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I’m a Designer, Level Designer and Writer, though currently that’s not my day job. I spend far more time than is healthy playing and thinking about games. More of my work can be found at my blog: http://gropingtheelephant.com/blog/
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Member Blogs
Framework for Systemic Storytelling, Part 2.  |
| Posted by Justin Keverne on Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:53:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| Developing on the initial concepts outlined in Part 1, it's time to add structure and look at some examples of what might be possible with systems based storytelling. |
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Framework for Systemic Storytelling, Part 1. |
| Posted by Justin Keverne on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:15:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| If we are to even consider systemic storytelling we need to leverage the strengths of games in a way that gets to the heart of what give stories their power, characters. |
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It all went horribly wrong... |
| Posted by Justin Keverne on Sat, 14 May 2011 06:03:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| Success in a game is often a matter of performing the same actions as everybody else; failure on the other hand is personal and unique. It's time to embrace that uniqueness. |
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The Cost of Killing. |
| Posted by Justin Keverne on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:27:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| What does it mean to kill a virtual character? I briefly look at the way killing is handled in Deus Ex, both from the perspective of the player and supporting NPCs. |
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Level Design Analysis: Deus Ex's Liberty Island - Part 1 |
| Posted by Justin Keverne on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:30:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| The first part of an in depth analysis of single player level design in Liberty Island, the first level of Deus Ex. |
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From Out Of The Shadows |
| Posted by Justin Keverne on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:34:00 EST in
Game Design
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| An examination of why stealth sections in games are generally poor, and what lessons can be learn from good stealth game design. |
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Comment In: Heavy Rain's Portrayal Of Female Lead Just Fine, Says De Fondaumiere [News - 11/21/2011 - 09:34]
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When the major scenes in ... When the major scenes in which your female protagonist appears are, a home invasion with implied sexual violence, a shower scene using camera angles very different to those used for the similar scene with a male protagonist , another scene of implied sexual violence, being strapped to a table about ... |
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Comment In: Do Arkham City’s Language Critics Have A Right To 'Bitch'? [News - 10/28/2011 - 04:40]
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When the female Doctor Harley ... When the female Doctor Harley Quinn kidnapped fails to help the Joker, she throws her from the balcony into a literal pit of male thugs who are all cheering and shouting with glee at the prospect of doing something to her. They then all, to a man, act incredible disappointed ... |
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Comment In: The Designer's Notebook: Passion Versus Professionalism [Feature - 10/25/2011 - 04:45]
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There's a difference between experience ... There's a difference between experience and professionalism, it's all about attitude. I've had a variety of jobs, from call centre work, to retail and warehousing, I've not had a particular passion for any of them, but I've approach each with a professional attitude. It's about being accountable and responsible and ... |
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Comment In: Framework for Systemic Storytelling, Part 1. [Blog - 06/02/2011 - 07:15]
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I'm using systemic in the ... I'm using systemic in the classic sense of being a system. These are individual parts, I deal with the whole a little more in the second part. |
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Comment In: Framework for Systemic Storytelling, Part 2. [Blog - 10/11/2011 - 02:53]
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If two characters are motivated ... If two characters are motivated to kill each other and the player or other characters do not act to stop them let them kill each other. The player doesn't need to witness such events but they should, like all other characters, be affected by the consequences. At the heart of ... |
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Comment In: Report: Square Enix To Increase Eidos Montreal Size To 680 Employees [News - 09/01/2011 - 03:31]
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The prior statements about smaller ... The prior statements about smaller teams and longer production schedules seem to clash with the idea of a 680 person studio. |
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