PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2023

Everyone must be online from 14h to 18h on Discord because this is ‘when things get done’ and we can all do brainstorms, playtests and all that.” She drew a lot of the first concept art for the main characters. According to Lamhut the team explored several concepts before settling on Roguelites. says Lamhut laughing.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2025

Throughout the show, AWS showcased how it empowers customers to deliver breakthrough gaming experiences, offering new ways for developers to build, run, and grow their games. Building Games with Unreal Engine Horde on AWS showcased Epics build automation platform, emphasizing efficiency in large-scale game development.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

External validation rarely comes your way, especially while seeking attention on social media – which is absolutely required to build a community and get to be known by players. I usually start with a location or concept from which I build a ‘mind map’. This concept grew organically from a single idea.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Now that we’ve accepted that theme and mechanics are imaginary, abstract concepts, let’s put them to use. Through playtesting, you can answer the question “do the mechanics suit the theme?”. There is no hard-and-fast line that splits mechanics and theme. They’re two opposite ends of a continuing spectrum of detail.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

Here, they will build and cultivate their nomad camp and undertake missions as an ancient courier rider, delivering packages across the diverse Mongolian landscape. We’ll soon be conducting first playtests with the horse-loving target audience to make sure riding controls and animations hold up to scrutiny.”

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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 build a small forest camp themed test level to jump around in, but it's difficult to pinpoint look and feel because they don't have an art director. (I

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Let’s begin by understanding the concept of levels in a video game. In a game, new motives, challenges, and concepts are added to the game world, while ensuring they increase the degree of difficulty at every level. What drives a video game, and what factors control its engagement? Looking for experts in game logic and development?

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

You have to build VR experiences the right way to make this happen. It’s clear that simulation, as both a genre and concept, is far more popular in VR than in Console and PC games. Playtesting is crucial at this point. It does take much longer to build a great VR game. VR is all about immersion.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Now, Yomi 2 is a re-imagining of that fighting-card-game concept. These are updated pretty often based on feedback and playtesting from patrons. There's a new "exchange" system that lets you swap certain cards from your hand with those in your discard pile to help you build the hand you want.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

How to Venture in Your First NFT Game Development Here is a step-by-step guide to help you build your first NFT game: 1. Understand Blockchain and NFT Concepts in Gaming As initially stated, NFT games are based on the blockchain concept. Design a clear game concept integrating NFTs and define gameplay mechanics.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 20, 2015

If you'd like to learn more about Codex, here's three articles about the game's design: #1 Codex Design: Cards and Gold As Resources #2 Codex Design: Heroes and Tech Buildings #3 Codex Design: Combat and the Patrol Zone Anyway, all those Codex early access sets already shipped out and my patrons often play each other over Skype.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

I had literally just started programming 6 months prior and now I’m building a full game? All this before there’s ever any playtesting done. It usually starts with a ‘think pad’, which is basically just a google doc where I write down anything to do with a specific game concept. And the biggest pitfalls?

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 15, 2023

Are they building the backend themselves, or using a BaaS? During the following Playtesting session, the game designer is unimpressed with the current state, mentioning missing features. It’s important to note there are no right or wrong answers here. Will they go with microservices, serverless, or maybe a monolith?

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Building multiplayer games can be rewarding and exciting for aspiring game developers. Here’s a quick overview of the entire process of developing multiplayer games, from pre-production to post-release: Concept and Design  Like any other game, the journey of building a multiplayer game starts by creating the game concept.

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Rindoku

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Gabriel Tanko – Concept and 2D Art. You’re working in a bubble for 12 hours a day to get that last build ready for the demo and then suddenly: BOOM! Fix the problems we identified during the playtest. I’m pretty sure we’ll be doing some more playtests in the near future. Ovidiu Mantoc – Level Design, 3D Art.

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Sirlin

JULY 22, 2015

Yomi Card Game I took many of the concepts and dynamics that go on in fighting games and put them into a card game form Yomi ( Steam / iOS / tabletop ). We've had Mac builds as well as PC builds from day 1 on Fantasy Strike, though I can't comment on other platforms right now. I'm glad to bring them into the fold.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When we last met, we shared some exciting updates from our time exhibiting at Play NYC 2021, and shared all the work that went into ensuring the exclusive build we prepared for the convention was in tip-top shape and ready to be played. Concept Art. We ultimately ended up choosing the first option to include on the character in game.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 26, 2023

This builds anticipation - leveling up should be something that the player looks forward to doing, and that isn’t possible if leveling up doesn’t actually do anything. Earning a level should be a fairly uncommon experience - players need time for the anticipation of the next level to build or it won’t feel meaningful.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s the phase where anticipation builds up for the game’s grand entrance. The proof of concept is crucial, helping decide if the game is feasible, its cost, team size, and timeline. Playtesters are vital in finding bugs, glitches, and potential issues. Launch Launch day is like crossing the finish line.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

But before I explain the narration, I want to jump back in time when I started building the endless terrain generator. The idea of a helping instance was indeed present in a very early stage of the concept. Old concept of exploring the landscape during night time with a flashlight was implemented as well. The Mechanik II.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

I must say this has been an exciting time, having the opportunity to revisit everything to iron out as many kinks as possible, in many places adding new build possibilities or even whole new mechanics. Categorical Approach. As an example, by far the most sought after prototype was Lightpack 2.0,

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Some individual items take days or even weeks to build. This way we know the maximum rate at which such an item can be used, plus this kind of item is likely more accessible to builds that don’t have the capability to supply large bursts of energy at once. They’re that crazy. Sample ASCII art from among the 100 new items.

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Grid Sage Games

OCTOBER 2, 2022

In fact, I was unsure throughout the entirety of building the system, which made it rather challenging to work up the motivation to power through a lot of what needed to be done (I normally need to see a clear goal to help with that!). This reflects the concept that all such parts are interconnected with the Scrap Engine and other constructs.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

I considered a lot of options here, going as far as thinking of building a new generator from scratch (one that would make encounters much easier to implement), but I liked the established and consistent core theme of existing Garrisons and didn’t want to mess with that. Some concepts: More enemies could show up?

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

However, even back then, Chinese players would spend a substantial amount of money in microtransactions which, thanks to a massive gamer population, were driving multiple franchises above the annual billion dollar revenue mark, making the free-to-play model the only way to build a viable business.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As a general concept teleportation technology exists in quite a few varieties throughout the world of Cogmind, though the player only has access to some of them. In fact I have two new concepts for teleportation tech, which is kinda funny because of how they evolved out of the same idea.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

It was designed around the concept of creating a version of a simple game that kids were already familiar with, that also incorporates physical activity as part of the game. Although it took us 10 months to go from concept to delivery, it could have been done faster – but we were in no hurry to rush it out.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 15, 2019

He, after all, created the pattern building game that we call Tasty Humans , so it makes for a great case study! This concept would end up remaining true into the final design. At this point, I have playtested Tasty Humans over fifty times. His unedited original post can be found here. Final Thoughts.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Can we build a sex dungeon that would do Jane Jacobs proud? If you chain together multiple adjacent partners at the same time, you build up a combo multiplier -- the 1st climax is worth 1 L of semen, but the 4th consecutive climax is worth 4 L. Building up huge group sessions is the key to completing later levels.

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