Remove Concepts Remove Point and Click Remove Prototyping
article thumbnail

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

PreMortem.Games

His design process is highly iterative, starting with loose ideas and evolving through sketches, prototyping, and constant refinement. Something I want to feel in a game rather than a structured concept. At some point, you have to trust yourself, put your work out there, and learn from the process. How do you deal with that?

article thumbnail

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

Brand Game Development

Click here. 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. It’s been a wild weekend, so I’ve distilled the best of the lessons down to simple points.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

PreMortem.Games

Development studio Gametopia has translated their love and admiration for the works of the author into an original tale, told through a pixel perfect point-and-click adventure. One of the things that fascinates me most about pixel art is that you are working with concepts, like working with Lego pieces. We wanted to pay tribute.”

Fantasy 156
article thumbnail

Enticing mix of genres in Ghibli-inspired The Brew Barons by Lifetap Studios

PreMortem.Games

As we were prototyping there was still a feeling the game needed more action. Thus I make an effort to use purchased art assets only as a starting point to then be modified into something more unique and fitting of the aesthetic.” “We built a prototype in our spare time and saw the potential. But that’s not all.

Studios 104
article thumbnail

The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

PreMortem.Games

Development studio Gametopia has translated their love and admiration for the works of the author into an original tale, told through a pixel perfect point-and-click adventure. One of the things that fascinates me most about pixel art is that you are working with concepts, like working with Lego pieces. We wanted to pay tribute.”

Fantasy 104
article thumbnail

Talking Without Words

Brand Game Development

Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. You have very limited ways of communicating complicated concepts to your players with static cardboard and plastic, so what you imply and what you suggest through your game’s design is very important! We’re doing rapid prototyping.

article thumbnail

When it comes to copy writing (for press and pitches) forget the fluff and start to BLUF

PreMortem.Games

Rami Ismail Click away in seconds Working in games is a communication minefield: multidisciplinary communications, both internal and external, with the purpose of alignment or selling ideas. Or if you’re writing a store page or a video script, people click away in seconds.

Writing 104