Note: I failed to mention that two of the video in this Reading List - on Mario's Hair and Spider-Man 2's Web Swinging, were made by Nick Robinson: a journalist who was dismissed from Polygon 2018-10-22 10:54:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
So, I finally finished Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Which, I guess, also means I’ve finished the latest Tomb Raider trilogy! And I want to share some thoughts on this most recent game - and then the trilogy as a whole.
More lootin’, less shootin’
One of the ...
2018-10-12 10:50:28 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Back to Designing for Disability, this week. This time we're looking at options and design choices that will help out players with physical disabilities.
I got lots of help from disabled players and accessibility advocates. Hopefully I did the topic justice! Next episode is on cognitive dis...
2018-10-10 15:30:29 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to explore Spider-Man's web swinging, and the phrase "makes you feel like Spider-Man", which keeps cropping up in reviews for this game.
Hope you enjoy!
Mark
2018-10-02 13:04:39 +0000 UTC View PostThree nifty games to check out, this month. Enjoy!
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I’ve spent most of this month playing big console games like Spider-Man and Tomb Raider. As well as over 100 Game Jam games! But I found some time, here and there, to play some indie stuff. Here are three games of recent times you ...
2018-09-24 14:30:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey!
Something I like to do, every now and again, is take a really close look at other people’s video essays. I think it’s important to look at what your peers are doing, and see what you can borrow ...
2018-09-20 18:26:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello! This is like a blast from the past - a shorter video on an indie game! I just really wanted to talk about Overcooked, which I have been obsessed with over the summer, and how it's one of the best co-op games around.
Thanks for your support. Lots more stuff coming soooooon.
2018-09-20 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I've got some stuff for you to read and watch this month. Some bits and bobs on the new Spider-Man, and a handful of articles about YouTube. Should be interesting - have a look.
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Hello everybody!
Haven't done one of these for a while. This is a video tutorial on an effect I've used a few times on GMTK: turning pages. Most recently, I used it in the video about Playing Past Your Mistakes, to show a passage in the Elder Scrolls 2 manual.
For this tutorial I'm using a b...
2018-09-17 14:34:27 +0000 UTC View PostHello everybody! As promised, I have made a video about my favourite games of the GMTK Jam. These games all carry a certain spark, and reveal interesting trends that emerged from the theme.
Like: removing jumping means games need interesting new ways to get around. Removing combat means players wi...
2018-09-14 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
So, I did this tweet recently. It's about a message in the manual for Elder Scrolls 2 about not reloading your save game when mishaps occur, and playing past your mistakes to see what storie...
2018-09-10 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This weekend just gone, I hosted the second annual Game Maker’s Toolkit Game Jam.
If you’re not aware, a jam is a game making marathon. You’re given just 48 hours to make an entire game from scratch - and it must fit a theme that is only revealed when the jam begins.
Last year we had t...
2018-09-06 09:18:54 +0000 UTC View PostHoly moly! Did you see the Game Jam? We got over 1,000 entries. That's incredible. Please take a moment to try some games and give them ratings.
To celebrate, here's the episode that just slipped past August - the ...
2018-09-03 14:58:23 +0000 UTC View PostSurprise! Juuuuuust got the second video of August out in time. Well, for you lucky lot at least! Everyone else gets it Monday.
This was a huge job, as I had to walk step-by-step through the game to cover everything I wanted to say. And I still didn't get to say absolutely everything! But I'm plea...
2018-08-31 17:58:23 +0000 UTC View PostThree games to check out this week! Two Metroidvanias (sort of) and one ball bouncing mobile gem. Cheers!
2018-08-31 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
August has been a bit of a funny month - I’ve been working like crazy but strange scheduling problems, waiting on people to get back to me, and organising the jam, has meant I only got one episode out. The next video (Super Metroid Boss Keys) is really close, though, and will be ...
2018-08-30 10:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! It’s your favourite time of the month! Reading List time! I’ve got 30 articles and videos for you to check out, so get reading and watching.
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Hello! New DfD episode, this time looking at colourblindness and Low Vision. It was fascinating to learn about the former - it’s something I never really understood before this video, but it’s so interesting to see how this deficiency can change the way games are played.
I’ve got lots ...
2018-08-22 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello! New DfD episode, this time looking at colourblindness and Low Vision. It was fascinating to learn about the former - it’s something I never really understood before this video, but it’s so interesting to see how this deficiency can change the way games are played.
There might be s...
2018-08-21 18:47:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hello everybody! It’s been really interesting to see my graph system, which I developed for Boss Keys, being used by different people for different purposes.
2018-08-08 15:32:05 +0000 UTC
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I’ve got three games this month that are all really interesting, cool, and worth checking out: but all have issues that hold them back from true greatness. Take a look.
Bomb Chicken
First up is Bomb Chicken, which is the latest game from Nitrome. That’s a UK indie studio...
2018-07-31 14:08:44 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone.
First things first, here's your new episode. It will go out to the world in about an hour. But you get a sneak peek. It's the first episode of Boss Keys season 2.
Thanks so much for your support this month. Here’s an update on all things GMTK.
Designing fo...
2018-07-31 13:50:29 +0000 UTC View PostBoss Keys is back, baby!
This is the first episode of season two, which I'm internally calling "Making a Metroidvania". I'll be looking at actual Metroid games, and some Castlevania games, and some indie Metroidvanias, to see what makes these things tick.
Hard to start at the start with Metr...
2018-07-30 15:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! New video will be out before the end of July. But before then, here are 30 videos and articles I think you’ll enjoy this month. Get stuck in, and let me know what you found out.
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Video games are for everyone. But disabled people can be left out if developers don’t consider their needs.
In this series of videos, I’ll be sharing guidelines and best practices for making games more accessible to a wide range of disabilit... 2018-07-16 14:59:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello peeps!
So this is the first episode in a new mini series I'm doing, where I share best practices and dos / don'ts of accessibility design. The first video is on auditory disabilities.
I still need to run it by some people to get some feedback, and would appreciate anything you have to ...
2018-07-13 18:55:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! June was a big month - I made two videos and went on holiday. But I still found time to read and watch interesting stuff on games (and more). Here’s what I think you should sample this month.
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![God of War Effects Breakdown [Lots of GIFs]](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/10/wg/ie/a4542c-019e8dff-9318-7ba1-8102-cab438fb7f19.jpg)
Hey, everyone.
For this month’s Insider newsletter I wanted to talk about some of the effects that I used in my most recent video - about God of War’s Leviathan Axe.
It was quite an editing intensive video, for lots of reasons, and so I decided to share some of the techniques I used.&nbs...
2018-06-22 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello! I'm getting my schedule back in order, so have another video for June.
This time, I'm breaking down the Leviathan Axe weapon from the new God of War. How it works both in and out of combat, why it feels so good, and how the team designed it.
This was really fun to make, so I hope you ...
2018-06-18 15:33:42 +0000 UTC View Post