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At Tutsplus.com – A Beginner’s Guide to Level Design

Mike Stout January 26, 2016 At Tutsplus.com – A Beginner’s Guide to Level Design2016-10-08T10:55:15-07:00 Blogs 1 Comment

Today, Tutsplus published an article I've been working on for a few months: A Beginner's Guide to Level Design The article describes my process for designing levels, and as it…

Economy Balancing Models

Mike Stout November 3, 2015 Economy Balancing Models2016-10-08T10:54:24-07:00 Patreon Blogs 6 Comments

When you have a game system that involves the player using loot to buy rewards, I usually start calling that system an "economy." (Note: This isn't how some people use the word,…

Episode 4 – Mark Stuart

Mike Stout October 31, 2015 Episode 4 – Mark Stuart2015-11-01T00:16:56-07:00 general advice, podcast, and VR No Comment

Mike interviews Insomniac Lead Designer Mark Stuart. Patreon Credits As always, these articles wouldn’t be possible without my supporters on Patreon: (): Champions Petrov Neutrino Guardians Evine Aidan Price Martin…

October 2015 Patreon Q&A #2

Mike Stout October 31, 2015 October 2015 Patreon Q&A #22015-10-31T13:59:50-07:00 Q&A No Comment

Mikes second monthly Patreon Q&A for October. 0:20 - How to communicate with players 0:50 - User testing 1:50 - Other types of feedback 3:10 - Users want everything to…

October 2015 Patreon Q&A #1

Mike 'Dodger' Stout October 18, 2015 October 2015 Patreon Q&A #12015-10-31T13:51:54-07:00 Q&A No Comment

In this chat, Mike talks about Development Hell and what playing games is like as a game developer. Patreon Credits As always, these articles wouldn’t be possible without my supporters…

September 2015 Patreon Q&A

Mike 'Dodger' Stout October 18, 2015 September 2015 Patreon Q&A2015-10-23T13:15:36-07:00 Q&A No Comment

Topics this time include "How Mike got into making games," "balancing economies like in Ratchet and Clank" Patreon Credits As always, these articles wouldn’t be possible without my supporters on…

Chen Diagrams

Mike Stout October 15, 2015 Chen Diagrams2016-01-18T20:10:55-07:00 Patreon Blogs No Comment

This picture does not match the content around it. It is merely here to give the impression that this article is not all about words. Stupid words! In my fourth…

The Other Side

Mike Stout October 2, 2015 The Other Side2015-10-15T16:19:11-07:00 Patreon Blogs 1 Comment

It was April, and things were still cold when I found myself in front of the offices of Insomniac Games' old offices, near Universal City Walk. I was on the…

Episode 3 – Guest: Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda

Mike Stout October 1, 2015 Episode 3 – Guest: Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda2015-10-18T20:23:58-07:00 big principle, game design, and podcast No Comment

Theme song: Straw Fields, by RoleMusic In this episode Mike talks with designer/writer Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda about a range of topics. Annie is currently co-owner of studio DoubleBear, whose…