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The Next AHD Build & The Event SystemThe Next AHD Build & The Event System

An update on when our next build will hit, as well as the revamp to our event targeting system we've put into All Heroes Die.

byScott Macmillan, Blogger
May 17, 2010
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Esoterics I: Macrocosm of Play (Part 1)Esoterics I: Macrocosm of Play (Part 1)
byJimmy Baird
May 17, 2010
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Video and PlaytestingVideo and Playtesting
byJorge Rodriguez
May 17, 2010
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Girls AllowedGirls Allowed
byanjin anhut
May 16, 2010
1 Min Read
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Step 1: Start A BandStep 1: Start A Band
byRaymond Ortgiesen
May 15, 2010
1 Min Read
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On the Relative Difficulty of Mario Kart TitlesOn the Relative Difficulty of Mario Kart Titles
byEitan Glinert
May 14, 2010
1 Min Read
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Digital vs. Physical Games
Digital vs. Physical Games
May 14, 2010
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byJohn Mawhorter, Blogger
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Roger Ebert: Hero of Videogame Discourse?
Roger Ebert: Hero of Videogame Discourse?
May 14, 2010
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byChristopher Totten, Blogger
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Game Design-Related Books To Check Out
Game Design-Related Books To Check Out
May 14, 2010
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byanjin anhut, Blogger
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The Indie Dream Team, and other impossible machinations.
The Indie Dream Team, and other impossible machinations.
May 12, 2010
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bySlade Villena, Blogger
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The Grand Plan
The Grand Plan
May 12, 2010
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byScott Macmillan, Blogger
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Art as Game: A Formalist Reversal
Art as Game: A Formalist Reversal
May 12, 2010
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byJonathon Myers, Blogger
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What Is The Game?
What Is The Game?
May 12, 2010
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byYung Sing Lim, Blogger
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The Designer's Notebook: Preventing the Downward Spiral
The Designer's Notebook: Preventing the Downward Spiral
May 12, 2010
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byErnest Adams, Blogger
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Narrative Death vs Game Mechanic Death
Narrative Death vs Game Mechanic Death
May 10, 2010
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byAlistair Doulin, Blogger
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Skill, Luck, Wonder, Puzzle, Story -- What Neurochemical Rewards Attract What Audience?
Skill, Luck, Wonder, Puzzle, Story -- What Neurochemical Rewards Attract What Audience?
May 10, 2010
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bySHAVA NERAD, Blogger
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One Credit Completion
One Credit Completion
May 9, 2010
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byMichael Molinari, Blogger
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Esoterics II: Skill Trees of the Qabbalah
Esoterics II: Skill Trees of the Qabbalah
May 9, 2010
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byJimmy Baird, Blogger
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Ryzom: Free as in Freedom
Ryzom: Free as in Freedom
May 8, 2010
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byOlivier Lejade, Blogger
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Make your game ideas go the full distance!
Make your game ideas go the full distance!
May 8, 2010
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byanjin anhut, Blogger
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Action Adventure Level Design: Kung Fu Zombie Killer
Action Adventure Level Design: Kung Fu Zombie Killer
May 7, 2010
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byToby gard, Blogger
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Persuasive Games: The Picnic Spoils the Rain
Persuasive Games: The Picnic Spoils the Rain
May 6, 2010
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byIan Bogost, Blogger
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Why so puzzled
Why so puzzled
May 6, 2010
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bySimon Rozner, Blogger
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Satisfying the Player
Satisfying the Player
May 5, 2010
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bySeth Sivak, Blogger
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To Kill Or Not To Kill part 1
To Kill Or Not To Kill part 1
May 4, 2010
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byanjin anhut, Blogger
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Downsides to Iteration
Downsides to Iteration
May 4, 2010
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byAdam Saltsman, Blogger
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What a difference a break makes!
What a difference a break makes!
May 3, 2010
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byJames Cullen, Blogger
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MMORPG: Luck or Grind?
MMORPG: Luck or Grind?
May 3, 2010
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bySimon Ludgate, Blogger
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Structure or AI Director?
Structure or AI Director?
Apr 30, 2010
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byAlexander Kerezman, Blogger
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The Consistency Of Game-Worlds
The Consistency Of Game-Worlds
Apr 30, 2010
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byRadek Koncewicz, Blogger
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Hazard: The Journey Of Completion
Hazard: The Journey Of Completion
Apr 30, 2010
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byAlexander Bruce, Blogger
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My Pit Bull LoLa ate the bed!
My Pit Bull LoLa ate the bed!
Apr 29, 2010
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byJames Cullen, Blogger
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The Key to RPG? Attrition.
The Key to RPG? Attrition.
Apr 29, 2010
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bySimon Ludgate, Blogger
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World Creation, it begins with Genesis!
World Creation, it begins with Genesis!
Apr 29, 2010
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byRobert Morris, Blogger
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Why am I playing?
Why am I playing?
Apr 29, 2010
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