Tomb of the Snake King
My kids and I made a game for a Game Jam this weekend, which had a theme of "It Never Ends". My youngest daughter (age 12) created all the art…[...]
Regency Royale
In late 2019, just before the Covid thing, I was working on a game design document for a real time tactics video game with the working title of "Regency Royale".…[...]
Games Development Seminar – Belfast, 14th Sept
Last chance to register for a games technology development seminar here in Belfast. Wed, 14 September from 10:00 to 12:00 at Radisson Blu, Gasworks, Belfast The speaker is Paul Durrant,…[...]
Game Prototype development quote needed
I'm looking for a prototype of a RTS game on iOS developed. Just a single level, basic graphics. 2D sprites on 3D isometric plane. Happy for it to be done…[...]
Indies on the Mac
From the Oddlabs blog: Many game developers, indie or not, view the Mac as a freak that no one cares for or wants to be associated with. They look at…[...]
Although they are developed in software, games are not software
The title of this post is from this article: You Need $100,000. Users relate to them differently. Immersion matters. Balance matters. Drawing people into the world of the game in…[...]
Skirmish MP
Following on from my last post, I would posit that there is something missing from MP RTS (Multi Player Real Time Strategy) games and that would be the lack of…[...]
Most RTS single player modes suck…
Josh Bycer writes: Honestly, most RTS single player modes... suck. The reason is that designers try to use it to teach the player about multiplayer which doesn't work, as an…[...]
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Great videos from the launch team here. Described as a Tower Offense game, it certainly adds a different flavour to the stock re-runs of tower defense games (like Plants vs…[...]
Digital Games can be Social Experiences
Professor Mark Durkin from the University of Ulster suggested: "For customers, the constant and often simultaneous use of laptop, MP3 player, smart phone and TV, especially by our young people,…[...]
NO, HUMAN
Simple premise. 50 levels of fun. (iTunes link)[...]
SyncNI: Exclusive on Galactic Racer by WeeMan Studios
NI-based game development studio, Wee Man Studios just gave SyncNI an exclusive on Galactic Racer! Click through the graphic for the exclusive. Due for release, later this quarter.[...]
Once, Twice, Three Times a Detective
Dolgion Chuluunbaatar of Gamasutra writes about non-linear adventure games: As I was on vacation, I picked up my sister's copy of Sherlock Holmes stories, and quickly I got caught up…[...]
Games in Education
I believe that my playing of games has contributed positively to my development as an individual. Traditionally advocacy for gaming has included the development of teamwork and leadership skills, understanding…[...]
BLOC54 – GameStorming
Equally useful for the development of tabletop game ideas, this method was used tonight to brainstorm some ideas for videogames in our local game development cluster.[...]
The Fun Theory
When designing games I tend to think about what will make the game more 'sticky'. At the start, I can usually enthuse someone about a game by talking to them…[...]