GAME DESIGN AND THEORY

Title Source Info
The Phases of GAM MAK
A short outline of the common phases of game making, in roughly the order you should be embarking upon them, and some advice on how to go about them.
05/26/2015 10:42 PM
Puzzle Design: How to Make Them Fun and Addicting
Saving the world one puzzle game at a time
05/20/2015 01:03 AM
Tint me impressed
How to effectively use tints
05/10/2015 08:44 AM
RMN Gets Pom Gets Wi-Fi
An audience analysis on community and reception.
03/31/2015 01:49 AM
Slip into Ruby - Under the Hood part 3: Game Objects
Delve into the wondrous intricacies of the Game_Temp, Game_System and Game_Timer classes! A day early even! Because I love you.
03/30/2015 10:22 PM
Dark Souls Changed the Way I Think About Video Games
A personal insight on what makes Dark Souls special
08/01/2014 03:15 PM
The Epidemic of Lifeless Towns
"Hello? Where is everybody?"
08/01/2014 02:46 AM
The Makerscore Tutorial
What is Makerscore and how to get it?
06/20/2014 12:02 PM
Creating Vibrant Towns and Villages
Immersion is the key.
06/19/2014 02:16 PM
An open-world game
An article on the Infinity series and the open-world genre in general.
06/18/2014 11:21 PM
The underappreciated background sounds
Learn the ins and outs of ambient sound.
05/02/2014 10:07 PM
Game Design Tip #2: Exterminating Bugs!
Learn how to exterminate glitches and bugs in your game more easily.
02/27/2014 02:49 PM
Game Design Tip #1: Testing Your Game More Efficiently
You are in control of your game; your game is not in control of you.
02/21/2014 07:05 AM
Equipment Upgrades
def +6, mdef +278215, 50% resistance to tastes-like-orange-tang elemental attacks
12/31/2013 07:14 PM
Methodical Chaos I -or- An Introduction to Randomness in Game Design
In which I discuss how random numbers can be a great tool for game designers
10/05/2013 12:39 AM
“Let 'me' figure it out!”
Explaining the importance of games working on internal logic, and allowing players to solve dilemmas organically.
08/30/2013 06:16 PM
Gaming Advice With Professor Know-It-All: How To Deal With Negative Criticism / Feedback
Just make sure to count to ten and breath
08/20/2013 09:42 AM
Gaming Advice With Professor Know-It-All: How To Keep Your Gaming Audience Entertained
Otherwise they’ll just go play something else that’s a lot more…“fun”
07/09/2013 11:27 PM
Fan Masters Part 8- Lufia
4 designers tell it how it is this time!
05/20/2013 06:41 PM
Fan Masters Part 7- Chrono Trigger
The one that almost got away from me...
05/08/2013 07:42 PM
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Artist Workshop
The articles in the artist workshop are geared towards making original sprites and tilesets for your game, which can help it stand out.
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This section is where all the amateur thinktanks write article regarding gameplay, with topics covering balance, dungeon design, battle systems, etc.
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Writer's Block
The storytelling category is for articles about creating well-rounded heroes, villains, background stories and even worlds!