Jack SelfNov 1, 2022Indie Game Start-Up (IGO740)Building Game Awareness & Marketing PlanThis week’s topic is all about helping your potential audience to find your game. To get started, let’s reflect on how we find new games...
Jack SelfOct 29, 2022Indie Game Start-Up (IGO740)Creating Games with Appeal & Game Design Outline (GDO)To kick-off this week’s topic, we take off our developer hats and put on our player hats. What do you look for when choosing a game to...
Jack SelfJul 28, 2022Co-Creative Design & DP (GDO730)IP Law, Unit Placement & Bug FixingThe best way to familiarise yourself with IP law is to research contemporary case studies directly related to your own practice. Staying...
Jack SelfJul 21, 2022Co-Creative Design & DP (GDO730)Performing, Slide Deck, Video Editing & Spawning Enemies! 🥵This week we review the fourth stage in Tuckman’s group development model, performing. This week’s spark activity involves carrying out a...
Jack SelfJul 11, 2022Co-Creative Design & DP (GDO730)Norming, The Ultimate Flow & Grid SystemsFor this week’s spark activity, you are encouraged to share your experiences of teamwork so far. This is not a chance to name and shame....
Jack SelfApr 9, 2022Development Practice (GDO710)Post-Mortem (RI/E2)Week 9 (Development) - This week marked the end of the second rapid ideation event! This CRJ post highlights the last stage of the...
Jack SelfMar 29, 2022Development Practice (GDO710)Distillation, Incubation & Perspiration (RI/E2)Week 8 (Development) - To be updated. Taking out the Trash (v0.1) Production (Trello) Figure 2: Trello Board (RI/E2) After abandoning...
Jack SelfMar 14, 2022Development Practice (GDO710)Post-Production & Post-Mortem (RI/E1)This week marked the end of the first rapid ideation event! As such, this post highlights the last stage of the development cycle...
Jack SelfMar 13, 2022Development Practice (GDO710)Pre-Production & Production (RI/E1)Week 5 (Development) - This week, I refined my idea and worked on a prototype in preparation for the midweek webinar (Pre-Production). In...