No Pause Screen Doesn’t Make Your Game Hardcore
I’ve been playing games for a little over 20 years now. Starting with PC games when I was a toddler,…
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The Case for Serious Games: a response to the JCSG2016 Keynote Panel
At the second Joint Conference on Serious Games, moderator Catherine Beavis asked a keynote panel of invited domestic and international…
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All Fun And Games
As I ponder my completion of my Game Design studies the occasion seems to be more of a realisation rather…
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Willow’s Effect
I’ve written about my dev in the past, but I only really looked at the more practical side of it….
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Failure, sustainability and Raw Fury Games
The amount of indie studio closures we see in the industry that most never hear about is heartbreaking. It’s utterly…
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Making Meaning in Game Dev
Content Warning: suicide, mental illness Disclaimer: This is an opinion article, and not meant to constitute medical or health advice….
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Am I Not Pretty Enough?
I don’t live in the most rural of places in Australia, but I cannot ever overcome the awe and love…
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Designing Diversity: Making Fairy Tale
When you create something and release it into the world—no matter the medium—it can be terrifying. You let a product…
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The Way We Play: Rituals and Luck
Jack stood over the pile of cards, his hands outstretched to the sky, fingers clawing at some invisible wall. From…
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The Beginner’s Guide and Walls
When somebody insists that I simply must play the next big thing, it’s not uncommon for me to respond with…
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