Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Cogmind generally has fewer such direct escape options, but teleport mechanics are out there, if an advanced tech not usually available until the late game. How about we add one, maybe using this new type of charging mechanism (described towards the end). Controlled Teleporting?

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Concepts Balance Terrain 52

Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

Why writing rules is different than other kinds of writing How to structure a rule book Making rule books clear and concise Your player’s first experience and your rule book Dealing with rule book skimmers Parting advice. Brandon: Both in consulting and in creating books, you’ve done quite a bit of writing.

Writing 130

Writing Games Mechanics Balance 130

Brand Game Development

JULY 17, 2017

The following excerpt is from Games Speak through Mechanics, Not Rules (Dev Diary: 04/28/17). If you strip out all the mechanics that put obstacles in your players’ path, what’s left? The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics you need to have a functioning game. That’s a mechanic. Chess tells a story.

Communications 130

Communications Game Developer Game Development Development 130

Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Google “list of board game mechanics.” Write the first draft of your rules. Write down what works and what doesn’t. Write a 100-150 word story for your game. Write down anything you find that doesn’t reinforce the story you want to tell. Write down what works and what doesn’t. Play alone, as all players.

Dev 130

Dev Writing Game Designer Game Design 130

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2023

Currently, our system is designed to address highly repetitive and mechanical content production problems, such as matching lip movements. It even helps writing the lines. Dao Si, AI Team Leader, at Nuverse is enthusiastic about the technology. He says it helps artists to free up their time and produce content more efficiently.

AI 194

AI Animation Animation NPC 194

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 6, 2023

“When we test the game, we get a lot of praise for the voice acting and the writing. They’ve developed a vertical slice of Mind Diver containing the core mechanics and two areas, offering around 1.5-2 And don’t get me wrong, I am very proud of both of those as well. As for the future, Indoor Sunglasses has ambitious plans.

Puzzle 245

Puzzle Games Asset Education 245

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Increasingly successful or growing games are delivering on that promise with character driven, typically short scenario form writing eerily similar to a Desperate Housewives episode. Hexasort with its new matching mechanic executed so well, is an industry darling. They start with a completely different promise.

Cutscenes 90

Cutscenes AI Content Mechanics 90

Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

Once acquired, players could use these characters in battles but also interact with them through messages and other in-game social mechanics. Fly High Regardless of genre, most anime-based titles are monetized through gacha mechanics. There are even some anime games that focus on sports, like Haikyu!!

Animation 130

Animation Animation Mobile Gaming Mobile 130

Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. At the time of writing, there are five special emotes in the game: Punch, Slide, Hug, and Banana. Tournament options in Stumble Guys.

Mobile 130

Mobile Mobile Mechanics Feature 130

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

When Ahmetcan isnt busy crafting and designing killer features, youll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. These games blur the lines between hypercasual simplicity and deeper, more engaging puzzle mechanics. Succeed in the market.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mechanics Tile Games 52

Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As I said last week , “rules regulate the way mechanics are implemented. A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.” Be direct when writing rules. Rules are how we implement game mechanics. Use Present Tense, Active Voice, Second Person.

Balance 130

Balance Games Communications Mechanics 130

Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As repeated in my Year 10 review , I’ve wanted to continue the recent several years’ trend of a higher ratio of game vs. non-game work, implying a lower relative amount of community-facing work, e.g. writing articles, streaming, hanging out discussing mechanics, etc. This year I have been very much back.

Beta 59

Beta Writing Content Feature 59

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It is true that games speak to players through gameplay – the core engine, mechanics, and rules. Dylan: This was our challenge in trying to flesh out appropriate mechanics for Seize the Bean’s wild and almost untame-able theme. I don’t ever want to proclaim this is more important than mechanics; it certainly is not.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Art Games Puzzle 130

Brand Game Development

AUGUST 7, 2017

” Created traffic mechanic. 3: Nixed the traffic mechanic. Implemented construction mechanic. 4: Reduced board crowding and fiddliness of construction mechanic. For Highways & Byways , it looked like this: 1: First version of the game. 2: Split roads into “hard” and “easy.”

Art 130

Art Mechanics Game Developer Game Development 130

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Once the core engine and mechanics are in place, board games can be dragged down by easy-to-fix but hard-to-identify issues. I’d racked up a few plays on version I-3 of Highways & Byways , but changing Event Card discard rules is a big mechanic change, so I reset the count to zero.

Point and Click 130

Point and Click Games Dev Mechanics 130

PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

” Inspired by the rising issue of pet abandonment, Cable wanted to write a script that demonstrates the complex and nuanced world of cat ownership. We wanted to have a mechanic to highlight that being a stray cat is not all fun and games. “We switched careers and went full-time into game development.”

Advertising 118

Advertising Writing Film Scripting 118

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2024

What started as a simple concept quickly turned into a game that challenges players with a mix of strategic depth and risk-reward mechanics. I used ChatGPT heavily while writing the backend Amazon service that handles the daily challenge.” I think we have a similar attitude about what ‘good game design’ is, mechanically.

Dev 104

Dev Development Mechanics Writing 104

Brand Game Development

APRIL 24, 2017

As I write this article, I’m going to assume this is your first board game, that neither your team members nor your publishing company are entered into the database, and that you have a Board Game Geek account. Use other listings as reference material when writing your description. No free text. No free text.

Games 130

Games Editing Data Code 130

The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 5, 2024

Alas, I feel compelled to write about it. It's a hard thing to write about. But I have a whole lot of my own personal skin in this game, and I've been writing and speaking on this exact topic for a long time. I've Been Writing About This For a Long Time Who the hell am I anyway? It's painful. Lost livelihoods. Lost homes.

