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Impressions of Limbo. Super outdated now. What can you do?

byBryan Ma, Blogger

Jan 5, 2011

1 Min Read

In With The New And...In With The New And...

Jan 4, 2011

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The Genre Blender: Experiments In Social Gameplay The Genre Blender: Experiments In Social Gameplay

byStephen Dewhurst

Jan 4, 2011

1 Min Read

Measuring The Space Measuring The Space

byJohn Mawhorter

Jan 4, 2011

1 Min Read

Civilization Designer Jon Shafer Goes To Stardock Civilization Designer Jon Shafer Goes To Stardock

Jan 4, 2011

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The Replay Interviews: David Crane The Replay Interviews: David Crane

byTristan Donovan

Jan 3, 2011

1 Min Read

Thoughts On Good And Bad Choices

Thoughts On Good And Bad Choices

byRobert Green, Blogger

MASS EFFECT: AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS — PART 1

MASS EFFECT: AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS — PART 1

byKyle Roucis, Blogger

Adding Weight to Your Game Design Part 3: Staging

Adding Weight to Your Game Design Part 3: Staging

byMichael Jungbluth, Blogger

Affordance Design in Half-Life 2

Affordance Design in Half-Life 2

byMichel McBride-Charpentier, Blogger

Developers too controlling?

Developers too controlling?

byCurtis Turner - IceIYIaN, Blogger

The Games of the Decade (plus one year): 2000-2010

The Games of the Decade (plus one year): 2000-2010

byXander Markham, Blogger

Lot Lizards and Indie Game Development

Lot Lizards and Indie Game Development

byShelly Warmuth, Blogger

Designing Better Enemies

Designing Better Enemies

byDylan Woodbury, Blogger

Wild Pockets : Autodesk Lua Scripted Game Platform

Wild Pockets : Autodesk Lua Scripted Game Platform

byKevin Gallant, Blogger

Smoothing out the wrinkles of game design.

Smoothing out the wrinkles of game design.

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

Adding Weight to Your Game Design Part 2: Anticipation

Adding Weight to Your Game Design Part 2: Anticipation

byMichael Jungbluth, Blogger

On Thinking Like a Person

On Thinking Like a Person

bySeth Gorden, Blogger

CityVille Explained, Part 2

CityVille Explained, Part 2

byTadhg Kelly, Blogger

CityVille Explained, Part 1

CityVille Explained, Part 1

byTadhg Kelly, Blogger

Evolution of Entertainment: From Superman and Pong

Evolution of Entertainment: From Superman and Pong

byDylan Woodbury, Blogger

byTucker Abbott, Blogger

The Burger Speaks: An Interview With An Archmage

The Burger Speaks: An Interview With An Archmage

byMatt Barton, Blogger

Adding Weight to Your Game Design Part 1: Squash & Stretch

Adding Weight to Your Game Design Part 1: Squash & Stretch

byMichael Jungbluth, Blogger

Bard's Tale Co-Creator Heineman Lays Out Series' Demise

Bard's Tale Co-Creator Heineman Lays Out Series' Demise

byKyle Orland, Blogger

From Spore to Minecraft- An Evolution of open ended game design.

From Spore to Minecraft- An Evolution of open ended game design.

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

'If one cannot lose, there is no reason to win.'

'If one cannot lose, there is no reason to win.'

byJoel Christiansen, Blogger

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe (The Fake Randomness Study)

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe (The Fake Randomness Study)

byGame Developer, Staff

Difficulty in games

Difficulty in games

byPeter Kjaer, Blogger

Backtracking and Non-Essential Areas

Backtracking and Non-Essential Areas

byDylan Woodbury, Blogger

An issue of feelings and not mechanical balance? - Fears, Stuns, and Armor Lock

An issue of feelings and not mechanical balance? - Fears, Stuns, and Armor Lock

byBen Lewis-Evans, Blogger

The Usability of Accelerometer Controls on iOS

The Usability of Accelerometer Controls on iOS

byNikita Gazarov, Blogger

Why Left 4 Dead Works

Why Left 4 Dead Works

byAdams Greenwood-Ericksen, Blogger

Feature: Using Skills, Rules and Knowledge In Left 4 Dead's Design

Feature: Using Skills, Rules and Knowledge In Left 4 Dead's Design

byKyle Orland, Blogger

Iterating Quality

Iterating Quality

byJon Brown, Blogger

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