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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. Carlsen’s vision for Cocoon sprang from a fascination with game mechanics. The art, sounds, and animation need to communicate the puzzle logic effectively.”

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Anima Flux is a co-op Metroidvania with a retro-futuristic visual flair

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The game employs hand-drawn animated cutscenes to enhance its narrative, providing players with a detailed, dark world. “The hand-drawn animated cutscenes are crucial to the main storyline. A solid determination to find answers and maintain an open communication.”

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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. Carlsen’s vision for Cocoon sprang from a fascination with game mechanics. The art, sounds, and animation need to communicate the puzzle logic effectively.”

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Scaling Art Production for Live-Service Games: Challenges, Innovations, and Future-Ready Pipelines 

iXie gaming

Art direction, lighting, and animations must remain uniform, even as new artists or external studios contribute to asset creation. A simple texture change or model update can impact gameplay mechanics, UI design, and monetization strategies. Communication bottlenecks and prolonged revision cycles. (ii).

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How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This suite is based on the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development , my own personal board game development philosophy. Sean: Guidelines for writing good rules really boils down to learning the art of instruction and communication.

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The Curious Case of Playable Ads and Traditional Marketing Strategies

Deconstructor of Fun

It’s likely you’ve seen these playable ads on social media or mobile news feeds - they often resemble mini-games or animations that users can play around with or view. Simple gameplay mechanics – The game or activity featured in a playable ad should be easy to understand and play, even for those unfamiliar with the advertised product.

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Walk in the paws of a newly adopted cat in Copycat from Spoonful of Wonder

PreMortem.Games

For the past eight years, they’ve worked together as an art director and writer duo in advertising, film, and animation. We wanted to have a mechanic to highlight that being a stray cat is not all fun and games. “But we both grew up playing games and realized we might just have the skills to pull it off,” says Sam Cable.