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Ted Brown's Blog
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Ted Brown [LinkedIn] is a founder and Game Director at The Ninja Baseball Company, an independent game studio based in Oregon and Texas. He also works as a creative consultant, and is currently booked as a writer on an unannounced game project.
Before this, he was a Lead Game Designer at Buzz Monkey Software, working with publishing giants like Activision, Electronic Arts, and Zynga, on titles ranging from Tony Hawk to Tomb Raider to FrontierVille.
He is a graduate of the Guildhall at SMU.
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Expert Blogs
Where Skyrim Massively Failed  |
| Posted by Ted Brown on Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST in
Game Design,
Console/PC
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| The mastery of craft on display in Skyrim's environment, characters, systems, and lore only serves to highlight how primitive its combat controls are. |
| Read More... | 34 Comments |
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Inside a Failing Kickstarter Campaign |
| Posted by Ted Brown on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:20:00 EDT in
Business,
Indie
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| A mid-mortem on a Kickstarter campaign for a promising project that is lagging far behind. |
| Read More... | 20 Comments |
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Building Indie Success |
| Posted by Ted Brown on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:35:00 EDT in
Business,
Indie
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| Going indie? This is a quick primer on some of the "fail" and "win" conditions you might encounter. |
| Read More... | 6 Comments |
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Minecraft and the 8-Bit Revival |
| Posted by Ted Brown on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EDT in
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| Could Minecraft signal a resurgence of old-school gaming made new? |
| Read More... | 18 Comments |
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Can Console Games Compete with 'Free'? |
| Posted by Ted Brown on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 EST in
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| Some people spend five hours a day watching television. They could be playing games, but how can we compete with free entertainment? |
| Read More... | 4 Comments |
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Ideas I Did Not Own |
| Posted by Ted Brown on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:53:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| A story about letting go of a game concept I believed was unique and original, and the happy results. This one is from way back in the memory vault, folks... 8-bit and CGA! |
| Read More... | 4 Comments |
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Ted Brown's Comments
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Comment In: Principles of an Indie Game Bottom Feeder [Feature - 02/09/2012 - 04:00]
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Jeff You are my hero. ... Jeff You are my hero. Seriously. |
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Comment In: Don't Tread on Spry Fox! [Blog - 01/30/2012 - 07:42]
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Thanks for outlining the details ... Thanks for outlining the details of this case, Tom. It's a good article to have on hand when trying to describe what is actionable, and what is merely the legal, re-use of an idea. |
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Comment In: Persuasive Games: What is a Game Bundle? [Feature - 01/19/2012 - 04:45]
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For me, it's hammered home ... For me, it's hammered home the concept of indie titles as consumable products, especially when the title takes a primitive game form platforming, for example , wraps it in novel aesthetics and garnishes with new mechanics. Maybe it'll be a new standard. But maybe it's just doomed to be Crystal ... |
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Comment In: Do Facebook games need scored reviews? [News - 01/13/2012 - 04:46]
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Games that are live such ... Games that are live such as MMOs Facebook games do deserve launch reviews, but should recognize that those are moments frozen in time. Unlike traditional retail games, online games are evolving over time, and the complex machinations of millions of people playing in the same system generates a new continuum ... |
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Comment In: Is Saving Video Game History A Waste Of Money? This Senator Thinks So [News - 12/22/2011 - 10:58]
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I once had the first ... I once had the first issue of Game Developer magazine, the one with Doom on the cover, I believe. Then I donated my entire collection to the Guildhall. Nintendo Fan Club magazine, Nintendo Power, GamePro, EGM... they dumped it all after I left. : |
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Comment In: Six Words About Casual Games [Blog - 12/14/2011 - 02:10]
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Good times Had fun. Thanks. ... Good times Had fun. Thanks. Next |
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