Game Development Great Game Design in the Wild: Tennis Drills ToddMitchell, May 17, 2022July 11, 2024 Good design entertains; great design teaches. Continue Reading
Game Development Weekly Round-Up: Godot Go Fast ToddMitchell, September 5, 2021July 11, 2024 Welcome creators! I want to say it right up front: this round-up is not usually going to be overwhelmingly focused on the Godot engine. Since I brought it up last weekend, however, the Little Open Source Engine Who Could (Maybe) surprised us all by jumping into the mainstream news. We’ll… Continue Reading
Game Development On Dreams and Design Iteration ToddMitchell, January 25, 2021July 11, 2024 An alternative philosophy to consider when projects and other collaborations break down, and a look at how Hasbro took a collection of imperfect classics and made them new. Continue Reading
Culture Playing Under Pressure with Weakest Link Contestant Spencer Scott ToddMitchell, November 9, 2020July 11, 2024 Weakest Link contestant Spencer Scott calls in ahead of his debut on NBC’s popular game show to talk about his experience, his mindset under pressure, and the early experiences in his life that may have helped set him on his path. We also take a look at the design of… Continue Reading
Game Development How Players Learn and How to Teach Them ToddMitchell, November 26, 2018July 11, 2024 It’s time for a mini-show full of things to know! I’ve sort of been bouncing catchphrases like that in my head for the better part of a day, and I’ve determined there are no good ones–but that may be the fever talking. I was in the throes of a full… Continue Reading
Game Development Checking In on Triple A with John Schiber ToddMitchell, April 6, 2018July 11, 2024 John Schiber returns and we talk about the highs and lows of the latest round of triple-A games. We also check in on our ongoing Unity game project and share a few more stories from GDC. Continue Reading
Game Development #GameDev Breakdown podcast – Looty Christmas ToddMitchell, December 29, 2017July 10, 2024 In our inaugural holiday show: Apple admits they’re slowing down your phone, they also led the charge in requiring transparency in the loot box process. StoryBundle has great books for gamers and devs on Christmas break, Steam has probably already pried your wallet open for the Winter Sale, and we… Continue Reading
Humor Absurd Christmas Game Design ToddMitchell, December 28, 2017July 10, 2024 Initially, we planned to make a Christmas game for the site. Nothing elaborate, we just wanted to put together something for friends and site visitors to toy with, so we could say happy holidays in our own special way. Turns out it was a lot easier to just say it… Continue Reading