D.I.C.E Summit 2019 confirmed for February 11 – February 13
The Annual D.I.C.E Summit for 2019 will commence on February 11 – February 13 at a new venue, the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Submissions are also now…
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GAMEOLOGY – Make it or Break it #2 – Bisector, Boolean Bash, Bribery Race
GAMEOLOGY is a series where indie game developer Attila and game player/writer Mat discuss various topics related to making and playing games. The Make it or Break it episodes look…
GAMEOLOGY – Experience and Leveling
GAMEOLOGY is an ongoing video/written discussion of game design hosted by Mathew Falvai (me) and game developer Attila “Gabriel” Branyiczky. This week Attila and myself looked at experience and leveling systems in games.…
New GAMEOLOGY series: Make it or Break it
GAMEOLOGY is an audio/video series where myself and Attila the game dev take a deep dive into an element of video games. One episode might discuss movement, the other Loot…
GAMEOLOGY – Modding
Modding is a wonderful niche in the gaming industry. They range from small cosmetic or rule tweaks, to full on repurposes of an engine creating an entirely new gameplay experience.…
GAMEOLOGY – Should microtrans and loot boxes be regulated?
Microtransactions, loot boxes, and other practices are used by the most profitable games in the industry. But many of these tactics can be considered predatory and manipulative. Psychological tricks are…
GAMEOLOGY – Console Generations, Pros and Cons of PS4 Pro and XB1X
The Xbox One X and PS4 Pro have altered the long-standing tradition of console generations. Is it a one-off? Will we see small jumps in between traditional generation upgrades? Or…
Gameology – Crunch Time
‘Crunch’ is simultaneously a dirty word while still widely accepted as the industry norm. It denotes the ludicrously excessive hours game developers are often forced to work as a project…
GAMEOLOGY – Where do I go, What do I do
In this GAMEOLOGY episode we discussed ‘signposting’, or the act of telling the player where to go and what to do. Earlier era games are often criticized for dumping the…
GAMEOLOGY 22 – Board Game Accessibility
The worst part of every board game is learning to play. The group is assembled and ready for fun, but before anything interesting can happen, we must all listen to…