The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made
Mark MajorA good designer can make something they love shine. A great designer can make something they hate shine. Now, this doesn’t mean you should go around making things you hate…
Mark MajorYou have a game. Maybe you made it, maybe you bought it, and you want to play it with someone else. When they ask you what kind of game it…
Mark MajorMany people think of graphic design as making things look pretty, but it is far more than that, and is an important aspect of anything that someone has to look…
Mark MajorWHAT IS DEFAULT DESIGN? Default design is a body of design choices, particularly thematic, that you don’t think about. You include them in your game design because they’re prevalent in other…
Mark MajorIt’s okay to create a game that’s just for you or your friends. But when thinking about sharing it with a wider audience (whether that’s approaching publishers or launching it…
Mark MajorMost conversations about theme and mechanics treat games as if those are the only two elements a game has. Some comments make it seem like there’s this linear scale with…
Mark MajorAs game designers, and even just as players, we often think and describe games by their mechanic. These are the gears of the game: the numbers we’re trying to balance…
