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How I Teach Game Design. (prologue)How I Teach Game Design. (prologue)

A series about what and how I teach. In the prologue: an introduction, first principles, a rant against design fundamentalism, and a syllabus.

byEric Zimmerman, Blogger

Sep 16, 2013

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We can still learn a lot from coin-op game design We can still learn a lot from coin-op game design

byGame Developer

Sep 16, 2013

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Crafting Meaningful Choices Crafting Meaningful Choices

Sep 15, 2013

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The Saturday Paper - Dicey Puzzles The Saturday Paper - Dicey Puzzles

Sep 14, 2013

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Video: How reviewing games for 9 years helped design GunpointVideo: How reviewing games for 9 years helped design Gunpoint

Sep 13, 2013

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Get a job: Monolith Productions is hiring a lead mission designer Get a job: Monolith Productions is hiring a lead mission designer

Sep 13, 2013

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AI Pathfinding Ray Casting

AI Pathfinding Ray Casting

byStanley Handschuh, Blogger

Combat Mission Design, Part 2

Combat Mission Design, Part 2

byStanley Handschuh, Blogger

GDC Next adds Super TIME Force, Project Spark to 'Next 10' lecture/showcase

GDC Next adds Super TIME Force, Project Spark to 'Next 10' lecture/showcase

Child of Light's small team has big opportunity at Ubisoft

Child of Light's small team has big opportunity at Ubisoft

byLeigh Alexander, Contributor

A better carrot, a better stick: On risks and player behaviorism

A better carrot, a better stick: On risks and player behaviorism

byGame Developer, Staff

Roguelike Item Orthogonality

Roguelike Item Orthogonality

byPatrick Casey, Blogger

An Interview with Karl Kapp

An Interview with Karl Kapp

byAndrzej Marczewski, Blogger

An Investigation of World of Warcraft Character Names

An Investigation of World of Warcraft Character Names

byanders drachen, Blogger

An Emotional Business

An Emotional Business

byAndrew Smith, Blogger

The ridiculous open-world humor of Saints Row 4

The ridiculous open-world humor of Saints Row 4

byKris Ligman, Blogger

What's Next? David Cage: 'Indie developers are the future'

What's Next? David Cage: 'Indie developers are the future'

byPatrick Miller, Blogger

Video: Making games that make people healthier

Video: Making games that make people healthier

byGame Developer, Staff

Beyond Genre - Classifying games by Idiom: The New Dramaturgy Pt.4

Beyond Genre - Classifying games by Idiom: The New Dramaturgy Pt.4

byEvan Hill, Blogger

The Indie’s Guide to Harnessing Press Momentum with Icarus Proudbottom

The Indie’s Guide to Harnessing Press Momentum with Icarus Proudbottom

byBen Serviss, Blogger

The top 5 things I've learned as a Unity developer

The top 5 things I've learned as a Unity developer

byJohn Warner, Blogger

Puppeteer: A macabre fairy tale game made 'the Japanese way'

Puppeteer: A macabre fairy tale game made 'the Japanese way'

byChristian Nutt, Contributor

Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is looking for puzzle level designers

Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is looking for puzzle level designers

byKris Ligman, Blogger

Storytelling in Orphan

Storytelling in Orphan

byTalha Kaya, Blogger

A "Dark Intelligence" - Part Two.

A "Dark Intelligence" - Part Two.

byMike Hanson, Blogger

An Investigation into the Effects of Horror Games

An Investigation into the Effects of Horror Games

byDarren McKettrick, Blogger

Modern Game UI With The Oculus Rift – Part 2

Modern Game UI With The Oculus Rift – Part 2

byStoyan Nikolov, Blogger

Watch the intriguing '3-Sweep' 3D modeling technique in action

Watch the intriguing '3-Sweep' 3D modeling technique in action

byMike Rose, Blogger

How Grand Theft Auto 5 found its heart of darkness

How Grand Theft Auto 5 found its heart of darkness

byKris Ligman, Blogger

Get a job: Insomniac is seeking a UI designer

Get a job: Insomniac is seeking a UI designer

byKris Ligman, Blogger

Aristotle was not a Game Designer

Aristotle was not a Game Designer

byJulius Kuschke, Blogger

Decision Modeling and Optimization in Game Design, Part 7: Production Queues

Decision Modeling and Optimization in Game Design, Part 7: Production Queues

byPaul Tozour, Blogger

Approaching Game Design Through System Creation

Approaching Game Design Through System Creation

bySunil Rao, Blogger

byRandy OConnor, Blogger

Indie Devs: Your Game is Your Baby

Indie Devs: Your Game is Your Baby

byKeith Burgun, Blogger

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