The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In my last post about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Z:TotK for short), a very popular game, I suggested that people would be interested in thoughtful criticism of slightly older games, once the dust has settled and people had the chance to calmly reflect about them. Most people don't actually care about deep dives into game design.

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Raph Koster

JULY 3, 2024

And from the video you might think that only applies to the terrain. Like UO, creature AI is driven by looking for these underlying qualities — not by referencing specific object types. And like both games, crafting also uses these resource types and statistics.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

But before I explain the narration, I want to jump back in time when I started building the endless terrain generator. But on the other hand, this fact made me aware of my competence as a game designer.  The creature designs. By default, it means that all the ferns in on the terrain are added to a list.

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Landscape System Tools and the Marketplace Ecosystem The Landscape system in the Unreal engine is a collection of tools used to create any kind of terrain and outdoor environments. Over this, you can start building the rest of the design which includes buildings, neighborhoods, grass, trees, foliage, etc.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

. “Games can form a better motivational framework that we shouldn’t ignore with education,” he said. With AI technologies making rapid strides, and the information age turning students into consumers wanting immediate answers, there’s an urgent need to adapt. The future remains uncertain.

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Designer Notes

AUGUST 31, 2021

The following is an excerpt from the Designer Notes for Old World. The game, a historical 4X set in classical antiquity, released on July 1, 2021, and is available for purchase here. The first Civilization game was like a game design thunderbolt, sent from the heavens and marking everything it touched.

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Game Design Advice

JUNE 5, 2016

Deep games require knowledge, explanation, creativity, and cleverness. Such a model could also inform our discussions about game design, suggesting directions for design exploration and expanding our palette of analytical tools and techniques. Modeling depth may help us better understand how to think about these things.

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