Comments for Mechanics in Motion

Comment on Can games change the world? by Roland/Carla

Roland/Carla — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:23:02 +0000

”video games train the Kids for war” Name that tune and Artist.

Comment on A Year of Design by Dr. Curiosity

Dr. Curiosity — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:03:54 +0000

Nick’s meaning me – old BBS nicknames die hard He’s one of my tabletop gaming players who got a sneak peek at the skill choice prototype I was working up a few weeks back.

After the website is launched, I wonder if it might be a good idea to ask people on our Facebook page what kind of character concept they think they’d like to play? Might be useful inspiration in working up some example characters.

Comment on A Year of Design by Nick

Nick — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:02:30 +0000

I got to try out the skill buying system a few weeks ago courtesy of Morbid. I have to say that it worked very well and we kept getting near perfect fits regardless of the character concepts we threw at it (I came up with a Mad Scientist and was very impressed with how the system produced a skill set that fit the character concept), keep up the good work.

Comment on Game Mechanics are Beautiful by Indie Games Guild » Featured Articles – April

Indie Games Guild » Featured Articles – April — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:16:32 +0000

[...] also discusses how game mechanics can be beautiful. Personally, I’ve always thought of code as being beautiful…. or at least it can be [...]

Comment on Can games change the world? by Indie Games Guild » Feb – April recap

Indie Games Guild » Feb – April recap — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:15:37 +0000

[...] Dodson gives an insightful perspective on his thoughts about games changing the world, which was a follow-on to a fantastic TED video. Can games really change the face of the world [...]

Comment on The Concept Behind Concept Art by Dr. Curiosity

Dr. Curiosity — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:53:14 +0000

While I haven’t had a huge amount of communication with artists under my belt yet, I’ve definitely found it useful to be able to have photos – either my own or other people’s – to refer to when trying to communicate certain looks or moods. Of course, familiarising myself with a few architectural and art theory terms along the way certainly seems to help

For all that I’m unskilled in visual design and tend to focus on writing and coding, I’m finding one of the major adjustments when researching and writing for game content is in providing sufficient cues (either in description or visual example) that artists can use. It’s underlining just how much interdisciplinary flexibility you need for game work, regardless of your role in a project.

Comment on Finding Direction in Indie Art by Matthew Gray

Matthew Gray — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:41:40 +0000

Interesting article — and you’re absolutely right; in just about every professional discipline, be it software development, engineering, graphic design, or even scoring a soundtrack, some sort of process needs to be followed. The practices and processes of a creative team necessary for an effective art pipeline are, in many cases, rather alien to a software developer (I can attest to this, being a coder myself).

Looking forward to your next post in the series