AI Game Design: The Shibumi Challenge
Shibumi (the game) is the subject of the Shibumi Challenge, an upcoming experiment in automated game design. The overall aim…
Soft Guerilla
Kyle Bean has created a series of “weapons made from harmless materials” for CUT magazine. These images have a playful…
Positional Game Design
JoelE recently posted some thoughts on “the differences in feel between Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2” which I found interesting,…
Landscape architecture and game design
“Landscape architecture … reminds me of how game design — not just spatial design, but the designs of rules and…
Difficulty Curves
Some thoughts on game balance, from a recent article by Adam Robert Thomas: In general, video games strive for a…
PRACTICE conference (Oct. 28-30)
“PRACTICE is an unprecedented gathering of professional game designers that takes a rigorous look at the ideas and methods of…
Anxiety Therapy and Video Games
“A team of students and faculty from Rochester Institute of Technology and St. John Fisher College is designing and building…
David Jaffe on following your passion
David Jaffe delivered the PAX Prime 2011 keynote address, recounting some of his experiences and sharing lessons learned in the…
Chain World
The 2011 Game Design Challenge: “Games as Religion”. And Jason Rohrer said: Let There Be Chain World. And Lo! There…
Use Game Mechanics to Reward Your Customers
“Countless start-ups are incorporating game-design strategies, hoping to eventually grow revenue off of consumer data, or by using a combination…