http://gamasutra.com/blogs/ Randy OConnor's Blogs Sat, 18 May 2013 06:41:40 EDT en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20130419/190880/Evolve_Your_Mechanics_Not_Your_Narrative.php Design Randy thinks progress in games needs to come from mechanical innovation, not narrative innovation, as important as that is to the maturing of the industry. http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20130419/190880/Evolve_Your_Mechanics_Not_Your_Narrative.php Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:17:00 EDT http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20130127/185537/Exposing_Your_Energy.php Indie,Design,Smartphone/Tablet Randy is trying to embrace a new phrase that would sound great on motivational YouTube videos. http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20130127/185537/Exposing_Your_Energy.php Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:55:00 EST http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20121119/181914/On_Paper.php Indie,Art,Design Randy explores non-digital game design and drawing to get away from the computer. http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20121119/181914/On_Paper.php Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:51:00 EST http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20121005/178893/The_Power_of_Choices.php Design It's been suggested that true games give the player rather than the designer power over emotion. But that's not true, in my opinion. http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20121005/178893/The_Power_of_Choices.php Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:40:00 EDT http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20120814/175953/Cheat_It_Out.php Programming,Art,Production,Design Messing with things under the hood is what game design is all about. http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20120814/175953/Cheat_It_Out.php Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:38:00 EDT http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20120612/172170/Detail_Mechanics.php Design The moments that stick with us are often small game mechanics that expand and complement the system of a game world. http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RandyOConnor/20120612/172170/Detail_Mechanics.php Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:58:00 EDT