EVENTS FOR GAME DESIGNERS 2015
THIS POST IS A RESOURCE FOR DESIGNERS AND GAMEMAKERS LOOKING FOR EVENTS TO: PLAYTEST GAMES IMPROVE DESIGN SKILLS MAKE CONNECTIONS IN THE INDUSTRY GET FACE TIME WITH PROSPECTIVE PUBLISHERS…
THIS POST IS A RESOURCE FOR DESIGNERS AND GAMEMAKERS LOOKING FOR EVENTS TO: PLAYTEST GAMES IMPROVE DESIGN SKILLS MAKE CONNECTIONS IN THE INDUSTRY GET FACE TIME WITH PROSPECTIVE PUBLISHERS…
Part 3 of a 3 part series on the DFWNN Design competition – perspectives from two League of Gamemakers design teams! Here’s a link to Part 1 and Part 2. — The submissions…
Part 2 of a 3 part series on the DFWNN Design competition – perspectives from two League of Gamemakers design teams! — We are two weeks into the DFW Nerd Night…
It’s not easy standing out as a mash-up game. Mark and I have been testing and demoing our flagship game Zerpang! since 2006. Back then, we were Catan-casual gamers and had no…
Part 1 of a 3 part series on the DFWNN Design competition – perspectives from two League of Gamemakers design teams! — Debate has been lively here at the League…
“EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE FOR A WHILE. I THOUGHT I HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL. BUT WHEN I STARTED SENSING THAT, DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS, THINGS JUST COULDN’T COME TOGETHER, I…
When do you know it’s time to shelve a game you’ve been developing? See what the members of the league say and share your own thoughts below in the comments!…
WHAT 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…
Guest Post by Jasmine Davis. Jasmine Davis is a writer and game designer in Pittsburgh, PA. You can find Jasmine’s own thoughts on her website, read her thoughts on other people’s games…
(This is the first post on the League by designer Seth Jaffee. For those who are new to “sedjtroll,” Seth is a self-described “Structural Engineer, Board Game Designer, Ultimate Frisbee…