Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games | A: Work Ethic 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#10 @sora_sakurai_en | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
In Category A: Work Ethic, I talk about the ways we approach and prepare for our jobs. The topics in this category apply to all lines of work, not just game development.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:11 A-1 Game Development Isn't a Game
4:15 A-2 Presentations Are All About Speed!
5:21 A-3 Try Telling That to the Player
7:43 A-4 Spec Changes
11:56 A-5 Writing Game Proposals
14:36 A-6 Prep Your Proposals Hot and Fast
17:09 A-7 You'll Forget the Hardship, But the Game Will Endure!
20:35 A-8 Directors Need to Be Unique
23:02 A-9 Just Do It Already!
24:59 A-10 How I Stuck With My Column
[Playlist A: Work Ethic]
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKCjZ2WsVLSHTbG4lQadRRtjzjARK69h
In Category A: Work Ethic, I talk about the ways we approach and prepare for our jobs. The topics in this category apply to all lines of work, not just game development.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:11 A-1 Game Development Isn't a Game
4:15 A-2 Presentations Are All About Speed!
5:21 A-3 Try Telling That to the Player
7:43 A-4 Spec Changes
11:56 A-5 Writing Game Proposals
14:36 A-6 Prep Your Proposals Hot and Fast
17:09 A-7 You'll Forget the Hardship, But the Game Will Endure!
20:35 A-8 Directors Need to Be Unique
23:02 A-9 Just Do It Already!
24:59 A-10 How I Stuck With My Column
[Playlist A: Work Ethic]
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKCjZ2WsVLSHTbG4lQadRRtjzjARK69h
![Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZUY2AtBD6Sk/hqdefault.jpg "Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]
This is the 100th episode!
And the release date of Kirbys Dream Land.
To commemorate (?) this milestone, Ill be sharing a presentation I gave in the past.")
![Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZzCfzwe23kw/hqdefault.jpg "Staying Organized with Hierarchical Outlines [Planning & Game Design]
Have you ever had trouble organizing ideas, proposals, spec docs, stories, or reports? Today, Ill introduce a basic, sensible method I use to keep everything in order.
It really comes in handy when writing proposals, and even when planning videos for this channel!")
![Units of Speed [Design Specifics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_B0cpF8fQ4s/hqdefault.jpg "Units of Speed [Design Specifics]
Like time, speed is a vital factor that influences every part of a game! But if you cant convey it properly when writing spec sheets or parameters, you wont get anywhere.")
![Billboards [Effects]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_o29OOOarPY/hqdefault.jpg "Billboards [Effects]
Billboards are flat objects that always face the camera.
It might be hard to picture what they are if you havent worked in game development before, so Ill be breaking them down in todays Effects video.")
![Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_ofubdMhvBM/hqdefault.jpg "Gameplay as Part of a Live Performance [Grab Bag]
In this Grab Bag episode, Ill be discussing a very special gameplay experience I once had!
Ive shared recordings from some PRESS START concerts in the past, and you can look forward to more music in todays video as well.")
![Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aACUZ769djE/hqdefault.jpg "Elementary School Play Testers [Team Management]
A long time ago at HAL Laboratory, we used to bring in team members children and their friends to play test our games.
Its much harder to set this kind of thing up nowadays, but we got some great results out of it...!")
![HUDs [UI]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a_HB81ujHHE/hqdefault.jpg "HUDs [UI]
A heads-up display—HUD for short—refers to information overlaid on the play area of the game screen. Its a handy term to know, and is a feature thats naturally essential for games!
By the way, this is the final video in the UI category!")
![Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over? [Game Essence]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/atHnu2fKtZA/hqdefault.jpg "Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over? [Game Essence]
Games that greatly penalize the player each time theyre defeated are on the rise. Roguelikes are a prime example.
This is fine for games players are meant to play over and over again, but whether theyll actually -want- to play is another question.")
![Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/atqS7SImuBc/hqdefault.jpg "Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence]
Most games feature enemies that frequently appear to bar your progress. Some people might even say you cant make a game without them.
But are they really necessary?")
![Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b3Fd8pBK0EA/hqdefault.jpg "Sodatete! Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking [Game Concepts]
I doubt too many of my overseas viewers will know about this handheld digital game. The proposal I made for it back then was quite animated, so lets give it a good look!")
![Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bVEPp5n-ysE/hqdefault.jpg "Making the Imaginary Feel Real [Graphics]
Objects in games are weightless, insubstantial imitations—and yet, they dont feel that way thanks to all the hard work creators put into maintaining the illusion.")
