We are awfully reactionary and conservative as an industry compared to other tech industries. To be honest, I’d like to know why we’re so slow to adapt to new ways of doing things and why we’re not able to make them stick if we do try out new methods and ways of working. Do you... Continue Reading →
Witcher vs Assassin
I’ve been playing The Witcher 3 in parallel with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for a little while and while they’re basically the same game - roam around the world, do missions, progress your character, some of the differences are striking, especially considering all the awards that The Witcher 3 has won. My feeling is that sometimes... Continue Reading →
Hur elak är jag?/ How Mean Am I?
I'll post this in both English and Swedish. English version after the Swedish. Svenska I mer än 15 år har jag recenserat spel i olika former. Jag är dessutom en speldesigner, så jag skapar spel professionellt också. Jag spelar dem provat och jag recenserar dem för en tidning som ges ut av en vän. Under... Continue Reading →
Game Dev Heroines – Emily Taylor
Emily is a level designer (probably lead, senior or principal by now. Probably all three.) She’s one of the most competent level designers I’ve worked with. Emily does her work in the shadows. Not many people know about her as a designer outside of the games industry - I think? - but her skill and... Continue Reading →
A Few Thoughts on Jesse Schell’s The Art of Game Design
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 →
This Year
This year started with me back in Sweden. I left my old workplace, not because I wanted to, but because I was more or less pushed out by a few people who didn’t want me to stay, or maybe more accurately - wanted someone else to have the job I had. It’s possible I was... Continue Reading →