** Caveat – I am not a graphics person. What I say is from a game designer / Disaster Recovery / Computer Networking / Satellite Networking perspective *** CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black). So what? RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue…. again…. so what? Here is the very simple explain: […]
[Part 2 of 2] Play Testing – Hang On – Let’s Examine Prototyping More Play testing is the heart of game design. This may or may not be obvious but let me expand this a bit: Ideas are a dime a dozen. Brilliant ideas might be 15 cents a dozen – but are hardly worth […]
[Part 1 of 2] Play testing is crucial. That’s my point. LOTS of play testing. Ideas stay in “idealand” for a long time Let me explain this obvious thing – through my lens: I think up a game idea. I scribble the outline into my always handy Molskine or tap it into Evernote. The idea […]
Based on my dour prediction from the last post, I’m reminded that I sell myself short too often. I walked in to Crafter Con thinking that I had no games. I resolved to learn and play, making the best of things. Fortunately I arrived early. Of equal fortune, Jay Little interpreted the schedule the same […]
I’m a terrible blogger – as you can see by the frequency of the blog entries. However, at this point in time – based on the site stats – I’m most likely posting for a small group of bots based in China scanning the web for any weakness they can exploit. I console myself that […]