Dev Playtesting Prototyping 
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. This finally leads me to prototyping and validation. I definitely recommend getting feedback from external playtesters at each step “On each one of those steps I end up having one or more concrete ‘products’. How do you deal with that?
PreMortem.Games
MAY 24, 2024
It’s important to stick to the plan to avoid spending years making prototypes, that you will need to adapt in most cases after the first playtests. The post Solo dev Jason Nicot on his new project Sanctua “A more mature party game” appeared first on PreMortem Games. You just have to remember that!”
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PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
He took some online courses on programming and he was in business, as a solo dev operating under the name of Frambosa , only six months later. So, his solo debut game Billy Bumbum might be the first and last game he made as a one-man-dev-team. All this before there’s ever any playtesting done. From there I take it step by step.
PreMortem.Games
MAY 19, 2023
The idea for New Heights emerged as a personal prototype, driven by the desire to create a game focused on exploration rather than violence. To continuously improve the climbing system and make it more realistic while maintaining an enjoyable gameplay experience, the team engages in discussions with playtesters, climbers, and programmers. “We
PreMortem.Games
JULY 29, 2024
Working in Mixed Reality, I met many ex game devs and artists, who I learned from and was greatly inspired by. Although we weren’t making games, the tech for Mixed Reality was identical to making games, so I picked up a lot of technical ability with Unity, game dev, shaders and more.” Especially early-on.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. ” does not give them same context as “In playtests we found that a turn-based paradigm fits the prototype best, which answers questions raised about the prototype’s gameplay last week.”
Brand Game Development
OCTOBER 23, 2017
I’ve split it into five sections for your convenience: How Ben, Sarah, and Will Got Started How Working in a Team Feels The Downsides of Teamwork Communication in a Team Advice for New Game Devs. Sarah: It was also in 2013 that we met Ben and were playtesters for his game Tower , which he launched on Kickstarter early in 2014.
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