Game Design Tutorial: Making Your Game by Breaking Your Game

Posted by Brice on November 18, 2009

In this game design tutorial, we discuss how you can use playtesting to find out what’s broken in your game and fix it — long before real players ever get a crack at it. Playtesting is one of the most important tools available to a game developer; ignore at your own risk!

Game Design Tutorial: Make Them Laugh, Make Them Cry

Posted by Brice on November 2, 2009

In this game design tutorial, we discuss how you can enrich your game by using story. By using character and plot development techniques, you can lengthen your game as well as give it that extra intrigue.

Game Design Tutorials: From Seconds to Hours of Gameplay

Posted by Brice on October 26, 2009

In this 5-minute Game Design Tutorial, we’re going to talk about how you can design your independent game title from the ground up, building on top of a simple game mechanic.  When done correctly, this can take your game from being a fun couple of seconds to a fun couple of  hours.

Have something you’d like to learn more about?  Leave a comment below, and be sure to check back next week for more Game Design Tutorials.