In this episode of the Fika Sessions, Andrada Greciuc, Lead Game Designer at Massive Entertainment, joins host Petter Mårtensson to answer the question "What is Game Design in Video Games?".

While the phrase "game design" might seem a bit abstract, and the job of “game designer” being one of those easily romanticized, Andrada makes her role easy to understand as she gives us the details of her craft from concept to release. Together, she and Petter tackle topics like design documents, collaboration between teams, systems design and of course, how to develop fun game features.

Andrada also brought some classic Swedish Fika, but with a bit of a twist! Are those name tags…?

Resources:

Celia Hodent – The Gamer’s Brain

https://www.amazon.com/Gamers-Brain-Neuroscience-Impact-Design/dp/1498775500

Benedict Carey – How we Learn

https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Learn-Surprising-Happens/dp/0812984293

Raph Koster – Theory of Fun

https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Game-Design-Raph-Koster/dp/1449363210