Inside PikPok: Game Design

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  1. PikPok

    PikPok Well-Known Member

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    We get a lot of inquiries about our game design process at PikPok, so we wrote up a little article to expose our thoughts and process around the game design role within the studio. More at the link

    http://pikpok.com/news/inside-pikpok-game-design/

    Interested to hear any feedback or alternate philosophies or approaches either here or via comments on the article.



    Former "Inside PikPok" articles below:

    Technical Art
    http://pikpok.com/news/inside-pikpok-technical-art/

    Usability
    http://pikpok.com/news/insidepikpok-usability/

    Quality Assurance Testing
    http://pikpok.com/news/inside-pikpok-quality-assurance-testing/
     
  2. Blackharon

    Blackharon Well-Known Member

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    Fantastic read.

    The short paragraph on controls (largely breezed over) was the most meaningful to me. Our puzzler's only complaint was that the controls weren't perfect.

    I think I need to learn to make controls more invisible.
     
  3. SylvainDragon

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    how that's really interesting.
    thanks a lot
     
  4. antony.thai

    antony.thai Well-Known Member

    Great share! Thank you a lot! :)
     
  5. Edwardo

    Edwardo Member

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    Great share!
     
  6. Greyskull

    Greyskull Well-Known Member

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    After playing Monsters Ate My Condo, I just assumed that your design process was fueled by absinthe, after which you locked the coders in an opium den until they had a finished product to release.
     
  7. Blackharon

    Blackharon Well-Known Member

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    The apron in the photo is quite telling. And fetching. Any link to order that on line?
     
  8. wilflare

    wilflare Well-Known Member

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    thanks for the link! I'm not a developer myself but reading it makes me rethink my approach as I test games, etc :D
     
  9. Mooflet

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    Does PikPok do contract work? I'm guessing not? Thought I'd ask anyways. I'm just having trouble finding a game studio that does contract work? Any suggestions?
     
  10. PikPok

    PikPok Well-Known Member

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    No.

    Try these guys

    http://www.pixelthismobile.com/
     
  11. wilflare

    wilflare Well-Known Member

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    I really like the part of how users interpret and make their own rules for the games they play (like Monopoly).

    I think with Video Games that's becoming less and less of a possibility.. but hope more customization options can be allowed so the gaming experience becomes very personalized to each gamer
     
  12. zigah

    zigah Well-Known Member

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    playtest playtest playtest

    Good read!

    And a very good point on "live and breathe games" - I'll add that besides making games it's most important to show them around and get feedback - playtest. Quite obvious really, but I like to exaggerate with this point. :)
     

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