Game development curriculums around the world—especially ones that teach game design—tend to focus on what’s fun for the students rather than on what they need to know to do the job. Rapid in-engine prototyping, short projects, high level game design theory, boardgame development, etc. But focusing on the fun stuff sometimes means you forget what’sContinue reading “Devs Just Want to Have Fun”
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Gamifying the Faustian Bargain
I started playing boardgames when I was nine or ten, and whether writing rules for role-playing games or adding necromancy spells to HeroQuest, I explored the making of games almost from day one. My fate had been sealed. Fast forward to adulthood through a brief stint as a journalist, a couple of “real” jobs, andContinue reading “Gamifying the Faustian Bargain”
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