The Process of Game Design
The different parts of the development cycle which we’ve been talking about can logically be broken into phases. These Phases help identify key points in the game-development cycle. Within each Phase...
View ArticleDesigning Compelling Mechanics
Making games is a lot tougher than people think. Just look at how many boring games come out each year. Game mechanics are the means by which players can directly experience action, suspense, and...
View ArticleIntro to Pro Game Design
Designing games is an extremely challenging job. It requires a vast array of skills, knowledge and experience in order to do it well, yet it is perceived by many as being easy to do. There are many...
View ArticleWhy Do People Play Games?
People like to play games for many reasons. It's important to understand who your audience is and why those people will buy your game. For whatever reason someone buys your game, you need to ensure...
View ArticleDeveloping Great Games
The ancient Romans had an interesting tradition. Whenever one of their engineers constructed a new arch and the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the...
View ArticleThe Designer’s Role
This article helps clearly define what a game designer is and does. It also helps you define what it means to be a designer for your specific project. So what, really, does a game designer do? Well,...
View ArticleThe Development Team
It is very hard to design a game, let alone create a game in a vacuum by yourself. Most game-development teams are made up of anywhere from 10 to 40 people, with some even as large as several hundred....
View ArticleOverview of the Game Industry
So what is the game industry really like? Even if you're in the industry, do you really know what it's like? Have you worked in the industry at a small company the entire time? Have you worked...
View ArticleDeveloping Design Process
Designing games is an extremely challenging job. It requires a vast array of skills, knowledge and experience in order to do it well, yet it is perceived by many as being easy to do. There are many...
View ArticleConcepts in Game Design
Designing Puzzles Puzzles and problems can be tackled with several different methods. The designer or level designers can code in every possibility with a simple if/then type of structure, or a...
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