YouTube video by Game Design Skills

YouTube video by Game Design Skills

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And explain your design decisions when working with a team or during job interviews.

This guide discusses the three-act structure, how it’s used in storytelling generally, and how to apply it to video games.

This wiki will discuss the three-act structure, how it’s used in storytelling generally, and how it applies to video games more specifically.

Overview of the definition of "skill ceiling" and "skill floor," how the terms apply to various game genres, and how how to approach each concept when designing a game.

Worldbuilding overview covering how to create engaging, immersive game worlds where players want to invest their time and energy.

A definitive guide on the building blocks and strategies to market games with an emphasis on video games.​

Extensive guide covering what a video game boss is, how they look and act, their archetypes, which games they work with, and how to design a fulfilling boss battle (with the most common errors).

Nuanced overview of 2D game camera design for side-scroller games, covering key concepts, principles, player psychology, techniques, terminology, and practical solutions, with detailed examples from c...

For this cast, I sat down with Alexander Brazie, game designer and consultant, to talk about the lessons he's learned about game design working on games like...

In any game that has it, combat takes up much of the player’s time and attention.

There are over 3.5 billion people on earth who play video games as a form of entertainment, which is a medium that has outpaced almost every other form of

Depth is a positive quality attributed to games that are intellectually stimulating or complex. In this post, I aim to define depth in a way that is concrete

In this guide, I will go over why it's crucial to prototype any game idea, the different stages of prototyping in professional game productions, how to

In this guide, I will provide an overview of all the components of the different types of core gameplay loops, why they work, and how to practically create

In this guide, I will provide an A-to-Z overview of the practice of game balance in game design including definitions, misconceptions, methods, and tips.

The Funsmith Fireside Chats #7

An index of all of the post-mortems breaking down the lesson I've learn from major visible work I did back on my World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Ori and