Posts Tagged ‘designer’
Game Designers Actually Write?
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game design
Game Writers Aren’t the Only Developers Who Need Writing Skills
“Game designer” is an oft-misunderstood label that, like all labels, sometimes fails completely in describing the variety and depth of tasks tackled by the many talented people who fall into this bucket. Many times game consumers and friends have told me they thought game designers were [...]
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Game Design Tips from Jordan Mechner
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game design
Game design pointers don’t get any better than when they come from Jordan Mechner, the man who designed Prince of Persia, The Last Express, and one of the main reasons I became a game designer, the elegant and stylish Karateka.
Here’s his blog on story-based game design. Today I’m giving props to design tip #6: “The [...]
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A Game Job: Not for Everyone
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game writer
Do You Want a Job in the Game Industry?
Game jobs aren’t easy to land, and we get pretty regular inquiries about how to do just that for game writer, game designer, and other game industry jobs. The game industry is small, insular, and fiercely competitive. There are a lot of very smart people who would [...]
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Game Designer Hopefuls, Read This
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Game Design Competition at SWSW 2010
Game designer wannabes, this is your opportunity, but you’ve only got a few more hours.
The Screenburn at SXSW Game Design Competition deadline is today. This is a two-phase game design contest in which you file an entry first, and then a followup presentation if you’re picked as a semi-finalist. Nice [...]
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Brain Design Central: TED Talk on Brain Manipulation
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game design
Brain designer seems like a less interesting job than game designer, but it does have a certain ring to it. And let’s face it, your work is more likely to be described as “mind-blowing,” which is how I’d describe this TED talk from Rebecca Saxe, who studies the brain at the eponymous Saxelab at MIT.
The [...]
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Game artist: caught clipping
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A game artist goofup
A game artist has a hard life.
You spend years – nay, a lifetime – honing your skills and craft. You sketch incessantly, driven by your passion for visual expression. You paint, you sculpt, you design, you draft.
After your traditional art training, you pick up the digital tools of creation. Your fingers [...]
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Game design innovation… in today’s market?
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game design
I guess a few game designers were paying attention
The game design plaint that I most routinely dispense is doubtlessly one you’re familiar with. Game design is a dying craft. Publishers have forgotten what makes great games. Sequels are the spawn of Satan.
But maybe I was wrong.
A few fresh game design ideas are out and [...]
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