Worse Things Can Happen

I'm going to tell you a story. No worries, I will offset this story in a day or two with a less depressing story. My point is that even if you should, say, break the build, worse things can happen. Please approach this post in the spirit it is written, which is "I can't effing... Continue Reading →

Don’t Steal It Unless You Get It

I'm going to leave process for a little while to talk about gameplay or game mechanics as the young 'uns call it. I want to talk about game mechanics and stealing game mechanics because it's all too common in my line of work that people just try to copy mechanics, or by all means the... Continue Reading →

Processes and Framework – Part 2

Projects need structure for them to work. Different parts of the project may require different processes and workflows due to the way different disciplines work. Usually producers are not the top hiring priority of various game projects, but they should be. For each discipline, art, programming, level design, game design, UX design, UI design, character... Continue Reading →

Processes and Framwork – Part 1

I know that for some, just reading processes and framework makes them ill at ease and uncomfortable. Some individuals may even scoff. “Process? We don’t need no stinking process!” Maybe not. But you want one. Not just because it is the raison d’être for producers, but because it actually improves lives. It improves the time... Continue Reading →

Why are you a game dev?

I had an interesting conversation today at lunch with a couple of colleagues, and we spoke about a few things like women in game development and what could be done to change our current situation, such as mentorship programs, promotion paths and a simple thing like not saying “you guys” when speaking to a mixed... Continue Reading →

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