Last week I began this two part article about the concept of difficulty in games. In part 1 (which you can find here) I looked at whether modern games were too easy, and some of the considerations designers should keep in mind regarding adding difficulty settings to their games. In this part I am instead…
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Hey everybody, as mentioned in last week’s post I had to move across the country this week, so I did not have time to write a new article this week. However, there should be a brand new article up at the regular time this Saturday, so keep an eye out for that. I will be…
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Magic: The Gathering (often simply referred to as Magic) is the oldest and most successful trading card game on the planet, and is one of the most successful tabletop games to ever exist. Magic, which was first released in 1993, has been around for over 25 years and is still going strong. It has millions…
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Game designers wear many hats. Depending on what type of company you work for and your position within that company, designers might have to be engineers, psychologists, graphic designers, executives, and so much more. A much less common role, but no less vital, is the role of economist or central banker. Virtual economies are becoming…
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Hey everyone! Last week I started a two-part article on maintaining player morale. Player morale, the feeling of confidence and enthusiasm that players have while playing the game, is a major factor in determining whether players will finish your game and want to play again. If you want players to keep coming back to your…
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Playing a game is an emotional activity. Whether is be a rush of excitement when you take down a difficult enemy, or a sense of dread as your omens tick up one by one and you wait for the haunt to begin, a good game should try to create strong feelings in its players. These…
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If you pay attention to news in the video game industry, you are probably already familiar with the current situation surrounding Riot Games. If you don’t, there are many articles already explaining the situation. For those who don’t want to read through any of those articles, the very brief recap is this: Riot games is…
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