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• Game Design: Quest For the SideQuest

  
  Tales of the Rampant Coyote — Authority: 426
  Hmmm - so does Frayed Knights get a free pass or not? In general, I think the question game designers should ask themselves is: Is the thing youre asking the player character to do the most obvious, straightforward, or fastest way to solve the given problem? Asking the player to go downstairs and get a key for a ...
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• Magic Systems

  
  ProjectPerko — Authority: 110
  One of the reasons I like science fiction better than fantasy is because science fiction obeys its own rules and fantasy doesnt. With that bias in mind, lets talk about magic systems in games. Most magic systems in games are "prepackaged". You have spells, and they are basically treated the same as guns, grenades, ...
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• Video Game Design Degree

  
  Online Game Degree - Game Design Degree On Line — Authority: 118
  What is a Video Game Design Degree? Every year video games rake in an amazing $22 billion in sales. As a growing industry that is very much relevant to the entertainment industry of today, as well as tomorrow, it is a better time than ever to pursue a career in video game design. But many people find themselves ...
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• Silence Is Creepy

  
  GameProducer.Net — Authority: 128
  We’ve been packing our home (somebody should invent 7zip for physical objects as well) and today all gadgets except my computers left to the new place. My computer speakers left too. Television is gone. Radio too. Now… the creepy thing is that it’s pretty darn silent here. And it’s creepy. It’s amazing ...
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• Balancing MMORPGs

  
  VectorStorm Blog — Authority: 118
  There’s an interesting article over on tentonhammer.com about the method being used by the number-crunchers at Cryptic, for adjusting character stats when gaining levels in Champions Online.  I find this sort of behind-the-scenes view at the number crunching to be fascinating, and probably justifies my intentions ...
  2 days ago

• Game for children by programmingbids

  
  Pro Freelance Projects — Authority: 177
  Please see attached document. I need a computer game designing for children. It is based on a 2D version of a board game that is currently available. I want it to be available for use on interactive whiteboards in the classroom… (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: C/C++, Game Design)Go to SourcePost similar project
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• Now youre thinking with science.

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 738
  Ever wonder how the physics of Portals portals worked ? Or how Mario could walk on space rocks in Super Mario Galaxy ? Games Demystified seeks to answer these pressing questions, with code samples and working demos. Currently a feature on the game industry blog Gamasutra , Games Demystified has also covered ...
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• Degree in Game Design

  
  Online Game Degree - Game Design Degree On Line — Authority: 118
  Do you want to study a degree that not only give you a chance to earn a lot of money but to also be thoroughly entertained while doing so? If are into games, you will enjoy and benefit from a degree in game design. A degree in game design is the program to take if you want to be part of the multi-billion dollar gaming ...
  2 days ago

• Reiner Knizia’s Monumental (1.0)

  
  Worldalley.com - iPhone ipa, iPhone Games, iPhone applications — Authority: 161
  Reiner Knizia’s Monumental (1.0) Conlan Rios Category: Games Price: $1.99 Cracker: Hexhammer Application Description: ==================== YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS ==================== A hidden temple has been discovered! Will the Mayan gods be pleased with your progress or will you bring their wrath upon you like ...
  2 days ago

• Games for change

  
  ThinkingShift — Authority: 118
  So you know the next two weeks will be thin on the ground for me – I’ll be flat out like the proverbial lizard preparing for my KM study meeting in Taiwan, flying to Taiwan blah blah. I don’t want you to hit the Unsubscribe button though because I’ll be back with those long, raving and ranting posts I know ...
  3 days ago

• 60 Seconds to Fame Contest

  
  Emanuele Feronato — Authority: 420
  Once upon a time there was Flash Game Friday It was a Flash Game contest held by Mochimedia , and the staff awarded one game a week a $100 prize for being awesome. There were no other rules and no theme. It was simply the staff choosing something they really enjoyed. Now things changed. The original Flash Game ...
  3 days ago

• Games and Toys and Defeat Horizons

  
  Game Design is about Structure — Authority: 103
  I’ve continued playing Wesnoth and trying to figure out what it is that annoys me in the game. I think I’ve got at least a part of the answer here: the issue is that what we call “games” actually consists of two different types of interactive objects, and mistaking them for each other is a recipe for ...
  3 days ago

• Old School: Dungeon Quest Design

  
  Project Lore: World of Warcraft Videos and Guides Blog — Authority: 138
  I have been spending a substantial amount of time leveling a new toon since BlizzCon 2009 ’s Cataclysm announcements.  Like many players, I want to experience the aspects of vanilla WoW before they disappear into the digital abyss (maybe then Blizzard will setup a vanilla server cluster?).  And no, I am not ...
  3 days ago

• Flash game programmers/designers by metaphase

  
  Pro Freelance Projects — Authority: 177
  I am looking for someone who can work on 2 flash games that I have already got built one game needs some new graphics, the other needs some programming tweaks I know it is difficult to bid at this time, but please bid for your daily rate… (Budget: $30-250, [...]
  4 days ago

• Draw Up A Future With Video Game Design

  
  video game reviews — Authority: 142
  If there is one area that technology has enhanced by leaps and bounds it is the world of video game design. With stunning effects and graphics, video games are more popular than ever. Just when it seems they can’t get any better, something comes along that allows them to continue to amaze and astonish many with ...
  4 days ago

• Academy of Art University San Francisco

  
  Online Game Degree - Game Design Degree On Line — Authority: 118
  Academy of Art University San Francisco Quick Facts: The Academy of Art University San Francisco was founded in 1929, in San Fransisco, California. They are accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Students are regularly hired ...
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• Scott Jennings MMO interview prep

  
  Massively — Authority: 684
  Filed under: MMO industry , News items , Opinion It looks like Scott "Lum the Mad" Jennings started up a new column over at MMORPG.com granting players a rare peek behind the MMO industry curtain. His first article covers some of the things you can expect to be confronted with if you are ever lucky enough ...
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• The 20 best internet Flash games according to Telegraph

  
  Emanuele Feronato — Authority: 420
  Telegraph is one of the most popular sites in the United Kingdom and ranked 279 worldwide according to Alexa (better than USA Today), so we can say it’s a quite an authority. Some days ago it published an article about the best 20 Flash internet games . Do you expect another chart seeing Bloons at the top? Big ...
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• Happy Pipit 3rd Anniversary! Challenge

  
  mclelun.blog — Authority: 108
  Pipit, a local art and design community is going to celeberate it 3rd anniversary soon. In conjunction with its 3rd anniversary, the moderator of Pipit forum is organizing a design competition. Lets do pipit a favour! Let us all make a wishing card/painting/sculpting/ or anything you want to call it. – Pipit ...
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• EXP Podcast #50: In Search of Secrets

  
  Experience Points — Authority: 416
  Invisible coin blocks, hidden passages within a level, and obscure collectible trinkets are just a few of the conventions often turn games into digital Easter egg hunts. However, in a time when large numbers of gamers never even bother to finish a games main story mode, the reason behind the near-ubiquitous ...
  5 days ago

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