PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Once the concept is agreed, I start thinking about how it could look, playing around with design layouts. Developers also have to balance realism and fun, something that Moss found fascinating. It’s this balancing act what separates iconic games from their less successful counterparts.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This is to make sure the game is – on some fundamental level – balanced. Brandon: Later, once you start doing private testing, a lot of balance issues start coming out of the rules. Sean: I ended up resorting to a concept of taking MMORPG concepts and placing them into this D20 world.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

But the morale and quality of life it can bring can be quite motivating, balancing & inspiring – if not all the above.” Overall, I call this process ‘Idea-smithing’ and with it I have crafted features, spells, stories and entire game concepts. Balance your mental health. It isn’t a necessity. Manage marketing.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” However, after testing this concept, we thought, ‘Why not add another hand?’ Yes, we absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” And then another, and another… In the end, we ended up with 6 hands.”

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I extensively use examples to explain the trickiest concepts. It’s a tough balance. Yet if you strike this balance, the reward is precious: you can prime a player’s experience. Context can also include examples of gameplay. Examples provide excellent context for players to understand how a game is played.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As players build their cyberpunk metropolis, balancing relationships with factions that hold competing visions of the future, they’re drawn into a world where each card played brings them closer to either utopia or ruin. But initially, Techotopia was a completely different game. The publisher also took on most of the marketing.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Nicola Piovesan remembers how he created the concept in a semi-hypnagogic state right before falling asleep. “I The game is balanced on a multitude of variables, events, triggers, put together like a house of cards. There is not just one right path as the game features multiple endings, with randomized elements and unique events.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 27, 2023

We absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” However, after testing this concept, we thought, ‘Why not add another hand?’ Yes, we absolutely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with crazy concepts.” And then another, and another… In the end, we ended up with 6 hands.”

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 28, 2017

To me, a mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance. The mechanic was so inelegant that it would have required a ton of rules to make the game balanced. A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game artists specialize in a wide range of digital art forms, such as 2D modeling, animation, concept art and texturing. The Role of Game Artists Concept artist The game concept artist creates the initial visual concepts of the game (characters, environments, props, vehicles and other visual elements) in accordance with GDD.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

Alice Ruppert , a leading authority on equestrian games with her website The Mane Quest and a producer on the game, spent most of 2023 working on its inception and concept, laying the foundation for a game that faithfully portrays horses. “We Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori will release in Steam Early Access in September 2024.

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AWS Games

JULY 3, 2024

These versatile tools empower artists and designers to visualize concepts and establish a cohesive vision across various creative industries, including: Video Game Development: Shaping the visual identity of characters, environments, and user interfaces. (Sci-fi

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Left: the original concept art for the logo, right: the final logo. Balancing their vision with the realities of indie development has been a constant challenge for Oppolyon Studio, particularly when it comes to managing burnout. Isaac Iozzi and his partner Rebecca Haller-Trost have always dreamed of starting an indie studio.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

We wanted a past that was a little more colourful than that and balanced the visuals accordingly”, explains Brimmicombe-Wood. The concept and emphasis has shifted over time as we learned more about what people expected from a game on this subject. We used a lot of period references to try and get this right.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The podcast unfolds an engaging conversation that delves into the challenges aspiring entrepreneurs face, the distinguishing traits of successful founders, and the timeless topic of work-life balance. This balanced approach to leadership recognises the need to harmonise creativity with operational efficiency. Nick says no.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It was definitely a challenge,” Olsson admits, referring to balancing player freedom with cohesive level design. Some of the initial concept and atmosphere from that school project still resides within the game,” explains Olsson. But we wanted the missions to be unique and unpredictable. And that’s certainly the case!”

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Reflecting on the game’s core concept, Khoroshavin shares, “The very first idea was that I want to make a game about an old protagonist that can traverse via boat. Click in my heart Selfloss stands out visually with a style that balances elegance with a folkloric, almost storybook quality. From there it grew into something much more.”

