Brand Game Development

APRIL 27, 2020

Write down everything they say and keep a good attitude even if you disagree. Two groups that come to mind are the Tabletop Game Playtesters Guild and Card & Board Game Designers Guild. Create a feedback form and online demo, then advertise and offer prizes. Run online demos or live-stream your game.

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Demo Playtesting Simulation Advertising 130

Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 24, 2025

At the start, you have one or two developers who write a pitch. If the prototype gets approved, the team ramps more and builds an entire playable demo that demonstrates all of the major game systems at work. This is primarily because development costs only grow as the project progresses.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

” “Our goal is to build our games holistically where music, interaction, art and writing all inform one another and iteratively improve throughout the development process. This time around we’re putting a lot more time and resources into playtesting and catching problems early.”

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Every iteration of each game has to be created somehow and there are A LOT of iterations – usually a new one after each playtest, especially in the beginning. I sometimes use blank cards or write on prototypes if I need to iterate quickly, but that typically only happens at conventions. Carla: I also do a lot of interviews!

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Playtesting Games Advertising Prototyping 130

Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

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. Tim Schafer also has to refresh his writing workflow; should the blockout dictate the script, or the other way around, or how do you manage that back-and-forth?

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I was literally turning 26 when I somehow got the idea in mind that I needed to either write a book or invent something to help pay for business school. So I started writing a book on how to fail well. Anyway, I started writing a book on how to fail well and then I thought… having barely gotten into the book, “I need to fail more.

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Retail Games Writing Indy 130

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Demo: A short guide to contributing to Godot's editor | Gilles Roudière ( groud ). Bring your computer and work on fixing engine issues or writing documentation under the guidance of core Godot devs. Workshop: 2D game workshop/demo | Leszek Nowak ( John Meadow ). Godot's code base is big, but well organized.

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