Game Makers Toolkit | Puzzle Solving... or Problem Solving? @GMTK | Uploaded June 2015 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
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Most puzzle games are about discovering the one, designer-intended answer to a conundrum. Let's look at a different take on the puzzle genre, which takes inspiration from real-world problem solving.
Sources
Play Zach's games
zachtronics.com
Gamasutra: "New educational video game used in schools"
gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/154246/New_educational_video_game_used_in_schools.php
Gamasutra: "Postmortem: Zachtronics Industries' SpaceChem"
gamasutra.com/view/feature/172250/postmortem_zachtronics_.php
Rock Paper Shotgun: Zach Barth talks about Minecraft
rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/20/proto-minecraft-abandoned-due-to-epic-error
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance):
Infinifactory (Zachtronics, 2015)
The Talos Principle (Croteam, 2014)
Snakebird (Noumenon Games, 2015)
Portal (Valve Corporation, 2007)
Limbo (Playdead, 2010)
The Swapper (Facepalm Games, 2013)
Mini Metro (Dinosaur Polo Club, 2015)
Kerbal Space Program (Squad, 2015)
Spacechem (Zachtronics, 2011)
Minecraft (Mojang, 2011)
Infiniminer (Zachtronics, 2009)
The Codex of Alchemical Engineering (Zachtronics, 2008)
Bureau of Steam Engineering (Zachtronics, 2008)
KOHCTPYKTOP: Engineer of the People (Zachtronics, 2009)
TIS-100 (Zachtronics, 2015)
Human Resource Machine (Tomorrow Corporation, 2015)
Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games, 2016)
World of Goo (2D Boy, 2008)
Bridge Constructor (Headup Games, 2012)
The Witness (Thekla, Inc, 2016)
Music used in this episode:
Human Ingenuity (Infinifactory)
Working (Spacechem)
Resource Site 528.81 (Infinifactory)
In Motion (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
Opening (Spacechem)
Proving Grounds (Infinifactory)
Clip credits:
"Minecraft Compact Calculator" - FVDisco
youtube.com/watch?v=6fQvgiyx_6A
"Minecraft - The ICE GPU 2.0" - FVDisco
youtube.com/watch?v=UjmmWY1ih3s
"Minecraft 8 Track Music Sequencer" - FVDisco
youtube.com/watch?v=mjLDM1AY1-E
"Infiniminer Demolition Fun" - betasword
youtube.com/watch?v=Cd-eUIMPIjI
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/en-gb/videos/h47qPPsjwOf0
🔴 Get bonus content by supporting Game Maker’s Toolkit - gamemakerstoolkit.com/support 🔴
Most puzzle games are about discovering the one, designer-intended answer to a conundrum. Let's look at a different take on the puzzle genre, which takes inspiration from real-world problem solving.
Sources
Play Zach's games
zachtronics.com
Gamasutra: "New educational video game used in schools"
gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/154246/New_educational_video_game_used_in_schools.php
Gamasutra: "Postmortem: Zachtronics Industries' SpaceChem"
gamasutra.com/view/feature/172250/postmortem_zachtronics_.php
Rock Paper Shotgun: Zach Barth talks about Minecraft
rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/20/proto-minecraft-abandoned-due-to-epic-error
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance):
Infinifactory (Zachtronics, 2015)
The Talos Principle (Croteam, 2014)
Snakebird (Noumenon Games, 2015)
Portal (Valve Corporation, 2007)
Limbo (Playdead, 2010)
The Swapper (Facepalm Games, 2013)
Mini Metro (Dinosaur Polo Club, 2015)
Kerbal Space Program (Squad, 2015)
Spacechem (Zachtronics, 2011)
Minecraft (Mojang, 2011)
Infiniminer (Zachtronics, 2009)
The Codex of Alchemical Engineering (Zachtronics, 2008)
Bureau of Steam Engineering (Zachtronics, 2008)
KOHCTPYKTOP: Engineer of the People (Zachtronics, 2009)
TIS-100 (Zachtronics, 2015)
Human Resource Machine (Tomorrow Corporation, 2015)
Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games, 2016)
World of Goo (2D Boy, 2008)
Bridge Constructor (Headup Games, 2012)
The Witness (Thekla, Inc, 2016)
Music used in this episode:
Human Ingenuity (Infinifactory)
Working (Spacechem)
Resource Site 528.81 (Infinifactory)
In Motion (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)
Opening (Spacechem)
Proving Grounds (Infinifactory)
Clip credits:
"Minecraft Compact Calculator" - FVDisco
youtube.com/watch?v=6fQvgiyx_6A
"Minecraft - The ICE GPU 2.0" - FVDisco
youtube.com/watch?v=UjmmWY1ih3s
"Minecraft 8 Track Music Sequencer" - FVDisco
youtube.com/watch?v=mjLDM1AY1-E
"Infiniminer Demolition Fun" - betasword
youtube.com/watch?v=Cd-eUIMPIjI
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/en-gb/videos/h47qPPsjwOf0