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 14, 2023

Importance of playtesting in game design Playtesting is an essential part of game development because you have nothing more than a concept without it. These insights can help to fine-tune numerous game elements like flow, pacing, UI, difficulty balance, etc.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 31, 2024

We made a pilot trailer and concept art that served as a main aesthetic code for the art style. Improvisation and direction “One of the biggest lessons we took from developing the game is to know that we have to balance between improvisation and direction.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Pandemic blows the minds of a lot of new gamers because it’s often the game that introduces the concept of cooperative board game play. There’s a lot of factors to balance, and communicating with your team for long enough to coordinate actions is critical. That alone is enough to make it special, but it’s no one-trick pony.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics and concepts you need to have a functioning (but not necessarily fun) game. I’ve listened to so many designers describe how through play-testing, a game came out dramatically different then their initial concept because the new version was more fun.

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Mechanics Games Game Designer Game Design 130

Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There are key considerations that go into creating one, such as - Balance When we talk about balance in game design, it involves creating a balance in elements such as fairness, win-loss conditions, game states, economy balancing, difficulty levels, and others in a way that can contribute towards improving the gaming experience of the player.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 17, 2017

To me, a mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance. The line between rule and mechanic is really thin, and people will argue about the precise nature distinction (or even the existence of a distinction). Players draft destination cards at the beginning of Highways & Byways.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 29, 2021

Finding the balance is difficult, and I think many creatives lean too much into the former category. “Do I care about the basic concept of the game?” If you try forcing an idea that sort of sucks or that you’re not passionate about, it probably won’t work out well.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Quick side note: when I first started out trying to get into the entertainment industry, it was as a concept artist. It was illustration that made me tick much more than the concept art box. Don’t get me wrong, I still work on and enjoy concept art, just nowhere near as much as illustration. Baba Yaga concept art.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Though you might as well wait until next week because there will be a balance update within a week. Within a couple days, I plan to post a big update to the Codex print-and-play version (for $25+ patrons) that has dozens of balance changes based on the last month of playtesting.

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Fantasy Fighting Balance Concepts 52

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2024

What started as a simple concept quickly turned into a game that challenges players with a mix of strategic depth and risk-reward mechanics. On balance I’d rather work in a great team with people I get on well with rather than alone, for me it’s more fun that way.” I think this helps with keeping game dev burnout at bay.”

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

We made a pilot trailer and concept art that served as a main aesthetic code for the art style. Improvisation and direction “One of the biggest lessons we took from developing the game is to know that we have to balance between improvisation and direction.

Art 104

Art Pixel Studios Media 104

Filmustage

MAY 4, 2023

For example, the unique visual aesthetic of Wes Anderson's films, marked by balanced compositions and a vibrant color scheme, accentuates the eccentric nature of his characters and the fantastical realms they occupy.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

Embrace Concept Art Embracing the power of concept art is paramount to kickstarting your creative process. It’s essential to invest time in crafting solid concept art that forms the foundation of your artwork. Let concept art be your guiding light as you embark on the exciting journey of game art production.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 21, 2024

Amazon GameLift abstracts the concepts of managed and custom locations from your game backend. Figure 1 – Game backend sending requests to Amazon GameLift Queue that balances traffic between two On-premises locations. This allows you to seamlessly move loads between managed and on-premises locations.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The logline delivers the core concept in just one sentence. A well-crafted treatment becomes the blueprint that changes a concept into a viable screen project. Writers balance detailed scene descriptions with engaging narrative flow , ensuring every element serves the story's core purpose.

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Tom Francis

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The pawn is a shitshow of clumsy balance changes. That would already have me going back to the drawing board of a game concept to see if there’s a more elegant way of hitting the design goals. Stalemate is a wildly stupid concept. And it’s pawn movement you chose to patch? That’s not it!

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Then it cuts to concept artist Emily Johnstone anxiously trying to pitch design ideas to a group brainstorm meeting which she just happens to be the only woman in the room. They still need to balance this pre-production with finishing the studio's other projects too. Shouldn't Tim be giving more direction on the level concepts?

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“It’s clear that simulation, as both a genre and concept, is far more popular in VR than in Console and PC games. As a multiplayer PvP (player versus player) game, it’s critical to get the balance right between crewmates and imposters. It’s also defined a bit differently. Analytics played a big role for Among Us VR liveops.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 8, 2024

Concept art for upcoming game Moya Sithlu and his family moved to Durban from East London when he was in grade 10. It’s been a struggle balancing my master’s with all the business stuff, especially now that we were in these accelerators,” he says. I have around 160 poems now. Dissecting poems came naturally to me.”

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