Game design tutorial

In this series, we will explore game mechanics and useful concepts that will help you improve your game design skills.

Game Design Quest - Intro

6 Tips for a successful Game Jam

In echo to the recent Ludum Dare 33, this video will give you some tips to enjoy your experience game jamming with everyone.

7 Books to Explore Game Creation in Greater Depth

Here's the list of the books shown in the video:

13 free Open Source software to make your games!

Here's a list of 13 free open source programs for art, game engines, sound, level editing and for writing documents for your games.

The preproduction of a small game

If you wondered how an independent or a small game is born, this video should give you some insights on the process.

Exploring grid-based movement

Grid-based movement is the easiest one to manage whenever your game character needs to interact with its environment, as you don't have to manage complex collisions. That is why we're exploring it in this video.

Game Engines: what are they and how to choose the right one?

Movement Analysis - Ori and the Blind Forest

Overview of Simple Collision Detection Types in 2D games

Quick Timer Events from a Game Design Perspective

What are QTEs? What are their strengths? And what separates a good one from a bad one? This is what this video tries to answer.

My 8 best game design resources

Here are the 8 resources I used and still use the most when it comes to learning about Game Design.

12 handy free productivity tools for game designers

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