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Early Access - How Video Game Economies are Designed

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Last month I did a lecture in The Netherlands about video game economy design, and how the flow of resources around a system can create interesting gameplay and decisions. And I though...

Developing Episode 6 + Patreon Exclusive Demo

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So, I'm still working hard on this magnetic puzzle game. Since we last spoke, I've been completely overhauling the character controller. Turning it from a floaty, imprecise mess - ...

Playlist (March 2022)

Hey! So I’ve been travelling, giving multiple lectures, making video games, and running a YouTube channel. Not a lot of time for video games! But, here’s three things I have been playing since ...

24 hour preview - How I made an actually good character this time

Hey! I'm back with a new episode of Developing. This time: character controllers! Let's look at how I turned my floaty, rubbish robot into a fun, fluid hero. 

The demo I mention in the v...

Reading List (March 2022)

Greetings Tarnished. You would be wise to ponder this reading list, for the articles contained within offer a bounty of advice for your travels - *mysterious chuckle*.

Ah yes, it’s the rele...

GMTK - March 2022 Update

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Back in December last year, I said I would return in March of 2022 to talk about how ...

What did people think of my game demo?

Hey, it's the new episode of Developing! This time I dissect the feedback on my Minimum Viable Product, and figure out what's next for Untitled Magnet Game! 

Oh yeah, my series has also ...

Playlist (February 2022)

Hey! Welcome back to the playlist video. I’m still working through my 2021 backlog - so no Pokemon, Horizon, or Elden Ring impressions yet. But here are three games from last year that I wanted t...

Early access - What did people think of my game demo?

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New episode of Developing, where I go through all the feedback from my Minimum Viable Product and share what I learned, and what I'm going to do next! Will be released to the wor...

Reading List (February 2022)

Hello! Welcome back to the reading list. This month I’ve got two special categories for you: one filled with articles about Deathloop, to coincide with 2022-02-22 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

New video - Wait, didn't Arkane already make Deathloop?

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First up, thanks for all your lovely comments, feedback, and playthrough videos regarding my Untitled Magnet Game MVP. They've been really valuable - I'll have a new episode of Dev...

Early Access - Wait, didn't Arkane already make Deathloop?

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So, new episode of GMTK is here. This is part of my semi-official "deep dive" series where I review a game through a game design lens. This time, I'm looking at Arkane's latest game - De...

Playlist (January 2022)

Hey! Welcome to your first playlist of 2022.

It’s January so there’s not much in the way of brand new games to play - so for the time being I’ll be talking about some of the stuff I fin...

Untitled Magnet Game Demo - V1.2 Released!

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First things first - thank you to everyone who has taken the time to play the demo for Untitled Magnet Game. I really appreciate all the feedback, videos, and comments - positive and n...

Did I complete my 30 day game making challenge?

Hey! Your new video is available right now. It's the latest instalment in my game-making series, Developing. 

There is now a playable build, available to all GMTK Patrons. You can 2022-01-26 17:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post

24 hour+ preview - Developing, Episode 4

Update: If the video is unavailable, while it's in Premiere mode, a sliiiightly earlier version is visible here.

My game making jou...

A quick note on TT Games

Hey everyone. A couple quick things.

First - I joined Nebula! Thanks for your feedback and thoughts in the previous post.

Based on your feedback, I'm going to keep it subtle - so don't ...

Should GMTK join Nebula?

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So, last week I had a big chat with the team over at Nebula.

Nebula is a Netflix-like streaming platform where a...

New Episode - The Power of Invisible Choices

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Time for the first video of 2022 - it's all about "invisible choices". Hope you dig it!

Next up - a return to...

Reading List (January 2022)

Hello! Welcome to the first reading list of 2022! This time we’ve got awesome accessibility, annoying auteurs, and anxiously anticipated art.

If you read or watch something online and recko...

24hr+ Exclusive - The Power of Invisible Choices

Hello! It's time for the first video for 2022. It's about how players make choices in games - and the advantage of doing it subtly, silently, and secretly.

Any and all feedback would be appre...

2021 Year in review

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It’s time for the annual “year in review” post, where I take an analytical look at my last 12 months’ worth of work, and see what worked, what didn’t, and what could...

Game of the Year 2021 (Playlist)

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As is customary on the Patreon, your Playlist for December is a Game of the Year round-up of my ten favourites from the last 12 months. So we’ll do that, and then get into some honou...

Reading List (December 2021)

Santa Claus is here, and he’s got a gift for you: articles! And videos! And also a DVD of the Minions movie for some reason.

Now, sometimes I do a end-of-year round-up for the reading list�...

How The Forgotten City Works

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This is my last video of 2021 - a deep dive breakdown into the design of The Forgotten City - an excellent time-travelling, day-looping, crime-solving, remake of a Skyrim mod.<...

24 hour preview - How The Forgotten City Works

Hello! As usual, my last video of the year is a deep dive into one innovative game that deserves a closer look.

For 2021, I picked the time-travelling, time-looping, non-linear detective adve...

How I make Developing

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So my new series, Developing, is quite different from traditional GMTK episodes. It’s more of a personal story than a richly researched analysis piece. And also - you can see my face...

How Accessible Were This Year's Games?

Every year, I like to take a moment to check in with the games biz, and see how things are going in terms of accessibility. So, how did the games of 2021 fare in this regard?

Thanks! Speak so...

Early preview - How Accessible Were This Year's Biggest Games?

Hey! Here's an early preview of the next video, which is my annual wrap up of the year's accessibility options. Lemme know what you think!

Lecture: The Joy of Jams (Plus: channel updates!)

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So I sometimes give talks at universities and game studios around the globe. Last week I was invited to talk (virtually) at a game studio here in the UK - they're running an internal g...