The Met put its entire collection online for free so I made a game out of it!
10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :)
#history #archeology #arthistory #museums
The tutorial is the game; the game is the tutorial. #gaming #gamedesign
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I always thought it odd that D&D gives XP for success and none for failure when reality does it the other way. #gaming #gamedesign
Explosions make everything better. Even tutorials. #gaming #gamedesign
I consider the core loop the thing that players do the most. But there can be tension between what it seems like players are supposed to do and what they actually do. #gaming #gamedesign
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There’s a button to fly around the world really fast and rest things to the day before.
Nightcrawler.
Colossus.
Dark Beast.
If James Bond is like a AAA console game that is always showing off top-tier new content to keep you engaged, old Star Trek or Dr Who is more of a roguelike - shuffle around the same easy to generate content but in interesting ways. #gaming #gamedesign
I make my students discuss this in their wtiteups for their student projects. I think it’s an important thing to recognize and think about when growing as a game designer. And if you’re not doing it, you’re not experimenting enough.
