Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Sersa Victory comes on the channel for a live discussion about adventure design and his ENNIE-winning Shadowdark adventure, Shrine of the Jaguar Princess!

Sersa's recommended reading list:

1️⃣ The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games by Jesper Juul
2️⃣ Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman
3️⃣ Players Making Decisions: Game Design Essentials and the Art of Understanding Your Players by Zack Hiwiller
4️⃣ You Said This Would Be Fun: What Makes a Game Good and How to Make a Good Game by Jeff Warrender
5️⃣ An Architectural Approach to Level Design by Christopher W. Totten
6️⃣ MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research by Robin Hunicke, Marc LeBlanc, and Robert Zubek

🎓 Sersa's game design courses: tridentgamebooks.com/online-courses

🔥 Sersa's adventures and supplements: tridentgamebooks.com/rpg-products

🔱 Sersa's publisher website: tridentgamebooks.com

🔮 Shadowdark RPG Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/shadowdark-rpg-old-school-gaming-modernized