Category Archives: Game Dev

Will Wright on Education

Posted on March 13, 2007 by lion

Will Wright has some interesting things to say about education in a recent interview with Popular Science about Spore: And a lot of it also is… you know, some of the most effective education is failure-based, where you’re given a … Continue reading →

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New Job

Posted on February 28, 2007 by lion

The fine folks at Stormfront Studios have hired me to do character control and combat design on their new project which I will refer to as Ogre until it has been officially announced. I’m super excited to be working there … Continue reading →

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“Yomi” Fighting Card Game – First Public Play Test

Posted on August 28, 2006 by lion

Sirlin has announced a physical card game that we have been working on. It had its first public play test at this year’s Evolution Fighting Game Championships in Las Vegas. My involvement with this game began at GDC 2005 where … Continue reading →

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Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani leaves Namco

Posted on July 21, 2006 by lion

Iwatani-san, after nearly 30 year, is leaving Namco (where he designed Pac-Man, among other games) to teach at a university. Good luck Iwatani-san! I like this quote from the article: “For example, mental training games have become very popular lately,” … Continue reading →

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The responsibilities of a game designer

Posted on March 1, 2004 by lion

BACKDROP: Many people spend a large amount of their leisure time playing video games. Games, due to their immersive nature, can potentially be a more powerful form of media than film, literature, or television. By powerful I mean the capacity … Continue reading →

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