Atmosphere in board games is one of those things that is felt. It is not just about how a game looks or sounds, nor simply the story it tells. Instead, atmosphere is the subtle, almost elusive quality that emerges from the right mixture of art and illustrations, sound, gameplay and a player's imagination. It is what remains with us when all the noise fades and we are left with a sense of immersion and feeling unique to that game world. In this article, I want to explore what atmosphere means in board games and how it can be crafted.
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„The smell was the biggest surprise.“

Today a friend showed me his beehive and explained a lot about the social life of bees. This was perfect research material for my currend game #wildhoney. I learned new things, but what stroked me most was the smell and the general #athmosphere in this #beehive.

Seeing thing in real can be mich more rewarding, than 100 hours of research online.

#gamedev #gamedesign #bees #indiegames #indiegamedesign #godot

I am able to play GB, GBA and PSP games on the #Switch. No XCI nor NSP so far. I found out that I need additional syspatches for #athmosphere.
Now running a eMMC dump so I can go back if things break. Do these work when efuses are burned? I also dumped my keys with lockpicker but have no idea what they are used for.