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Important Tips for Effective Tutorial Game Design Important Tips for Effective Tutorial Game Design

Today's post looks at the elements that make up good tutorial design, and should be included in any complicated video game.

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

May 2, 2016

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Antegods Development Update 6: Feedback, Colors and Dashing (but not through the snow)Antegods Development Update 6: Feedback, Colors and Dashing (but not through the snow)

byPeter de Jong

May 2, 2016

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UWP Game and App development on Xbox ONE UWP Game and App development on Xbox ONE

bySimon Jackson

May 2, 2016

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Ammo Systems and BioShock Ammo Systems and BioShock

byChristopher Gile

May 2, 2016

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Puzzle Dependency Graph Primer Puzzle Dependency Graph Primer

byJoshua Weinberg

May 2, 2016

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Video in Video Games: The Past, Present, and Future of FMV Video in Video Games: The Past, Present, and Future of FMV

byEthan Thibault

May 2, 2016

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How Rogue Legacy deals with Down-scrolling and Leaps of faith

How Rogue Legacy deals with Down-scrolling and Leaps of faith

byDenis Asensio, Blogger

Basics of Twine 2

Basics of Twine 2

bySaf Bright, Blogger

Filling the Void: Designing Disjointed VR Puzzles

Filling the Void: Designing Disjointed VR Puzzles

byHayden Platt, Blogger

Video: 20 lessons learned from 20 years of making Magic: The Gathering

Video: 20 lessons learned from 20 years of making Magic: The Gathering

Patrice Desilets: 30 words on creativity, plus a peek at 1666

Patrice Desilets: 30 words on creativity, plus a peek at 1666

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Consequences in Games

Consequences in Games

byLewis Pulsipher, Blogger

Your history is about to be re-written...

Your history is about to be re-written...

byMarc Michalik, Blogger

SFU Influence on Star Trek

SFU Influence on Star Trek

byMarc Michalik, Blogger

SVC/Staff Influence on Methodology

SVC/Staff Influence on Methodology

byMarc Michalik, Blogger

SFU Influence on Games

SFU Influence on Games

byMarc Michalik, Blogger

A Brief History of Games

A Brief History of Games

byMarc Michalik, Blogger

Dishonored, and tactile interface metaphors

Dishonored, and tactile interface metaphors

byDavid Friesen, Blogger

Titan Maria Postmortem

Titan Maria Postmortem

byJonathan Boutin, Blogger

The unexpected creative genesis of Her Story

The unexpected creative genesis of Her Story

byChristian Nutt, Contributor

Devs Answer: how much did your parents support playing video games as a kid?

Devs Answer: how much did your parents support playing video games as a kid?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Applying lessons from Warcraft's world to Overwatch arenas

Applying lessons from Warcraft's world to Overwatch arenas

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Unexpected Narrative in Games: Part 1

Unexpected Narrative in Games: Part 1

byNathan Savant, Blogger

Implementing Context Sensitive Commands in UI Design

Implementing Context Sensitive Commands in UI Design

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

Level Design in Batman Arkham Knight: Infiltrating Ace Chemicals

Level Design in Batman Arkham Knight: Infiltrating Ace Chemicals

byAlex Bean, Blogger

Applying lessons learned from bad horror games in Dead Secret

Applying lessons learned from bad horror games in Dead Secret

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Japanese indie dev on designing for NicoNico Video's new game platform

Japanese indie dev on designing for NicoNico Video's new game platform

byLena LeRay, Blogger

'There are a lot of ways to chop off a head' - Double Fine's Tim Schafer on humor

'There are a lot of ways to chop off a head' - Double Fine's Tim Schafer on humor

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Life after leaving a game studio, according to narrative designer Chris Avellone

Life after leaving a game studio, according to narrative designer Chris Avellone

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

A Filthy Casual Talks Clash Royale

A Filthy Casual Talks Clash Royale

byRandy OConnor, Blogger

Building Echo: How Apple TV Forced Us to Rethink Mobile UX

Building Echo: How Apple TV Forced Us to Rethink Mobile UX

byAdam Fingerman, Blogger

Minecraft now available on Gear VR, with interesting VR design adjustments

Minecraft now available on Gear VR, with interesting VR design adjustments

byKris Graft, Contributor

How Blizzard is building Overwatch out of the ashes of Titan

How Blizzard is building Overwatch out of the ashes of Titan

byAlex Wawro, Contributor

Avoiding the Hoarder Trap in Game Design

Avoiding the Hoarder Trap in Game Design

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

Building Emotional Connections With Game Design

Building Emotional Connections With Game Design

bySande Chen, Blogger

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