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Posts about the art and science of designing and making videogames.

Ranking Classic World of Warcraft Classes by Relative Status

Everyone is talking about class and status today so I thought a nice palate cleanser might be to do more of the same. Let's talk about the relative perceived status of playing each World of Warcraft class and why I'm ranking them as I am. I'll start with my gut

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Analyzing the Game Design of Pokemon

Let's talk about why Pokemon is a good game franchise that fails to be great. Like many of you (fellow) nerds, I first encountered Pokemon by playing Red/Blue when I was like... 11 maybe? It was great! Finally, a gameboy game kinda like Final Fantasy Legend 2 which was

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How to Design Games for Maximum Fun and Staying Power

Let's talk about videogame design a little bit today. When I was in college, I wanted to be a game designer/producer. I was obsessed. Read religiously, thought deeply, even started a game company with a friend when I was working at Amazon. While I've never successfully brought a full