Indy 116

Indy Writing Games Fighting 116

Brand Game Development

JULY 7, 2017

Themes create this story that make it easier for players to understand and interact with dry mechanics. Once I’ve got the core engine and mechanics of a game going, I like thinking of my game with various themes and seeing what fits. Re-theming is totally fine by me. After all, Highways & Byways is a gigantic map.

Communications 130

Communications Games Mechanics Point and Click 130

Brand Game Development

JULY 14, 2017

That is the basis from which the mechanics of the game are born. The mechanics and rules of the game are meant to capture the openness, spontaneity, and pleasant tension of travel. I’m not so married to my ideas that I won’t murder mechanics. That is where the theme came from. It paid off.

Art 130

Art Dev Mechanics Game Developer 130

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 29, 2024

So, what sets our game apart is its blend of authentic ’90s rally racing experience with modern gaming mechanics. Ultimately, we decided to create our custom physics engine, using NWH Wheel Collider as a base for collisions and writing every part of car physics from scratch.

Pixel 156

Pixel Racing Terrain Asset 156

Brand Game Development

AUGUST 6, 2018

You can’t protect mechanics, but you can definitely protect your brand name, lore, art, and other assets. You need to know how to write a contract. I won’t tell you exactly how to write a contract since that varies on where you live, what you’re doing, how many people are involved, and how much money is involved.

Games 130

Games Asset Writing Dev 130

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

When Ahmetcan isn’t busy crafting and designing killer features, you’ll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. These daily missions do more than just offer rewards; they serve as an "appointment mechanic" that encourages habitual engagement.

Puzzle 98

Puzzle Mechanics Feature Mobile 98

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

“It was all about puzzle design, analytical thinking, and understanding player agency and mechanics”, she says. ” Animation, writing and marketing are the three majors Simpson decided to take. My course covers writing and animating for games, which I enjoy. She explains, “It is really time-consuming.

Pixel 160

Pixel Art Animation Animation 160

Brand Game Development

JANUARY 25, 2021

In the meantime, clarify fuzzy parts where necessary, write down their feedback, and keep playing. Other people will play your game for the first time. They won’t understand the rules. Eventually, you’ll have to edit the rules until they help them learn. Other players are likely to use strategies you wouldn’t expect.

Playtesting 130

Playtesting Games Mechanics Editing 130

Cocos

JUNE 16, 2024

First time writing an article, feeling a bit rusty, haha. Here are some practical tips: Reorganize the Rendering Tree Without Affecting Logic: By decoupling the rendering tree from the game logic, you can achieve more flexible rendering without interfering with game mechanics. This allows for easier optimization and maintenance.

Culling 52

Culling Render Mechanics Writing 52

Cocos

JUNE 16, 2024

First time writing an article, feeling a bit rusty, haha. Here are some practical tips: Reorganize the Rendering Tree Without Affecting Logic: By decoupling the rendering tree from the game logic, you can achieve more flexible rendering without interfering with game mechanics. This allows for easier optimization and maintenance.

Culling 52

Culling Render Mechanics Writing 52

Cocos

JUNE 16, 2024

First time writing an article, feeling a bit rusty, haha. Here are some practical tips: Reorganize the Rendering Tree Without Affecting Logic: By decoupling the rendering tree from the game logic, you can achieve more flexible rendering without interfering with game mechanics. This allows for easier optimization and maintenance.

Culling 52

Culling Render Mechanics Writing 52

Brand Game Development

MAY 11, 2020

In this article, I’m not going to write about how to specifically word a pitch. ” I write about this in length in People are Weird, Markets are Weirder…Especially with Board Games. ” They pick themes they already like with mechanics they already like at price points at which they’ve previously purchased.

Games 130

Games Fantasy Writing Build 130

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

Similarities all around Beyond its look and feel, the gameplay mechanics found in Palworld also closely match those from other well-known games. The survival mechanics and in-game tasks draw on Rust. Beyond Pokémon, some of the creature designs are similar to those found in Dragon Quest.

Open World 104

Open World Mechanics Development Concepts 104

Game Design Aspect

JULY 10, 2020

In writing classes, students sometimes are asked to journal or write daily. Similarly, game design students may be asked to generate lists of game ideas or mechanics. This game enthusiast's site, Three Hundred Mechanics , is about coming up with novel game mechanics. Let me know in the comments!

Game Designer 52

Game Designer Game Design Mechanics Games 52

Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 11, 2018

Players were just getting used to the interface and mechanic and default responses threw people off sometimes. There used to be posts here - “excerpts” from a novel you have not been writing. And better yet, write more of those? Those were part of a daily writing exercise I used to do in the mornings.

Point and Click 130

Point and Click Writing Build Dev 130

PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We introduce new parts and mechanics in every new world, so you constantly have new experiences”, says Knop. “By Both Friedrich and Till will probably write their Masters Thesis about the process of making ABRISS.” That’s why there are no people or beings in Abriss. Nobody gets hurt!” They always give us feedback and ideas.

Build 104

Build Studios Mechanics Console 104

PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Evan Anthony: “Alternating between two timelines with such different visual designs, mechanics, and stories has been a real brain puzzle for us. ” “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.

Art 138

Art Graphics Games Puzzle 138

Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

one place I’ve encouraged surprise is the facedown card mechanic. Don’t just playtest it and refine the mechanics. If you can give your game a story, you build a whole world of context that draws patterns in the mechanics and the theme. In War Co. , Make it feel unique. This is the art for Spectrum in War Co.,

Game Designer 130

Game Designer Game Design Tile Games 130

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The gameplay mechanics and puzzles all came from the question ‘what fun things could we mess with inside a phone’. The creative process of the writing and narrative design was mainly back and forths between Lucie Robert (Lead Design) and myself. Compelling puzzles And so the team built the game around the story. Absolutely!

Puzzle 104

Puzzle Games Technology Code 104