Right now I'm a Technical Game Designer at Gameloft Montreal.
Some of my projects are on www.raymodesign.com but I'm working on updating it right now. I've worked on some stuff since that hasn't gone up because I've been too busy actually making the things to make a website about the things, but hopefully soon.
"You can learn more about a person in an hour of play, than you can in a year of conversation."
The recent "Serious Games" movement has caused me some distress. This post is about why I think the term and the games themselves are unnecessary and counter-productive to making real progress.
Orcs Must Die was my surprise win of this year. I picked it up recently on Steam sale sort of expecting it to be a fairly generic tower defense but was blown away by the awesome arenas and constant slew of new traps and abilities. If you haven't played it, ...
@Adam: You're right when you say that this is happening and I admit in the post that I have seen it happening already, in some capacity at least. The examples you give are all great indie studios, but an important aspect of this is not just the games but the ...
This is something that actually sparked a massive debate in one of my design classes, so I've spent a lot of time considering it. This is such a massive topic that can be come at from so many angles, and I think there are two separate aspects of it that ...
