Furidashi Game Design Academy

40. Furidashi Year in Review

Lauryn and Nicholas look back on some of our and your favorite episodes, talk about what we think of them now, and announce big changes going forward! Thank you all for a great year and many more to come!

Ep. 6 - Hell is Other Games

Ep. 8 - There's No Such Thing as a JRPG

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39. The Game You Want vs. The Game You Make (Teaser)

Round 2 with Masao Kobayashi, we finally talk about intention in game design and how various forces in video game production maybe cause you to make a game wholly different from the one you set out to. Also: Dynasty Warriors, and, seriously, if you want to help pay for Banana Whiplash...

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38. ”You Want Designers to Do Less”

Returning champion Masao Kobayashi sits down with Lauryn and Nicholas to talk video game production and demystify the whole process from the perspective of a longtime producer in both AAA and indie studios. Also on the docket: if any VCs out there want to help make Banana Whiplash...

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37. The Real World of Mobile Gaming (Teaser)

Lauryn and Nicholas discuss how in recent years mobile games have entered the cross platform mix, how mobile games have reinvigorated arcades, and the future of mobile gaming from companies like Niantic. Also on the docket: redefining RPGs.

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36. Mobile Games Revolution

Lauryn and Nicholas talk about how mobile games should no longer be thought of as peripheral to the games industry but rather central, and how old video game design ideas are re-emerging as a result. Also starring: 80 MILLION ACTIVE USERS!!

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35. Designing Moral Choices (Teaser)

Lauryn and Nicholas talk about how moral choices in games are as much about the total framework in which those choices appear as what the content of the individual choice is.

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34. Eliciting Player Empathy

Lauryn and Nicholas address the difficult problem of how to design games that make you feel for and understand characters without completely alienating the player.

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33. Social Reproduction in Game Design (Teaser)

We discuss how the games industry and its typical production cycles train and reproduce a particular kind of developer who, in turn, internalizes and perpetuates that cycle. Also on the docket: how Fordism relates to crunch!

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32. The Core Game Design Loop

Following up from last week's chillrant on the core gameplay loop, Lauryn and Nicholas talk about how that loop is both a product and reflection of the "design loop" and compartmentalization under which video games are produced. Also: someone should hire us to make Battlefield's Edge!

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Chillrant 11 - A Critique of the Core Gameplay Loop

Nicholas explains what the core gameplay loop is, why it's so fundamental in game design, but also why it doesn't quite reflect what the player experiences in game. Also on the docket: dire bat wing stew.

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