The Proper Conduct of Brainstorming

This may surprise you, but game design is more than analysis and number crunching. It requires a large element of creativity, and often the best kind of creativity comes from groups rather than individual designers. This means that, often, teams need to engage in some...

The Fine Art of Roadmapping

We were recently approached by one of our existing clients about writing some design documents and doing some game balance for upcoming high-priority features in one of their games.  Being a design agency owner, I replied “Of course.  And what features are...

Design Clarity Tools – Intro

As a game design consultant, I work with a wide variety of developers on a huge range of projects.  I deal with large companies and small, casual games and hardcore, and designers ranging from utter newbies to industry vets.  I’ve designed...