally published in Game Developer magazine, Neversoft co-founder West examines how procedural generated content and compression can lead to expanding vistas for your open-world games. read more...

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Difficulty is Difficult: Designing for Hard Modes in Games

published 2 months, 16 days ago, submitted by ElementCy 2 months, 16 days ago

gamasutra.com — In this in-depth article, designer Boutros takes a close look at difficulty in games, asking how creators can add unique, high-end challenges which excite, but don't frustrate skilled players. read more...

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The Power of Tangential Learning | Edge Online

published 2 months, 21 days ago, submitted by Novack 2 months, 21 days ago

edge-online.com — Winston Churchill once said: "I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught." We have known for some time that games are the answer to this problem. The problem is that most of the games we create to solve this dilemma attempt to teach rather than allow the player to learn. This article will discuss 'tangential learning', the concept of exposing players to knowledge rather than actively trying to teach them. read more...

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Improving your component-based framework: Part 1

shrt.info — In the first of an on-going series of posts regarding component-based frameworks, I talk a bit about why, and how the common "game-object as component container" approach to component-based designs could be improved. read more...

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Agile Game Development: Player roles and user stories

published 2 months, 26 days ago, submitted by ElementCy 2 months, 26 days ago

agilegamedevelopment.com — Many game development projects don’t put much thought into the various kinds of players who buy the game. They usually add three levels of difficulty towards the end of development as a means of adding replay-ability and accommodating a range of player skills. The levels are differentiated by a simple scaling of challenges in the game such as the number of opponents, the damage from their hits or the damage your hits cause. This reflects the amount of effort we think it’s worth. read more...

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