O prototypování a o tom, jak za týden vznikla Tower of Goo

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How to Prototype a Game in Under 7 Days
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Brainstorming nefunguje na vznik novych veci (hej vsichni, ve stredu od 4 do 5 budeme kreativni), ale funguje se syncnout na problemu a kontextu, a nechat si to individualne prolezet v hlave. A funguje na ‘jak vyresit tenhle problem’.

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Surprisingly, we found that there was no correlation between time spent in development and how successful the game ultimately turned out.

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As an alternative to brainstorming, we found that gathering art and music with some personal significance was particularly fruitful.

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We discovered quite accidentally that the games with the greatest replay value were the ones that had some sort of creation or customization aspect.

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“Experimental” Does Not Mean “Complex”

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Make it Juicy! “Juice” was our wet little term for constant and bountiful user feedback. A juicy game element will bounce and wiggle and squirt and make a little noise when you touch it. A juicy game feels alive and responds to everything you do — tons of cascading action and response for minimal user input.