Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Joshua Dallman's Blogs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:34:28 EST en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) Social is the Platform: A Designer's Perspective - by Joshua Dallman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaDallman/20100311/4644/Social_is_the_Platform_A_Designers_Perspective.php Game Design A discussion on the design shift required to move from traditional thinking about new platforms to the new platform of social games. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaDallman/20100311/4644/Social_is_the_Platform_A_Designers_Perspective.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:21:00 EST Designer Postmortem: Porting Marble Blast from XBLA to iPhone - by Joshua Dallman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaDallman/20090517/1389/Designer_Postmortem_Porting_Marble_Blast_from_XBLA_to_iPhone.php Game Design This is the designer's postmortem for Marble Blast Mobile and discusses the game design considerations and challenges that went into porting the XBLA hit game onto the iPhone platform. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaDallman/20090517/1389/Designer_Postmortem_Porting_Marble_Blast_from_XBLA_to_iPhone.php Sun, 17 May 2009 06:20:00 EDT Game Design in South Africa - by Joshua Dallman http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaDallman/20090321/953/Game_Design_in_South_Africa.php Game Design Yesterday I returned home from six months as a game designer in South Africa. I went there looking for job experience, not outback safari adventure, though got both. However, this isn't a travelogue, but an analysis of the game industry in South Africa. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaDallman/20090321/953/Game_Design_in_South_Africa.php Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:25:00 EDT