Tales from the Trenches – Constraints

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In some cases constraints can feel limiting. When I look at my career and see how I’ve been limited by my gender, I get frustrated. At the same time I’ve been trying to work around it. I’ve battled outside limitations others have placed on me. The things I’ve learned while combatting those restraints include recognizing... Continue Reading →

2023-01-31 0

Tales from the Trenches – Troubled Times

An image of four suits from the game Anthem, hovering in front of a majestic landscape.

On occasion you will end up on projects that are nothing but trouble. What I mean by that is. That you’ll get to solve problem after problem after problem, and none of them will be easy to deal with. Some of them could have been avoided, but since it’s a troubled project, you won’t be... Continue Reading →

2022-11-10 0

Tales from the Trenches – Digging It

I'm trying to get through Jesse Schell's book "The Art of Game Design". One of the points he's making is that if you have a good basis for your game, a solid fundamental mechanic, you will also have a good game. This is (shockingly!) true. When I worked on Habbo Islands, a game created by... Continue Reading →

2022-11-08 0

Tales from the Trenches – Use states

This will probably be a short one, but it is nonetheless important. Here's a heartfelt request from someone working with UX and therefore also get to work on UIs. Use states in your game. As in have a combat state, an exploration state or whatever states you need in order to clearly differentiate between combat,... Continue Reading →

2021-09-17 0

Tales from the Trenches – Process

I used to be a producer. I also used to be a game designer. Now I’m a UX designer with the experiences of a game designer and a producer. I’m pretty sure there are producers at companies that I’ve worked that are supremely pissed at me because I ask for processes, reviews and accountability. I... Continue Reading →

2021-09-07 0

Tales from the Trenches – Localization

If you have a desire to annoy art directors, terrify UI artists and make producers sigh, I recommend mentioning localization. Loc is the process of translating your game into several languages, some which won’t use a Latin alphabet. Some which aren’t even read from left to right. Also every word costs to be translated, which... Continue Reading →

2021-08-22 1

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