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As I may have pointed out, I’m currently plowing through a bunch of my game design literature, primarily because these books have ended up in the “nice to have, I might use them as references but then end up never referencing them” part of my bookshelf. Jesse Schell's The Art of Game Design is such... Continue Reading →
It bugs me a bit that in the world of game development you still have to be EXCEPTIONAL! At least according to job ads. BE PASSIONATE! BE A ROCKSTAR! A NINJA! A UNICORN! (Strangely enough there’s nothing about cowboys or pirates. One would assume that with ninjas they would follow?) I’ve been trying hard to... Continue Reading →
I’m reading a book called Game Production & Development written by Erik Bethke. Bethke states on several occasions that crunch is a result of bad planning. I agree with that statement. Crunch IS a result of bad planning, in combination with feature creep and a lack of timely decisions. But crunch is also a result... Continue Reading →
I’m reading a book about game development and production. The book was published before Neverwinter Nights, meaning it is quite old by software development standards. What strikes me, though, is how little has changed when it comes to project management in the game dev world. We seem to be stuck 20 - 15 years ago.... Continue Reading →
This is a first impressions post about The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. You should know that I'm not playing The Witcher for pleasure. I play because I want to expand my game knowledge. The issue with The Witcher, for me, is that the game contains one of those stubbly, grupp McGrumpypants men that I... Continue Reading →
One of the most fun projects I’ve ever worked on was Oriboo for Movinto Fun. Oriboo is a console created for girls and teens intended to encourage movement and dancing. Jin Moen, who came up with the concept wanted to use choreography and dancing and integrating that into a console, and so Oriboo was born.... Continue Reading →
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