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game? designer??

  • they/them

various credits on:
The Banished Vault
Arcsmith
John Wick Hex
Quarantine Circular
Subsurface Circular
Vienna Automobile Society
Sun Dogs

 

P&P microgames:
In the Court of the Skeleton King
The Garden
Tallships

 
Chicago



composerfa
@composerfa asked:

How satisfying is it to put all the pieces together and to see it all work in tandem?

The satisfaction is real but it's usually spread out over a long time. Game development can require patience, and things happen slowly. Usually there isn't one moment when it all is suddenly working together. In design diaries I talk a bit about "scaffold" designs which are loose ideas that need to be there so the rest of the game can work. Since you can only do so much, a lot of these can be in place for a while. Even once big system ideas are finalized, stuff can feel really off until it's tuned correctly or more iteration happens.

That said, I do gain a lot of satisfaction when someone gets the game, and is hitting all the emotional beats that I want.


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