Game Design articles

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  Playing with paper: with Pixel Press, design your own game by drawing it

  By Andrew Webster on May 3, 2013 04:58 pm + 31 comments

  What if you could design a video game simply by drawing it on a piece of paper? That's the goal Continue reading…

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  Google hires a 'Chief Game Designer,' possibly for work on Android

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 2, 2013 05:57 pm + 39 comments

  Google has hired a "Chief Game Designer," and he's worked on everything from arcade games, such as S Continue reading…

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  LA Girl Scouts council working on video game design patch

  By Sam Byford on April 17, 2013 08:54 pm + 5 comments

  The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles and Women in Games International (WIGI) are working to create Continue reading…

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  'Most game designers really just suck,' says RPG legend Richard 'Lord British' Garriott

  By Sam Byford on March 21, 2013 03:49 am + 59 comments

  Richard Garriott, the space-faring developer who created the Ultima series and recently announced Continue reading…

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  Boy Scouts can now earn a merit badge for designing smartphone games

  By Chris Welch on March 7, 2013 11:10 am + 25 comments

  Recognizing games "as an important element in every culture around the globe," the Boy Scouts of Continue reading…

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  'Prince of Persia' creator Jordan Mechner on telling stories in 48 kilobytes or less

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 27, 2012 05:44 pm + 11 comments

  Ever since he began programming from his dorm room at Yale University, Jordan Mechner has wanted to Continue reading…

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  BioShock Infinite's last 'Heavy Hitter' is the séance-holding Siren

  By Adi Robertson on March 27, 2012 12:46 pm + 6 comments

  The last of BioShock Infinite's ""Heavy Hitters" has been revealed, and though it's not quite as Continue reading…