iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Generative AI has experienced increasing usage in game design as it accelerates and streamlines different aspects of game development. Generative AI in game design refers to the use of AI techniques, particularly generative models, to develop and improve different video game aspects.

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Game Wisdom

APRIL 1, 2024

The Art of Interesting Choices in Game Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" For this critical thought, it’s all about creating interesting choices and skills in your game, and why more numbers don’t mean more quality.…

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Juego Studio

JUNE 26, 2023

In 2009, a game designer at a Finnish mobile game development company showed some of their sketches and ideas to others. It inspired others and prompted them to pursue the designer’s idea. Thus, began a […] The post A Complete Guide of Mobile Game Design appeared first on Juego Studio.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

That’s why I wanted to take a moment to shout out Joe Slack’s website, The Board Game Design Course. Click here to check out The Board Game Design Course. There are two things I particularly like about Joe’s approach to teaching game design: #1. He also does weekly mailers, too !

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 13, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Humble Game Design Book + Pixel Art Course Bundles There are a pair of Humble Bundles of interest to game developers launched today on Humble, the Game Design and AI Featuring Steve Rabin bundle and the Complete Pixel Art Online Course by Mammoth Interactive bundle.

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Juego Studio

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A lot goes into creating the elaborate fictional worlds of games. From conceptualizing to technicalities, game design is a complex art. Whether it is Tetris Mania or Prince of Persia- they all go through the process of game design. The post How to successfully execute the game design process?

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Game Wisdom

MAY 25, 2023

The Clash of Choices in Game Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com One of the many balancing acts of game design is the act of creating cool, interesting, unique, abilities for the player to use, and then balancing said abilities within the scope and design of your game.

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Big Games

JANUARY 30, 2024

Game design software does play a pivotal role in bringing the digital world to life, which allows game developers and designers to create immersive and engaging experiences. The world of game design is a captivating landscape brimming with possibilities.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 29, 2021

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. If you don’t consistently work to improve, you won’t make the game you want to make. Note that when I say “quit”, I don’t mean “quit board game design.”

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Lego and UNICEF have released a set of design guidelines targeting game developers to better promote children's wellbeing during digital play. Read more

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JUNE 29, 2020

A couple of months ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” ” I got a lot of responses, and two of them were about knowing when to pivot during a game design project. Need help on your board game?

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

This is why I urge each new board game designer to share the workload , delegating tasks to a team instead of doing them all alone. Let’s start with three roles: board game designer, developer, and publisher. Need help on your board game? Designers make the game’s soul.

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JUNE 1, 2020

Naturally, we needed to set the game up and take a few photos to send to her, if nothing else. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Like many board games, Imhotep has a lot to teach board game designers. CC BY-SA 3.0

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Juego Studio

JUNE 19, 2023

Game development is a diverse field that incorporates multiple disciplines. Two of them are game art and game design. As many of us are not aware of the work behind the making of games, we […] The post What is the Difference Between Game Art and Game Design?

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Game Wisdom

JANUARY 26, 2023

What Does it Mean to Analyze Game Design? Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com If there’s one aspect of the game industry that is as mysterious as game design, it is game analysis. appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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JULY 13, 2020

Certainly, board game designers can learn a lot from well-designed escape rooms. Exit Games by Kosmos are the closest we can get to the authentic in-person experience right now. Exit Games by Kosmos are the closest we can get to the authentic in-person experience right now. Need help on your board game?

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MARCH 9, 2020

When board gamers need a game to mercilessly mock , they look no further than Monopoly. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Monopoly is a bad game, but have a little respect. This is a critical element of good game design.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Escape Rooms will make you a better board game designer. With this in mind, here are six reasons I believe that Escape Rooms will make you a better board game designer. Escape Rooms are master classes in theme.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

It has been given the modern board game polish, though, with adorably cutesy art of Greek gods, and an incredibly photogenic set of stackable plastic components. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Physical game presence counts for a lot.

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Starloop Studios

MAY 14, 2024

At Starloop Studios, we’re dedicated to leveraging these trends to enhance our gaming projects and ensure the best user experience. Here's a deep dive into the current mobile game [.] The post What Every Developer Needs to Know About Mobile Game Design Trends appeared first on Starloop Studios.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If you’re a student and you have an interest in game development as a career, you should absolutely look into these. Internships are a great way to earn some experience in a professional environment and to get mentorship from those of us in the trenches. This is part 2 of this year’s internship roundup. Click here for part 1 ].

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

When I was a neophyte game developer, I found an excellent article by Wizards of the Coast, creators of Magic: the Gathering , called Ten Things Every Game Needs. This two-part article was so influential in my initial design of War Co. This two-part article was so influential in my initial design of War Co.

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Game Development for Beginners

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The art of game design is not merely the work of idle hands; it’s a complex blend of psychology, engineering, storytelling, and mathematics. Creating a game, whether a physical board game or a digital app, requires understanding the elements that capture attention, fuel excitement, and make an experience memorable.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

It is also a smashing success of a game – so let’s talk about why that is. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Take note, aspiring game designers! This is arguably one of the worst feelings that a game can give you.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

No matter how you feel about it, there is a lot that new board game designers can learn from it. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. In my opinion, pacing is one of the most underrated aspects of board game design.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Indeed, on the Pangea Games Facebook group where we regularly give away free board games, Root has by far the most popular prize we’ve ever given away (all three times we’ve done it)! Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

For these reasons and more, we’re going to dive into Ticket to Ride and talk about what new board game designers can learn from this 15-year-old game. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Games need stakes to be satisfying.

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DameDev.tv

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There are some game design elements you don't want to forget, because if you miss them, your game could lack the polish it needs. courses, for beginners, who are getting into game development. The Complete C# Unity Game Developer 2D Online Course! Start your game engines! Gamedev 2).

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Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Why You Can’t Objectively Build Great Games Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com I was reading a piece over on Game Developer that gave me pause for a second about whether this is what game design at the AAA level is about now — focusing on analytics and trying to “math” the perfect … The post Why You Can’t Objectively (..)

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JANUARY 27, 2020

It has since remained a hot game on Board Game Geek and a perennial favorite in Pangea Games board game giveaways! So with that in mind, what can we learn from this award-winning board game with a silly name? Need help on your board game? It’s absurd and you can’t help but smile at it.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Twilight Imperium is among the greatest board games of all time according to BoardGameGeek. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. No two games should be the same. Within that notoriously hard-to-please community, it holds a staggering 8.7/10

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. In it, I talk about why I love Pandemic for introducing me to hobby games and why I find its take on cooperative gameplay particularly effective. Photo taken by Jana Reifegerste and posted on Flickr.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Catan was the first major hobby board game to come into existence. Even 24 years later, we can still look back at this game and learn lessons from it. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. A lot of games have come and gone and Catan endures.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Ever since then, Paladins of the West Kingdom has been on the Board Game Geek Hotness list nearly every time I’ve checked. For this reason, we are going to dig into what makes this game so successful. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

With the discussions over the use of AI in game development raging on, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen , Lead VFX Artist at Mainframe Industries and founder of Dinosaurs Are Better , spends his spare time to see what all the fuss really is about. AI affects game design The project’s trajectory shifted with the integration of AI tools.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I consider this to really valuable for learning game design simply because there is so much going on. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Terraforming Mars is a game where each player acts as a corporation trying to, well, terraform Mars.

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