Tag: job in game design
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Critical Mess 3 of 3: Simmer, then Serve
Previously on ‘Critical Mess’: we’ve been talking about how ideas for great videogames are conceived, and the benefits of thinking of games in simple terms before you rush out and take your first, over-complicated steps in making a game. Most recently, we looked at how each entry in the Zelda franchise maintains the core values…
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Critical Mess 2 of 3: Videogame Genesis & Reduction
Previously on ‘Critical Mess’: We talked about the need to master crawling before you try to sprint, let alone walk. I attempted to label the importance of making games that are more simple when you’re still learning how to make them. In this part of the trilogy we’ll look at a specific example of this…
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Critical Mess 1 of 3: Don’t Forget The Core, Gamers
(Or: “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love to Ask if Unsure”) Hello and welcome to this, the first in a trilogy of blogs I’m calling ‘Critical Mess’. Here, I’ll be looking at things that I think people interested in playing and/or making videogames should know – since I’m passionate about both of these…
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Whose Dream Job?
So there I am, sat in the audience of a talent show, hosted by the school that my Mum works at, where she proudly introduces me to a friend, who we shall call Rose1. As is common when small talk is made by people who simply can’t be bothered, Rose almost immediately asks me what…