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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

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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. Art director Erwin Kho had caught our eye with his personal art series Islands.

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Solo developer Voidmaw on creating Katanaut: “Done is better than perfect”

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Ive always loved creating things, and game development felt like the perfect mix of art, storytelling, and problem-solving, he explains. His design process is highly iterative, starting with loose ideas and evolving through sketches, prototyping, and constant refinement. he says, describing the core inspiration for Katanaut.

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Gatera Studio’s ANTRO turns beats into gameplay

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platforming, parkour mechanics and puzzle-solving, all tightly synchronized to a pulsating urban soundtrack. The game follows Nittch, a courier rebelling against La Cpula, a totalitarian government that censors art, music and freedom of speech. Set in a dystopian future where humanity has been forced underground, ANTRO combines 2.5D

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Parallel Experiment by Eleven Puzzles: “Put your heart into it and players will notice”

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We throw ideas around, different puzzle mechanics, narrative elements and unique interactions,” Olczyk says. We love exploring different styles of puzzles, logic, pattern recognition, environmental interactions and even experimental mechanics like cooperative dialogues.” “We never run out of puzzle ideas!

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The walls are alive with tiny people in Cyborn’s Mixed Reality game Wall Town Wonders

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The idea for Wall Town Wonders emerged quickly, as Cyborn CEO and Creative/Art Director Ives Agemans recalls: “I put on a Quest Pro, activated passthrough, and walked around my room, asking what I’d like to see happening around me. Elements of Steampunk Another highlight is the airplane control mechanism. “We

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How to Play-Test the Mechanics of Your Board Game

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We’re picking up where we left off last week with How to Design the Mechanics of Your Board Game , so read that if you haven’t had the chance yet. Today, we’ll be focusing on testing game mechanics after you design them. A quick recap: game mechanics are how we bring the core engine of a game to life.

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5 Lessons I Learned at a Play-Testing Convention (Protospiel Atlanta)

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Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Protospiel conventions are based around prototype board games. Prototypes ranged from paper-and-pencil to full-on Game Crafter $100+ sets. When you go to a play-testing convention, it’s not about just getting your prototype tested. Need help on your board game?