Jonas Tyroller | 1 Week of Game Dev = ??? @JonasTyroller | Uploaded August 2019 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
How much game development do I typically get done in one week of work? In this indie game devlog I tried it out for you and here are the results.
Will You Snail on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1115050/Will_You_Snail
My hope is that this will help you gain some awareness about how much you can get done in a week of making video games so you can plan accordingly. :)
ISLANDERS on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1046030/ISLANDERS
Join our creative game dev community on Discord: discord.gg/Ye6zzfQ
Check out Welton's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCtARM5yWhsJ-0MPKnQD-_zA
Business of Indie Games channel: youtube.com/channel/UCWG2TB05OYN7UZ2A6e474Rg
Hope you enjoy. :)
How much game development do I typically get done in one week of work? In this indie game devlog I tried it out for you and here are the results.
Will You Snail on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1115050/Will_You_Snail
My hope is that this will help you gain some awareness about how much you can get done in a week of making video games so you can plan accordingly. :)
ISLANDERS on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1046030/ISLANDERS
Join our creative game dev community on Discord: discord.gg/Ye6zzfQ
Check out Welton's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCtARM5yWhsJ-0MPKnQD-_zA
Business of Indie Games channel: youtube.com/channel/UCWG2TB05OYN7UZ2A6e474Rg
Hope you enjoy. :)
![Game Design: 14 Ways to Make Players Feel Smart! - [Animated]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VszH5Np3JjY/hqdefault.jpg "Game Design: 14 Ways to Make Players Feel Smart! - [Animated]
Lets talk about how to make players feel smart.
I want to share with you some game design tricks game developers can use to make their players feel clever.
1) Make a game with simple rules. 1:05
2) Build an invisible tutorial. 1:46
3) Use real life objects and interactions to explain your game. 2:36
4) Guide players with smart design. 3:26
5) Give players a default option. 3:58
6) Unlock features over time. 4:54
7) Make an easy game that feels hard. 5:34
8) Prevent people from getting stuck. 7:31
9) Help players through potentially frustrating parts. 8:27
10) Be respectful with your players time. 9:14
11) Dont overwhelm players with information. 9:55
12) Give players a scapegoat. 10:43
13) Let people know when they did something clever. 11:30
14) Apply this knowledge. (Counted incorrectly, sorry. :D) 12:15
Even when youre making games without any puzzles, this can be pretty important.
If your games make your players feel smart, theyre going to like your game a lot better! Lets use our game design skills to accomplish this!
Game development is a complicated discipline, so its often easy to get sidetracked and focus on game mechanics and other gameplay elements. Making players feel good about themselves and making them love their own brain and their own intelligence, is something we (or at least I) often forget about.
I feel like this is an absolutely massive opportunity to level up the user experience and make your game more fun and enjoyable.
Here are 14 game design hacks to make players feel smart! Dont forget to apply your knowledge to your own game projects and tell me what you came up with.
Bonus Tips:
15) Make the game clean and readable.
16) Always let players know why something happened.
17) Let players use their creativity.
Lets make smarter games with smarter design. :D")
