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Learning from other Media

Mike Stout September 24, 2015 Learning from other Media2015-12-27T23:45:32+00:00 Patreon Blogs No Comment
About five years ago or so, I felt like I needed to improve my game design skills, so I looked around to see what kind of books there were out…
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Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing

Mike Stout August 18, 2015 Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing2015-09-01T13:28:54+00:00 Patreon Blogs 2 Comments
Intro Like most things when it comes to video game design, I think of enemies in terms of: The Questions the enemy is asking players The Tools I need to…
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Trinity 8 – Paths

Mike Stout August 3, 2015 Trinity 8 – Paths2015-08-13T05:03:38+00:00 Patreon Blogs No Comment
Intro This is the latest in a series of articles I’m writing to describe the way I approach game design. The last installation was on “Ramps” – essentially a tool…
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