No Right Answers returns with: 5 More Tips for Being a Better Designer
In the first article of the new year, I share 5 more pieces of advice to help elevate your design skills.
https://www.norightanswers.net/posts/5-more-tips-for-being-a-better-designer/
New article on No Right Answers - Game Design Framework: Gameplay Challenge Types
This is a methodology for defining common challenge vectors and terms while crafting gameplay with easily tunable intensity.
https://www.norightanswers.net/posts/gameplay-challenge-types-framework/
No Right Answers returns this week with: Design for Engagement
Often in games we try to design a game that is fun, but fun isn't a measurable, universal metric. Instead, let's talk about one that is - Engagement.
New article up on No Right Answers this week - Design Docs: Goals and the Player Experience
Exploring the benefits of separating what a feature does vs how a player feels when interacting with it.
https://www.norightanswers.net/posts/design-docs-goal-and-the-player-experience/
On No Right Answers this week, I talk about Designing in Tiers.
This is a useful approach that lets you define the core of the feature, grow it naturally and react to the changing realities of game production while preserving the spirit of your feature.
This week's article on No Right Answers: Respect Player's Time
In a world where a potential player could choose to play any game other than yours, what should you keep in mind to make their time feel valued?
This week's article on No Right Answers: Depth and Complexity
Often confused, ill defined and poorly understood, let's take a brief look at each and what they mean for your game.
I've published a new article on No Right Answers: 5 Tips for Being a Better Designer
This week, I share five pieces of advice to help improve your design skills and practices, from Design Analysis and Critique to asking "What if...".
https://www.norightanswers.net/posts/5-tips-for-being-a-better-designer/
John Lethbridge