Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2024

We're not project leads that pitch entire games, we're [ content creators ] that build the bits of specific content in games - the spells, the monsters, the fights, the classes, the races, the quests, the environments, the stats, the companions, and so on.

Game Design 52

Game Design Game Designer Fighting Racing 52

Keith Burgun

APRIL 28, 2024

I really wish big AAA game developers would stop stretching everything as thin as possible. If this game was 30 hours long it would be one of the best games I’ve ever played probably. Other pros and cons PRO : The combat is extremely developed and really fun and cool. But still, it’s super fun.

Fantasy 105

Fantasy Cutscenes Writing Racing 105

Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Matthew Farber, Juliana Loh, Kimberly Unger, and I headlined the Georgia Game Developers Association CIMFest last year with this powerful panel exploring how personal experiences empower narrative writing. She has been invited to the White House and represented the USA at the World Conference on Science Literacy.

Writing 52

Writing Educational Education UX 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 8, 2024

AAA Boom and Bust Supercell’s “much more typical of a AAA game launch, and is atypical of a mobile launch” strategy failed. In a game built on streaks, the inability to at least test the match-3 playbook (Lava Quest, Episode Race. On the other hand, the rebound is weakest in T1 regions. etc) is puzzling.

Mobile 110

Mobile Mobile Platformer Feature 110

Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Unity versus Unreal – this seems to be an ever-lasting battle in the game development world. Having been the market leaders for years, these two are the main candidates for the title of the best game engine. The game development industry is booming, and it’s impossible not to notice how quickly it’s expanding.

Engine 52

Engine Engineering Game Engine Games 52

Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

this Saturday June 12, 2021, we are headlining the Georgia Game Developers Association CIMFest and I also will be moderating IGDA GDSIG's skipped (due to the cancellation of GDC last year) roundtable, Creating Non-Toxic Gamer Communities. There was just so much more to talk about emotional touchstones in emergent narrative!

Writing 52

Writing Educational Education Game Design 52

Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

Below, we delve deeper into some of the most interesting hybrid mobile game examples that prove which genres are the most compatible for combining. The game gained a following thanks to its similarities to Nintendo’s hugely popular Mario Kart franchise, but it’s taken an unexpected turn with the addition of a new card battler mode.

Mobile Gaming 101

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Mechanics 101