Moon's Game Design Diaries

By Drachen Manen

A Podcast and Blog following my studies in Game Design as I prepare myself for a career in Game Development, pour yourself some tea and join me for some Video Game Design microessays.... more

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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

Moon's Game Design Diaries episodes:

June 21, 2021 Tetris: The Endless Puzzle (Entry 6)
Alexey Pajitnov changed puzzle games forever with a game so simple it can be played on a watch.

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4min
June 05, 2021 Kirbyism, My Favorite Design Philosophy (Entry 5)
Kirbyism is a design philosophy for games that helps makes games fun for everyone :)
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4min
May 29, 2021 Uninked 1 (Moon Goes Off about archiving game stuff and art preservation)
Dont have time to make a full essay so I made something that takes a bit less time for me to make, just this week, normal stuff next week lol.
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10min
May 22, 2021 Good Ideas, Bad Execution (Entry 4)
Sometimes works seem to be terrible because we know the potential they hold...
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4min
May 16, 2021 Try, Try Again Souls (Entry 3)
Maybe the real Demon's Souls were the friends we made along the way...
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6min
April 02, 2021 Open Ended Design Courtesy of 1974 (Entry 2)
The most open ended game of all time was published way back in 1974, and I am sure you've played it.
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5min
February 14, 2021 Communicative Level Design in Mario World 1-1 (Entry 1)
Recently I've been fascinated by how effective the design of Super Mario Brother's first level is in teaching the player how to play the game without having to tell the player anything.

Music Credit and Attribution:
Claude Debussy - Etude XI. Pour les arpeges composes
Performer - Kimiko Ishizaka (Piano)
Publisher Info. - Kimiko Ishizaka
License:
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0
Notes - Recorded live in 2008, Bonn, Germany
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5min
February 13, 2021 Moon's Game Design Diaries (Trailer)
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1min

FAQs about Moon's Game Design Diaries:

How many episodes does Moon's Game Design Diaries have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.