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Author Archives: Miles
Teaching you how to play
Throwing praise at Valve is a bit like pissing in an ocean. You’re going to be surrounded by people who can piss much harder than you and who have been doing it for much longer, but ultimately, you’re going to … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design
Tagged Bioshock, Game Design, Game development, Miles Newton, Teaching you how to play, The Machination, Tutorial, Valve
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Immersion, and the heads up display of the soul
In a recent piece on the upcoming title Metro 2033, in PC Powerplay, the journalist raved at lengths about how 4A were striving to create an incredibly immersive experience, and this immediately grabbed my attention from a design perspective, and … Continue reading
MASOCORE – The satisfaction of the struggle
It’s the strangest thing. The human mind is designed to work towards things that will bring it pleasure, mostly because we’re all treacherous hedonists, but generally because we like the feeling of accomplishment, so why the hell would we involve … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Ramblings
Tagged Arcade, Entertainment, Flash, Game Design, Game development, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, I Wanna Be the Guy, Masocore, Miles Newton, The Machination
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The "One page game design philosophy"
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about methods of game design for more interesting, simple flash games, and this is when I had a moment of inspiration after sitting around in the hot sun of a car par for an … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design
Tagged Company, Creative, Design, Development, Entertainment, Flash, Game Design, Game development, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Independent, Industry, Miles Newton, One page, Philosophy, Single page, Style, The "One page game design philosophy", The Machination
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In Retro Retrospect of Borderlands, Some kind of half arsed journal
I know it might sound as if I’ve beaten this horse as much as I have stalker here, but I think I’d like to add a few comments with a severely less hype-minded approach here. At the moment, I’m around … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Games, Ramblings
Tagged AI, Borderlands, Co-op, Company, Design, Development, Difficulty, Entertainment, First Person Shooter, Game Design, Game development, Gameplay, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Hype, Immersion, Industry, Level Design, Multiplayer, The Machination
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When the Pixels Hit the Fan – What comes after graphics?
It’s an inevitability. Graphics have always been integral to the games industry because they allow the player to access the game in an inviting way, all the way up to the stage where they’ve become gratuitous eye candy. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Ramblings
Tagged DS, Entertainment, Game Design, Game development, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Graphics, Innovation, Interactive, Natal, Nintendo, Pixar, Pixels, Playstation, PS3, Sony, The Machination, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
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Borderlands, and the necessity of story?
I find myself stuck in this cycle of vacillating over whether or not to buy borderlands. The worst possible outcome is that I lose $50 on a game that holds my attention for as long as Super Smash Bros. Brawl … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Games, Ramblings
Tagged Art Direction, Borderlands, Cell Shaded, Company, Design, Development, Game, Game Design, Game development, Games, Gaming, Gearbox, Gearbox Software, Story, The Machination
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