Veteran AAA game designer discusses the challenge of making a game fun and emphasizes the importance of iterating and getting feedback from others.
They stress the importance of digging deeper and understanding players' and colleagues' underlying motivations and problems.
And then shares valuable insights on topics such as game engines, portfolio building, the importance of passion in game development, the role of music in games, teaching and learning strategies, buzzwords and design patterns in game development
00:00:00 Preamble/Welcome
00:00:00 Jason Weimann, Jason Storey, Infallible Code (Charles), Salim Grant
00:04:00 How Do You Make Games Fun?
00:17:00 Hollow Knight Example
00:21:00 Advice For a Story Driven Game
00:34:00 Shadow of The Colossus Twist Example/Infamous 2 Example
00:37:00 Walking Dead Example
00:41:00 Does The Setting (Fantasy/Sci Fi/IRL) effect your relating to the character?
00:45:00 Relatable Character -> Spiderman (Peter Parker/Miles Morales)
00:47:00 Silent Protagonist vs Character Like Commander Sheppard
00:50:00 Character Engagement
00:53:00 Benjamin Franklin Effect
00:56:00 Should I Keep My Game/Idea/Story Secret?
00:57:00 Is Anybody gonna steal my idea? Probably not.
00:58:00 How Do I Start Game Design Later in Life?
01:04:00 Networking Is Key
01:10:00 Discord Etiquette
01:12:00 RGB Chat
01:15:00 Indie vs AAA Game Studios
01:28:00 Designer vs Programmer Relationship
01:30:00 Writing a Good Game Design Doc
01:33:00 Get to the Heart of What They Want
01:38:00 Communication Is Key
01:39:00 Talking About Yesterday's Stream
01:40:00 Showing Off the MilaNote Project
01:50:00 As a Programmer, How Do I Find Artists?
01:00:00 Upwork and Fiverr
01:56:00 PC vs Mac for Unity Dev?
01:58:00 Unreal vs Unity
02:06:00 What Architecture/Program Pattern Do you Start With?
02:09:00 Portfolio Advice
02:24:00 Audio In Games
02:27:00 How Did you get Your Kids Starting In Games?
02:34:00 How To Improve My Teaching Skills
02:41:00 Code Pattern Talk
02:44:00 Do I Take On Contract Work, or stick with my own projects?
02:48:00 Wrap Up
02:50:00 Like, Subscribe, Share and Enjoy!
02:53:00 Thanks Jason, Jason, Charles and Salim
