Steve Mallory's Blog
Steve has worked in the game industry since October, 2003. In that time, he has worked as both Level Designer on titles such as "Bloodrayne 2", and "Aeon Flux" to game designer on such titles as "Ghostbusters: The Video Game", "Section 8", "Project Runway" and "Fun With Death". Steve is currently testing the waters in mobile development...
Expert Blogs
By giving Social Games depth using a classic and implied MMO and MUD structure, their market can more appeal to Core Gamers...
An analysis of the flaws that hold back a fascinating new RTS that appears sprung from the mind of Tom Clancy...
CastleVille and the evolution of player agency in Zynga's Social Games
The Push and Pull of Religion and Gameplay. Can these two disparate worlds be brought together?
Don't tell people how they should feel...
Can games have something to say without throwing it in your face?
Steve Mallory's Comments
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[Blog - 05/29/2012 - 01:13]
I tossed together a blog, ...
I tossed together a blog, but dismissed it, that I called 'The Mercutio Dilemma ', discussing the merits of crafting a narrative from the point of view of a notable, minor player. The example I used was, obviously, Mercutio from 'Romeo and Juliet '. As a character, he is memorable ...
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[Blog - 04/13/2012 - 10:06]
Once the kids are in ...
Once the kids are in bed, I 'll parse and change appropriately. r n r nI 'm flattered and enthused that you 've at least loaded my post. Thanks
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[Blog - 04/04/2012 - 05:13]
Don 't get me wrong, ...
Don 't get me wrong, I 'm feeling the Friction of the Game, but I also saw it coming from a lot further off than I did in, say, CityVille. r n r nIt 's been my experience with CastleVille that if your experience per session lowers as your level ...
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[Blog - 04/04/2012 - 10:18]
Great article. r n r ...
Great article. r n r nNot only is maneuver important, but also the subsequent axis of attack derived from the movement can make or brake a battle. Add maneuver and facing, and you can have a real compelling war game :
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[News - 02/24/2012 - 05:51]
Wow, spent way too many ...
Wow, spent way too many blog entries dancing around this particular discussion. r n r nHere 's the big revelation: r n r nGame Design Narrative Design r n r nBUT r n r nNarrative Story r n r nThere should be a crowbar separation there. Narrative is the structure, ...
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[Blog - 01/16/2012 - 12:22]
In order for character growth ...
In order for character growth to be meaningful, there have to be challenges that the player cannot surmount in the early game but can overcome in the late game. The real trick when it comes to providing challenges to the player early on that he cannot overcome is to do ...
