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SenAm Games is developing Al-Sirah, a game that educates young muslims about the Islam

PreMortem.Games

By making Islamic history accessible, fun and educational, we aim to inspire the next generation to connect with their heritage, he says. Plus, a smaller indie dev team should be able to handle the scope. And so, for Hrnjadovic, Al-Sirah is more than just a game. That is if they can get the financing in place.

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Why Gamification Makes Everything Else More Fun

Brand Game Development

Why do we make games for children when it comes to education, completing chores, or doing a task that they wish not to do? You can further pare down journey maps and empathy maps to very specific scenarios and instances which create many playtesting questions. This is also true to some degree and revolves around having fun.

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Self-Publish Board Games or Not?

Brand Game Development

You do the game development and playtesting. They may, however, be able to make the best educational game about Utah’s state history for local schools. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. If you self-publish, there will be enormous demands on your time. This is true for solo developers and small groups.

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The Story of Battlebit Remastered with Max Fink (theliquidhorse)

Game Dev Unchained

It forced them to reassess their development approach and switch to a steam playtesting model, allowing more players to access the game. Moreover, their ongoing commitment to education and personal growth, despite their success, emphasizes the importance of staying grounded and focused.

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After the failure of his game Summit, solo dev Dominik Hackl is eager to team up

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It was right at the beginning of the pandemic, in early 2020, when Austrian indie dev Dominik Hackl started working on Summit , a 2D mountain-climbing Metroidvania. Without much game dev experience he relied on YouTube dev vlogs to help him along. Take enough time off for non-game dev related hobbies.

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

Radiator Blog

In my playtests, it felt like the best tactic is to try to trap the cop in the corner with your body while the AIs coordinate a big orgy that gives you a huge payout. Level 4 originally had two cops to make it more difficult to trap them, but in my playtests that turned out to be way too punishing and forced a forever stalemate.

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