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I’m spending #christmas alone for the first time ever as I caught #covid earlier this week. I’d love to hear any advice for solo...

I’m spending #christmas alone for the first time ever as I caught #covid earlier this week. I’d love to hear any advice for solo festivities and/or games on the switch that either celebrate this season or are cozy escapes!
Merry Yuletide everyone! 💚

https://twitter.com/wraithkal and https://www.wraithkal.com/ , I don’t think he has mastodon hence spreading the word over here 😊

https://twitter.com/wraithkal and https://www.wraithkal.com/ , I don’t think he has mastodon hence spreading the word over here 😊

Wraithkal on twitter has created ‘House of LGBTQ’ on Steam- a curated collection of games with LGBTQ+ representation. Currently there...

Wraithkal on twitter has created ‘House of LGBTQ’ on Steam- a curated collection of games with LGBTQ+ representation. Currently there are over 100 in there, and he’s looking for some festive ones to add this month. I thoroughly recommend using it, so check them out or send a recommendation his way and keep building it up as a queer catalogue 🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42729855-house-of-lgbtq/

A fantastically granular article on how to design puzzles for your game! 🧩 puzzles vs problems🧩 marrying puzzles with theme🧩...

A fantastically granular article on how to design puzzles for your game!
🧩 puzzles vs problems
🧩 marrying puzzles with theme
🧩 generating puzzles based on your game’s systems or environment
🧩 puzzle pitfalls to avoid
Download the free pdf here and flip to page 50: https://wireframe.raspberrypi.com/issues/65

I just came across the #IndieGame ‘You Don’t Look Sick’. It’s a resource-management game revolving around balancing your energy,...

I just came across the #IndieGame ‘You Don’t Look Sick’. It’s a resource-management game revolving around balancing your energy, wants and needs when you have a hidden #Disability . It’s part of a thesis project and sounds like a promising way of introducing abled people to a general idea of life with #ChronicIllness , and of encouraging understanding and empathy.
A vertical slice is available to play on #itchio (https://brydoescode.itch.io/you-dont-look-sick).
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Next week there’s a free online workshop on the effect of a game’s diversity on impact and engagement. Specifically, the blurb refers to...

Next week there’s a free online workshop on the effect of a game’s diversity on impact and engagement. Specifically, the blurb refers to optimising a game’s potential to be a tool for learning and change. I’ve just booked my place!
It’s run by the mental health charity Take This. Here’s the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/465405619737
There are other dates in January if you can’t make it next week. I’ll also share my notes afterwards.
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Includes a fantastically granular article on how to design puzzles! 🧩 puzzles vs problems🧩 marrying puzzles with theme🧩 generating...

Includes a fantastically granular article on how to design puzzles!
🧩 puzzles vs problems
🧩 marrying puzzles with theme
🧩 generating puzzles based on your game’s systems or environment
🧩 puzzle pitfalls to avoid

https://wireframe.raspberrypi.com/issues/65 for a free pdf

Pros of this method:🎉 regular victories🎉 smaller, manageable tasks🎉 realistic, grounded goalsCons of this method:⚠️ beware of a...

Pros of this method:
🎉 regular victories
🎉 smaller, manageable tasks
🎉 realistic, grounded goals

Cons of this method:
⚠️ beware of a weaker overarching story. I asked Dave for his advice: make the connection a recurring item/character that you learn more about in each module, and those learning culminate in the ‘finale’.

I hope that summary is helpful. It was my first time going to AdventureX and I really enjoyed it! Everyone was so friendly. Hopefully see you there next year 😊

Modular Design in a Blackwell Game (‘B’)🧩 focus on the modules first (B: the ghost stories)🧩 find the connection between them (B:...

Modular Design in a Blackwell Game (‘B’)
🧩 focus on the modules first (B: the ghost stories)
🧩 find the connection between them (B: characters that are subconsciously sabotaging their own happiness)
🧩 turn that connection into the theme of the game
🧩 go back + edit the modules to reinforce the theme
🧩 create an overarching story that ties it all together e.g. a villain that embodies the theme (B: a villain that deliberately makes people miserable for his own gain- a kind of “spiritual vampire”)

At #advx22 this year, Dave Gilbert gave an insightful talk on modular design. Over the pandemic, he analysed and deconstructed his previous...

At #advx22 this year, Dave Gilbert gave an insightful talk on modular design. Over the pandemic, he analysed and deconstructed his previous game design & development process after finding himself in a rut. This helped him to get his groove back, and maybe this talk can help the rest of us too!
Watch it on Twitch here (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1649152062) and find my key takeaways below:

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Tips to give agency & reward mastery✅ insert opt-in challenges✅ can create themed modes (see Mass Effect) so players shape their...

Tips to give agency & reward mastery
✅ insert opt-in challenges
✅ can create themed modes (see Mass Effect) so players shape their experience e.g action (dialogue=cutscenes), story (easier combat)
[Meg: dovetails neatly with accessibility options eg Celeste, matter of framing!)

Tips on designing repetition with agency:
✅ insert variability
✅ create + convey multiple degrees of success
✅ consider what can be removed from successive rounds

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mlf_pXwYajE

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Key takeaways from ‘World Design for Different Player Types’ (GDC 2019) and took so many notes! If you haven’t seen it, here are the...

Key takeaways from ‘World Design for Different Player Types’ (GDC 2019) and took so many notes! If you haven’t seen it, here are the highlights ⬇️
Tips for quests to create ‘small worlds that feel big’ for immersion, creativity + achievement
✅ keep narrative easy to follow
✅ closure: 1 central problem in 1 zone
✅ show players’ effort matters eg environment change, unlock quests
✅ give meaning by tying back to main story
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