Perspectives in Game Design

Looking at games from every angle

Editors
Kamela Hutzley Dolinova

Putting fiction, theatre, the political and the personal into the same glass, shaking vigorously, and hoping nothing explodes

Chris Barney

Video Game Designer (Poptropica), Board Game Designer (Fall of the Last City), Asst. Prof. (Northeastern University), Speaker (GDC, ECGC, BFig, Pax, DevCom)

Latest Posts

Updated Game Design Patterns Template

Since writing the first edition of Pattern Language for Game Design, I have helped students produce thousands of patterns. That’s not an…

Final Atomic Mechanics Pattern Derived from Dodging

Here is the final pattern based on the previous Atomic Mechanics pattern exercise.

Deriving a Design Pattern from the Atomic Mechanic of Dodging

Atomic Pattern Exercise Example: A demonstration of this Pattern exercise process. (Resulting in several patterns that may suprise you! ;)…

Atomic Mechanics Pattern

Today, I am going to present the first mechanics-focused pattern exercise. In the next article, I will present an example of the execution…

Atomic Theory of Game Mechanics

In the 2nd edition of Pattern Language for Game Design, I will be adding advanced pattern exercises focused on game mechanics. Both of…

Announcing Pattern Language for Game Design 2nd edition!

I wrote the first edition of the book Pattern Language for Game Design after about six years of working with, and teaching, the theory of…

Territory Control in Pokemon Go

An Analysis and Design Concept

The Game Design Behind the Most Magical Place on Earth — Decoration

Game Design Lessons from Theme Park Design - Part 4: Decoration

The Game Design Behind the Most Magical Place on Earth — Textures

Game Design Lessons from Theme Park Design: Part 3

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