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Game Design and Theory
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Paper-based prototyping: simulating real time
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Game Design and Theory
Our Oculus Rift concept transformed to 2D (aiming for Steam Greenlight 2016)
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Food for aliens
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Acharis
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Do you remember a list of types of game designer?
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Real Time Strategy mechanics
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Norman Barrows
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Survival Game Elements
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Norman Barrows
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describing game objects in GDD
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Norman Barrows
9 years, 4 months ago
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Trap mechanics
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Mark Lock
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sunandshadow
9 years, 4 months ago
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Game to showcase sound design skills
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Valoon
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SondreDrakensson
9 years, 4 months ago
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Laws/edicts system for 4X
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Acharis
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Acharis
9 years, 4 months ago
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Abstract planetary infrastructure/industry
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4X, "imperial projects" mechanic
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Acharis
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suliman
9 years, 4 months ago
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Numeric puzzle game level design issue
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DifferentName
9 years, 5 months ago
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Neat Magic System
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powerneg
9 years, 5 months ago
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WW2 naval game, use faction-specific ships?
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suliman
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Norman Barrows
9 years, 5 months ago
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What at the core makes fighting games fun?
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Mincoder
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Elpyfo
9 years, 5 months ago
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Learning Game Design... how?
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Alpha_ProgDes
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EtheralFox
9 years, 5 months ago
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Is Age of Empires II 3D or 2D?
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rMimz
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lpswhuppy
9 years, 5 months ago
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Controls for fighting games?
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Mincoder
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Anthony Serrano
9 years, 5 months ago
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Game Design Doc Any good cyber punk rpg ideas
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Lost_Clone
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DanglinBob
9 years, 5 months ago
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Who put all these treasure chest here?
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Yoyanga
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Yoyanga
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Game Design Doc Help for a Horror Themed Game
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9 years, 5 months ago
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Ideas of auto-combat system for spaceships game
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Celas Thienf
9 years, 5 months ago
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Game design books?
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sunandshadow
9 years, 5 months ago
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Design Document Question
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ryan.mccann92
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Spinningcubes
9 years, 5 months ago
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How does level design work?
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cyberpunkdreams
9 years, 5 months ago
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Any good workflow tutorials like Thiago Kalfe's
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usfshihy
9 years, 5 months ago
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Is Horror Possible From a Top Down Perspective
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Stormynature
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To use mana or not? (that is the question)
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cyberpunkdreams
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Is it considered unprofessional for a game designer to be a fanboy?
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