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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

PreMortem.Games

After the loss of my father, I began working on the Bob project and realized that the story and concept had been with me for years, he says. Still, Nowell strives to maintain a healthy work-life balance. I used ChatGPT heavily while writing the backend Amazon service that handles the daily challenge.

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Why Summer Coding Camps Are the Perfect Balance of Fun and Education for Your Children

Real Programming

Please read on to learn how our summer online coding classes balance fun and education. Vital Coding Languages Kids need to have productive screen time during the summer, and that means learning how to write code in the most relevant languages. Mathematics) has always embedded core math concepts into his coding classes.

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How To Play-Test the Rules of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

This guide comes in four parts: What are some guidelines for writing good rules? What are some guidelines for writing good rules? Rule writing can be business-like, resembling technicial writing in a lot of ways. Brandon: What are some guidelines for writing good rules? How do you test your rules?

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A deep dive into the beautiful (video) game in A Tale of Two Halves by Bitmap Books

PreMortem.Games

“This book has probably taken more like two years due to the sheer scale of the task to write and design it.” Special Touches The production process doesn’t stop at writing and design. Once the concept is agreed, I start thinking about how it could look, playing around with design layouts.

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How to Make Board Game Rules

Brand Game Development

A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.” ” Rules are really tricky to do right because you have to serve two purposes: balance the game and communicate clearly. Making Balanced & Clear Rules. Be direct when writing rules.

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Three Minutes to Eight developer Chaosmonger Studio “Multiple stories moving parallel”

PreMortem.Games

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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Double Fine PsychOdyssey recaps / viewing guide, episodes 01-17

Radiator Blog

This recap post / viewing guide covers only the first half of the series (episodes 01-17) and I'll try to write-up the second half later. 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.

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