Hey Patrons!
It's a shame that I only really get a chance to recommend cool indie games at the very end of the year, in my annual "Most Innovative Game" video. So I want to fix that. This is ...
2023-09-20 05:14:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey!
Like so many game developers, I was dismayed to learn about the radical shift in Unity's pricing model.
In brief, the company has announced that as of January 2024, games that surp...
2023-09-15 05:37:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! This is your bonus video for August. It's very late due to a little virus you might have heard of back in 2020.
This time I'm talking about my old hobby of game collecting, and why...
2023-09-13 11:49:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
Thank you for your patience. Covid sucked but I'm now feeling a lot better. And it's time to get back to work.
Starting with a new video on 2023-09-12 15:37:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
My first video for September is all about 2D camera design, with five tips for making better cameras for platformers and top-down games. Hope you enjoy! Will be made live for all tomor...
2023-09-11 08:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all! Apologies for the delay on this one - I've been battling the coronavirus. And mostly losing. Starting to feel better though and so will be back to video making from next week! To make up fo...
2023-09-02 06:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostHi all
Just wanted to let you know that I'm currently reviewing the game design of Covid-19. And it sucks. Just really bad design.
I'm going to be out of action until this thing g...
2023-08-25 05:28:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
Back in 2017 I made a video about detective game design. And I had to dig deep to find good crime-solving games to talk about - like old PC games from the 90s and obscure indie t...
2023-08-11 16:45:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Back in 2017 I made a video about detective game design. And I had to dig deep to find good crime-solving games to talk about - like old PC games from the 90s and obscure indie t...
2023-08-10 15:58:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! I'm trying something a little different for this month's bonus video.
I've been enjoying the videos of Tim Cain 2023-07-27 12:50:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! This has been a busy month for me. Most of my time was spent with the game jam. But I also popped down to Brighton for a few days to check out Develop. Still - I found plenty of time to read a...
2023-07-26 07:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! As is customary, I like to wrap up the GMTK Game Jam with some thoughts, feelings, and lessons for future jams.
If you somehow don't know by now... GMTK Game Jam is a community event...
2023-07-21 05:23:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
So, the GMTK Game Jam happened this month. The final results came in on Sunday, giving me the top 100 games to check out. I've been frantically playing the game in order to make the al...
2023-07-18 15:13:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Back in a very early episode of Developing, I talked about how I had previously tried to make some games, long befo...
2023-07-04 15:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! New episode of GMTK here. It's a biggie - a chunky dissection of the AI techniques used in The Sims 1 through 4. Hope you dig it!
You can watch it on 2023-06-30 15:36:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! For your bonus video this month, here's a talk I gave at the University of Norwich.
Cheers!
Mark
2023-06-30 13:27:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! This month I've been bouncing around Europe, playing more Zelda than is healthy (finally finished it!), making a big ol' video about The Sims (out soon), and reading and watching tonnes of g...
2023-06-30 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! Tomorrow I will be releasing my new video, all about the AI behind Will Wright's oddball life simulator, The Sims. You can now watch it early on 2023-06-29 14:31:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! Mark here. I just wanted to give you an update on what I've been up to, and what you can expect going forward.
So 2023 has been an unusually busy year for me... so far. After a prett...
2023-06-23 07:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons! Bit of a random one for the bonus video this month. Just wanted to try something different - so here's me doing a tier list for all the Zelda games! Enjoy!
Mark
2023-05-31 11:32:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Thanks for your support in May. This month I made videos on Zelda and Valve, announced the game jam, did talks in London and Kortrijk, finished a consulting project, and played a lot of Tear...
2023-05-29 08:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
I just released a new GMTK episode all about Valve's development process. And I thought it might be fun to share my...
2023-05-25 06:17:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Valve is famous for crafting games that are polished and intuitive. But that's no accident: the developer has a near-religious obsession with playtesting. Learn more, in this video.
Watch on ...
2023-05-24 16:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Valve is famous for crafting games that are polished and intuitive. But that's no accident: the developer has a near-religious obsession with playtesting. Learn more, in this vid...
2023-05-23 14:22:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons! I've got a few updates for you.
The Game Jam
At some point today I will be announcing the date of the next GMTK Game Jam. This one kicks off on July 7th,...
2023-05-12 10:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey! I'm getting very close to announcing the date for the 2023 GMTK Game Jam, but I feel like I need to make a decision on something before I do. And that's this: should we allow or ban the use of...
2023-05-10 08:48:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
Over the bank holiday weekend I had the sudden desire to make a super quick Zelda video, ahead of this week's launch for Tears of the Kingdom.
This is one of my "GMTK Mini" vid...
2023-05-09 15:59:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! For your bonus video this month, I'm taking you behind the scenes of thumbnail creation! I recorded myself making the thumbnail for the next episode of GMTK (coming May) and then discussed my ...
2023-04-28 18:49:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello hello hello! Time for reading and watching! Yay!
The Design of Games
[Watch | 16 mins] / [Read] 2023-04-28 07:52:46 +0000 UTC View Post
We're in the age of the remake - every publisher is recreating its old favourites with new engines and assets. But there's one publisher that's doing things differently. Here's why Resident Evil's ...
2023-04-24 15:39:09 +0000 UTC View Post