Randomness in Game Design

By GBGames, on September 29th, 2009%

Greg Costikyan gave a presentation at GDC Austin ’09 titled “Randomness: Blight or Bane?”.

It’s a long post to read, but I like how this one is actually readable. Most presentations end up online as slideshows only. Without the speaker there, the context of a slide is also missing, and it is hard to . . . → Read More: Randomness in Game Design

The American Gamer

By GBGames, on September 25th, 2009%

People like to analyze NPD statistics on console ownership, so feel free to pop on over to The Great American Gaming Landscape if you want to see what this past year can tell you about the American gamer.

Or I can spoil it for you. B-)

Over half of the population plays video games, . . . → Read More: The American Gamer

LD#15: Mineral Miner Post-mortem

By GBGames, on September 17th, 2009%

Ludum Dare #15 is over, and I already wrote that the results are in. Aside from placing well in Community, which shows how much I love participating in LD48, I also saw my overall ranking come in at around the 40 percentile. I was ranked #63, which sounds good, but there were a number of . . . → Read More: LD#15: Mineral Miner Post-mortem

LD#15 Results Are In!

By GBGames, on September 14th, 2009%

It’s 2 weeks later, and Ludum Dare #15 is officially over. The results are in, and I placed 5th…in the Community category. Unfortunately there was no food category this time around, or I could have gotten the gold in that one. B-)

Seriously, congratulations to the makers of the top ten overall entries! The #1 . . . → Read More: LD#15 Results Are In!