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Game Design

Discussing the art and science behind game creation

Game Design

Kirby’s Fun Core: A Delicate Balance of Experimentation

A study on the history of Kirby game design

Opinion

Playing and Rating Game Jam Games

What are game jams, and are there good games being made there?

Game Design

Deathloop and the Rise of New Genres

Ideas for a post-roguelike, post-battle royale decade

Game Design

Hitman is Not a Stealth Game

A deep dive into Hitman's design

Game Design

Crafting Rewarding Moments with Elden Ring

A game designer's analysis of Elden Ring's approach to player rewards

Game Design

Applying Usability Heuristics to Undertale

Exploring what Undertale can teach us about minimizing the user's memory load through the lens of the 10 usability heuristics

Game Design

Defining Free to Play Ethics

Coining the term “Player Friendly Design”

Game Design

Secrets in the Files: Epistolary Stories in Video Games

There’s a long literary tradition of telling stories through letters; here’s how it works in games

Game Design

The Illusion of Choice

Lessons from the Writing Excuses intensive course on writing for games

Game Design

How UX Breaks the Fourth Wall to Make Better Video Games

Exploring the role of UX in video games

Interview

Interview with Barry Johnson, Founder of Lillymo Games

How one man went from Mario Maker to a career in game design

Interview

An Interview with Colin Moriarty, Game Developer

From writing about games to making them; we present a behind-the-scenes look at Colin’s remarkable journey

Game Design

Prey Makes Choice Meaningful

Arkane’s “Prey” asks the player to live with the consequences of their decisions

Opinion

Courageous Game Design

Examining courage in one of gaming’s greatest stories