Category: Design

Sep 23 2019 September 23, 2019 September 21, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Game Designer Richard Rouse III

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/684115925-user-782123614-game-designer-richard-rouse-iii.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More Richard Rouse III calls in to talk about his new indie title, The Church in the Darkness, and treats us to some stories from his fantastic career including the…

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Sep 16 2019 September 16, 2019 September 16, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Legendary Game Designer David Fox

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/681315413-user-782123614-legendary-game-designer-david-fox.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More LucasArts Employee #3 himself, David Fox joins to talk about his fantastic career contributing to some of the most iconic graphic adventure games of our time, chasing the technology…

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Sep 02 2019 September 2, 2019 September 4, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Exception Game Developer Will Traxler

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/673942352-user-782123614-exception-game-developer-will-traxler.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More Will Traxler of Traxmaster Software discusses his new game, Exception, his first commercial release following years of solo development. Will shares insight into his unique post-launch mindset, his solution…

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Aug 04 2019 August 4, 2019 August 4, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

So You’ve Asked Someone to Work on Your Game for Free

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So You’ve Asked Someone to Work on Your Game for Exposure/Profit Sharing also links here. Hi, aspiring designer! If you’ve been sent to this page, there’s a good chance you asked someone–or maybe many people–to work on your game for free. “What’s wrong with that?” you may be asking yourself. “Why is everyone so angry?”…

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Jul 08 2019 July 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Things I Learned by Running a Game Jam

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This post is a recap of my experiences running this year’s Itch.io Jam for Kids, including a few things you may want to keep in mind if you’re ever in charge of a jam yourself. On or around June 18th, my four-year-old asked me to make him a video game about trains. This was actually…

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Jun 25 2019 June 25, 2019 June 25, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Planning and Prototyping a New Game

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This post is based on a suggestion from our Patreon Writers’ Room by patron Charlie Cox. In this post I aim to run readers through the process of planning out and beginning work on a game intended for commercial release. I aim to keep “fluff” to a minimum here, but I will provide context where…

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Jun 24 2019 June 24, 2019 July 29, 2019 1Comment by Todd Mitchell

The Games That Drove Me to Make My Own

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This post is based on a suggestion from our Patreon Writers’ Room by patron Charlie Cox. After the thousands of hours (and usually dollars) we’ve all invested in our game development pursuits, it helps to take opportunities to look back and reflect on (or resent) what we experienced much earlier in life that convinced us…

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May 28 2019 May 28, 2019 August 19, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Blake J. Harris, Author of Console Wars and The History of the Future

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/628221837-user-782123614-console-wars-and-the-history-of-the-future-author-blake-j-harris.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More To help us close out Season 2, Blake J. Harris makes a surprise appearance to reflect on his early life and career, the success of Console Wars and the…

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May 13 2019 May 13, 2019 August 19, 2019 1Comment by Todd Mitchell

Draw Distance Producer Kamil Krupiński

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http://media.blubrry.com/gamedevbreakdown/p/audio.voxnest.com/stream/3f0dde127c4a49dbbdb5dbe295347d0c/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/620207448-user-782123614-draw-distance-producer-kamil-krupinski.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS | More This show was a couple of firsts for the podcast: I think it was probably the first time we’ve had on an industry producer who wasn’t also responsible for…

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May 10 2019 May 10, 2019 May 11, 2019 NoComment by Todd Mitchell

Exclusive Footage of Ritual: Crown of Horns from the Creators of Serial Cleaner

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We’re excited to chat with the Draw Distance development team (formerly iFun4All), developers of the super entertaining stealth puzzle game Serial Cleaner, for an upcoming episode of the #GameDev Breakdown Podcast! The team very kindly gave us an early build of their new game, Ritual: Crown of Horns and set us loose to record gameplay…

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