Two things that recently happened in the game industry have got me excited: the new trailer for Super Mario 3D World and the Might No. 9 Kickstarter. What makes them related- and makes them stand out to me- is that they’re both modern games made in the spirit of retro games. Might No. 9 is… Read More Modern Retro Game Design

Treasure Hunt is a board game I developed as a personal side project while attending Full Sail University. The origin of the game was a mechanic idea that I wanted to further explore: players having a limited number of special abilities they could activate at will to effect the normal events unfolding during the game.… Read More Treasure Hunt

I’d like to make a quick note about the characters in Block ‘n Tackle, my Full Sail final project game, and a lesson I learned from their creation. If you’ve played or seen video of the game, you probably noticed that the characters float in midair. The reason for this is that their collision boxes… Read More Block ‘n Tackle’s Floating Characters

Considering they combine my love of leveling up and collecting stuff, I should probably enjoy loot drop games more than I do. But honestly, I find getting all that loot stressful more than fun. I can’t resist the compulsion to sort through it all, to find the optimal combination of items, to use the most… Read More Let’s Simplify Loot