iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Gameplay testing , also called playtesting, is the process of having testers play a game to identify issues, collect feedback, and enhance its quality before official release. This process can be done at different phases of game development. But what is gameplay testing? And how does it work? What is Gameplay Testing?

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Upon establishing your audience, brainstorm unique features and game mechanics. Most NFT games grant players meaningful control over their assets. Test Your Game and Deploy Performing thorough playtesting is crucial in NFT game development. It helps you refine the gameplay experience.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Inonu, Polyak, and Dymshits agreed that developers should also explore subscription products and leveraging IP outside of games, as well as re-investing in brand marketing and original game design. Fun generates retention, he said, stating that game designers should think of their games as becoming a daily player habit.

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Interesting Choices

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

I've created an online prototype for playtesting that has seen almost 2000 games completed with at least a dozen players clocking in at over 100 games apiece. The rapid feedback and iteration cycles enabled by this level of playtesting mean that the game is currently in fantastic shape.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. Or try to make a game designed to be loved by every person in the world.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. Fine tuning.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

For Beta 12 I decided to include it on the patron feature voting list, and… it won. The amount of content variety offered by the original Garrison design was more suited to a lower visitation rate, not the “I’m going to play almost my entire run inside these things” which it had become for some people.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Still, with the introduction of the eight Archfiends they faced an uphill battle with the hardcore community of the original game. “In Exceptions upon exceptions Looking back at the development process, Kusters is amazed about the intricacy of Vic Davis’ original game design. “He

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the eighth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Playtesting storytelling. Parting advice. Brandon: Okay, last question.

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Rindoku

OCTOBER 7, 2016

For the game itself, here’s what’s coming up: Multiplayer! The biggest feature request by far, we really want to add cooperative multiplayer into the mix and test it out as soon as possible. Fix the problems we identified during the playtest. Many questions will be answered as we try to design the complete experience.

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Tom Francis

AUGUST 20, 2019

I thought it would be an interesting game design challenge to come up with a single player game you can play with a regular deck of playing cards. In the video I both explain it and play a full game. My first try, about a month ago, didn’t work.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In an attempt to make content more scalable, PVE design borrowed a page from PVP and the team built new PVE modes as rule-sets that could be applied to any map by a game designer through simple tooling vs. baked in-experiences on custom maps. Succeeding in China with a western Product Local content is king… or is it?

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

The stunning Cruising Pavilion installation at the 2018 Venice Biennale My previous cruising game The Tearoom focused on the emotional and psychological aspects of cruising, and eventually went on tour with the fantastic group art exhibition Cruising Pavilion.

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