http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/posts/tags/development/page/1/ There is no road to good game design, but I have a compass, a canteen and a machete. en Vox Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:29:22 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss development http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/gamemaker-by-yoyo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/gamemaker-by-yoyo.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/gamemaker-by-yoyo.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:29:22 -0700 This is a pretty neat tool for prototyping or even making a fast, 2D game. It's called GameMaker and it's an amazing tool that can help with rapid prototyping. Check it out! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/gamemaker-by-yoyo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00fad68df98f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> development tools http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/interview-with-omega-fives-composer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/interview-with-omega-fives-composer.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/interview-with-omega-fives-composer.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 May 2008 21:05:53 -0700 Clicky, on Siliconera. Omega Five is an amazing feat. The graphics and sound are absolutely amazing, but they fit below XBLA's original 50 meg limit. Crazy huh? I've been wondering what kind of direction to give the audio guy. With art, I'm fami... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/interview-with-omega-fives-composer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00e398f77d200004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> development http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/oh-guilty-gear-you-teach-me-much.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/oh-guilty-gear-you-teach-me-much.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/oh-guilty-gear-you-teach-me-much.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 May 2008 00:44:01 -0700 Namely, the power of really simple techniques in sprite art. I've been trying my hand at doing sprites and going over board on selective outlining, manual anti-aliasing and just making a muddy mess. Guilty Gear does very little of this. It's a for... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/oh-guilty-gear-you-teach-me-much.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00f48d145c080001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> development art http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/balancing-work-styles.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/balancing-work-styles.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/balancing-work-styles.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 01 May 2008 00:49:42 -0700 Well, my indie project has me working with 2 very talented and different people. One fellow told me he's not very good at giving time estimates. The other needs hard, fast deadlines to get anything done. I haven't really thought of myself as much ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/balancing-work-styles.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00e398f551de0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> development http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/fix-xbla.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/fix-xbla.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/fix-xbla.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:09:24 -0700 Oh Xbox Live Arcade. You had so much promise which is now...I wouldn't say totally gone, but unless something drastic happens, all I can say is it *had* so much promise. I am an Xbox360 owner. I have purchased about 10 games on XBLA. I've tried ab... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/fix-xbla.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00f48ce815e80003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gaming rant development http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-the-prototype.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-the-prototype.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-the-prototype.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:26:46 -0700 I owe huge thanks to a friend of mine for helping me prototype my game. I thought I planned absolutely everything out. There are so many fine details my initial Game Design Document left out. Like movement speeds in pixels per second. My friend an... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-the-prototype.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00f48d064b150001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> development http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/unsung-hero-of-game-design-at-nintendo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/unsung-hero-of-game-design-at-nintendo.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/unsung-hero-of-game-design-at-nintendo.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:30:14 -0800 Interview with Super Mario Galaxy's director, Yoshiaki Koizumi. It seems as though in Japan, the director of a game is like the director of the movie. Highly responsible for all aspects of where the development goes. Where he or she points, the r... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/unsung-hero-of-game-design-at-nintendo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00e398d9af390004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> nintendo development console http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/whirlind-tour-of-whats-been-happening.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/whirlind-tour-of-whats-been-happening.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/whirlind-tour-of-whats-been-happening.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:34:38 -0800 I wanted to be better about posting here, but I haven't. For this I apologize. The Job Hunt Stats: Applications Sent = 23 Attempts at Using Network to get somewhere = 6 Interviews Held = 1 Phone Interview, 2 in-Person(outside industry position.) ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/whirlind-tour-of-whats-been-happening.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00e398c394550004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gaming development career http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/i-love-this-interview.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/i-love-this-interview.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/i-love-this-interview.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 May 2007 15:13:38 -0700 Yes, I know I have been blabbing quite a bit about Earth Defense Force. To me, it is a very important game; it shows that there's still people with sense out there in the industry. Takehiro Homma is some kind of ray of sunshine and he reassures me... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/i-love-this-interview.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00d4143905c13c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> design development console http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/do-it-yourself-gaming.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/do-it-yourself-gaming.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/do-it-yourself-gaming.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 May 2007 14:39:30 -0700 Got something you want to make? Surely you do! Everyone sure does at one point in time. I certainly do right now and last night, the 2 engineers I'm working with and I got a bunch of tools up and running. They already have their IDE of choice up,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomencounters.vox.com/library/post/do-it-yourself-gaming.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252287da549d00d41430af52685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> development