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Opinion: Let's revisit the big claims about blockchain games from 2022
Was there any merit to the earth-shaking claims made by the blockchain games crowd in 2022? Let's look back.
Dec. 15, 2022
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Player Empowerment as the Ultimate Success Criterion
A couple of weeks ago, I listed my success criteria as they relate to "player powered" games: aka "Immersive Simulations." This week, I talk about the first, and maybe most important of those criteria: Player Empowerment.
Dec. 10, 2022
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Marvel Snap's Agatha Harkness puts a whole new spin on deckbuilding
It was Agatha all along.
Dec. 9, 2022
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Here's why Beacon Pines' branching structure is brilliant
Beacon Pines' branching narrative makes the most out of dramatic irony.
Dec. 7, 2022
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Postmortem: My Hot Girlfriend
Lessons learned from making a tiny point and click adventure game in Unity and Yarn Spinner: about a temperature sensitive queer couple and a lot of sparkling water!
Dec. 3, 2022
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A Note from the New Editor-in-Chief
A quick note from Game Developer's new Editor-in-Chief, Danielle Riendeau!
Nov. 30, 2022
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Identity in trailers, cutscenes and cinematics (for the game music composer)
Emphasizing brand identity using game music - 3rd in an article series on music for trailers, cutscenes, and cinematics, by composer Winifred Phillips.
Nov. 19, 2022
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Op-ed: The problem with Somerville (or the fine art of telling me what to do)
Somerville is a beautiful title, but one that proves freedom can be a pitfall.
Nov. 16, 2022
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What does "player powered" mean? Knowing what success looks like and the importance of having a mission
Over the next few weeks, in a series of short posts, I'd like to tell you why I do what I do and why I think it's important or, at least as important as anything about games can be. Here's part one of the series.
Nov. 12, 2022
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Building a 21st Century AAA Studio in an Officeless World
"We’re hoping that by being one of the first fully-remote AAA studios we can help forge the standard as to what that can look like."
Nov. 10, 2022
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How To Avoid Creating the Next Digital Divide Through VR
The digital divide: where access to the internet, cost of devices, lack of broadband, lack of space for people of all walks of life has deleterious effects on their prosperity.
Oct. 25, 2022
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Designers: don't sleep on Marvel Snap's simultaneous turns
Marvel Snap shows that the ex-Hearthstone developers at Second Dinner can find new life in the collectible card game genre.
Oct. 21, 2022