Interesting Choices

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Also wanted to give a quick update on my various boardgame designs: City Draft - This 7 Wonders inspired drafting game is consistently liked in playtests and has been improving slowly and steadily. I thought I was onto something here after I hit a design breakthrough a few weeks ago but I'm getting discouraged again based on recent playtests.

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Game Design Game Designer Playtesting Tile 40

Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 4, 2024

Under such circumstances, it’s important to communicate to the player that there are more than one solution and which solution each clue belongs to. It’s important to get playtesters who aren’t familiar with the puzzle to test it, especially noting any frustration points.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Playtesting Advertising Dev 52

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Under such circumstances, it’s important to communicate to the player that there are more than one solution and which solution each clue belongs to. It’s important to get playtesters who aren’t familiar with the puzzle to test it, especially noting any frustration points.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Playtesting Advertising Dev 52

Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Level Building Level Building is the phase of the process where stages, maps, and missions of the game are created, keeping in mind interactive situations or events that challenge the player and keep them engaged. Looking for experts in game logic and development? Make use of visual language and cues in a game.

Mechanics 40

Mechanics Games Playtesting Prototyping 40

iXie gaming

AUGUST 8, 2023

In regression testing, the stability and integrity of the build are considered vital to ensuring that changes, updates, or fixes don’t affect the game’s functionality. Most gaming applications use data communications, so a security testing technique is extremely vital to ensure that games are adequately protected.

Console 52

Console Games Bug Game Developer 52

Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s the phase where anticipation builds up for the game’s grand entrance. Playtesters are vital in finding bugs, glitches, and potential issues. Encouraging effective communication and collaboration is essential for a cohesive and successful game development process.

Game Developer 52

Game Developer Game Development Development Bug 52

Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Pharaoh doesn’t use districts; instead, its systems are built around little walkers that move around your city and do their jobs, so that the layout of your streets and the adjacency of your buildings actually matters. A] game can present the system in a more objective manner thereby building a different sort of empathy and understanding.

Simulation 78

Simulation Agent Game Designer Game Design 78

Game Global

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Natalie recommends working with the localization team to make a list of technical requirements or ‘check points’ to include in the early game build, which can be shared with developers and the QA team. While language comes first, understanding the gaming community and what makes gamers tick will lead to better quality localization.

Mobile Gaming 52

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Game Developer 52

Grid Sage Games

JUNE 30, 2023

We also often get interested in other roguelikes on the server and play those :) Anyway, Discord definitely has its drawbacks, but it works well as a primary communication tool for gaming communities so it’s no surprise its use has exploded over the years. Discord Integration? Okay yeah that makes sense.

Feature 52

Feature Content Build Dev 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

At that point, Second Dinner revealed that their first project just so happens to be a licensed Marvel IP, which the team has been working on for six months already and is currently beginning to playtest. The game could benefit from better communication around the benefits of the Pro Bundle, or even throw in a unique variant, or some Gold!

Feature 95

Feature Mechanics Tile Mobile 95

Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

I’ve written about the five levels of communication game developers must master. Garret: I have been making games all my life, from building and tweaking Amiga Basic examples from a textbook when I was 8, to making Quake2 mods in my teens, to redesigning an all new dynamic version of Axis and Allies with my friends in university.

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Prototyping Games Dev Playtesting 130