Designer Diary #11 – New Archetype? New Ideas vs. Old Favorites in RPG Design
Living with Sig means a front-row seat to his world of game design. This week's Designer Diary video shows his constant struggle: balancing brilliant new mechanics with respect for game tradition. He's always got a million ideas! Whether it's Everyday Heroes
Gaming Play Style Categories
After some meditation on the best way to categorize games, I created a number of subcategories. The most elemental of these are Play Styles. Gaming Play Style Categories include: StorytellingActionStrategyPuzzles (logic)ExplorationCreativityCollection Skill-Testing The Criteria for Gaming Play Style
Game Categories and Taxonomy
I enjoy the process of categorizing and organizing information, and that also includes figuring out game categories and taxonomy. It's one of the character traits that led me into software development and game design. My personal compulsions aside, here are