Inorganic challenges can undermine other possible goals--narrative, atmospheric, social, etc. This post urges developers to reconsider the merit of focusing player interaction on the task of completing challenges--to allow play to occur "unchallenged."
Last week there was no post from me. The reason was that I was working on rebuilding my games review site (www.yetanotherreviewsite.co.uk). Take a look, you may like it!!
It's hard to deny indie gaming as a legitimate force in the industry. So why is it such a challenge to find a platform that delivers what so many small developers really need in order to flourish? Who will build the next developer promised land?
What standard does your studio use to judge leadership? What should you focus on to improve your leadership skills? How do two Nobel prize winners fit in?
A new console generation is finally arriving. In this article I take a look at what would make a console perfect for indie developers – from hardware to software, from Kickstarter support to age ratings.
Multiplayer games are restricting trade with increasing frequency. This reduces the cost of economic management, but it also means you lose valuable information. It also creates an opportunity for a new revenue stream.
Graphics have been good enough for years. That race is over. While everyone is chanting their voice controlled TV sets and better looking games, I believe what Oculus Rift & Omni are doing is the true next generation of games.
In my class at Full Sail we were asked the question, "Why be a designer?" Being a student who is striving to get into this industry I have wanted to start posting here on Gamasutra and thought I would share my answer with the community.
With new consoles being introduced this year, you can expect post-E3 hangovers to impact your team and studio management that contradict or even throw out your release plan.
A brief examination of a concept called Poeisis and how Indie games save technology through a revelation of the artist. The article uses a new game by HASHSTASH STUDIOS, called 'Circulets'
