Game Design and Theory

what do you think makes a casual game popular?

Started by Doctor Shinobi with 24 comments, last by Aiursrage 14 years, 8 months ago

The Dungeon Master in Video Games?

Started by MrMorley with 14 comments, last by Storyyeller 14 years, 8 months ago

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Pacing Out A Lifetime

Started by Wavinator with 5 comments, last by Wavinator 14 years, 8 months ago

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Giving Players Option To Rename PCG

Started by Wavinator with 11 comments, last by Wavinator 14 years, 8 months ago

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Would an 8-direction based 2D game for a computer appeal?

Started by macgamemaker with 2 comments, last by Koobs 14 years, 8 months ago

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Do you want a deformable game world?

Started by Butabee with 10 comments, last by wodinoneeye 14 years, 8 months ago

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Can we please be more careful with our heirlooms! (RPG rant)

Started by guywithknife with 12 comments, last by BrianLarsen 14 years, 8 months ago

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How do you design a fighting game?

Started by FlaiseSaffron with 2 comments, last by YoYoFreakCJ 14 years, 8 months ago

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Less Desirable Gameplay on Purpose?

Started by Wavinator with 14 comments, last by Wavinator 14 years, 8 months ago

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questing pack mule concept

Started by Tntricker with 3 comments, last by Koobs 14 years, 8 months ago

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Negative effects of player rankings in an MMO?

Started by NateDog with 3 comments, last by NateDog 14 years, 8 months ago

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Hot Tip - Working Title for my new game design

Started by TarickTDS with 14 comments, last by Iron Chef Carnage 14 years, 8 months ago

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Please analyze, critique, help improve my resource trading scheme

Started by NateDog with 4 comments, last by NateDog 14 years, 8 months ago

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Achievements, how much is too much?

Started by agoaj with 8 comments, last by MrBob 14 years, 8 months ago

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Idea for a new, "game"?

Started by travis99 with 16 comments, last by Tom Sloper 14 years, 8 months ago

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Blocking

Started by Alatar with 3 comments, last by Portugal Stew 14 years, 8 months ago

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Ideas for games

Started by Malvado with 9 comments, last by Fun Spark 14 years, 8 months ago

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Help me with the visualisation of emotion/mood/reaction

Started by Ashaman73 with 11 comments, last by Ashaman73 14 years, 8 months ago

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One Hour Free of Charge Motion Capture for Game developers

Started by Buddhi with -1 comments, last by Buddhi 14 years, 8 months ago

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Thoughts about respawns in RPGs

Started by Bearhugger with 3 comments, last by Ashaman73 14 years, 8 months ago

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Combo based spell system

Started by klefebz with 3 comments, last by Tntricker 14 years, 8 months ago

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I need examples of good/bad genre hybrids

Started by saxmo with -1 comments, last by saxmo 14 years, 8 months ago

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Introducing 'known' characters. or 'known' unknowns.

Started by lithos with 1 comment, last by KulSeran 14 years, 8 months ago

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Precognition/time magic gameplay design?

Started by sunandshadow with 16 comments, last by daveodonoghue 14 years, 8 months ago

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Does a game have to have a story arc?

Started by electron_theory with 1 comment, last by electron_theory 14 years, 8 months ago

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showing health cleanly

Started by zedz with 9 comments, last by freeworld 14 years, 8 months ago

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Good examples of minigames in MMOs?

Started by sunandshadow 14 years, 8 months ago

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Interactions That Convey Ideas

Started by Wavinator with 3 comments, last by swiftcoder 14 years, 8 months ago

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Planets that Build and Explore Themselves

Started by Wavinator with 7 comments, last by Wavinator 14 years, 8 months ago

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