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Come to XRDC for a data-driven look at what VR devs need to know  
by Staff [10.09.18]
If you love actionable data you want to see this XRDC talk, which highlights data-driven insights into VR design best practices and how design decisions directly affect playability and retention.
VR, Design
Smash Bros. director: Play what you hate to make games great 1
by Chris Kerr [10.09.18]
"I went out of my way to play games I didn't like or find interesting. Those ended up being a lot more informative. I have literally thousands of games, and I think of them all as pearls of wisdom."
Design, Production
Making Insomniac's Spider-Man do what a spider can 2
by Bryant Francis [10.08.18]
Insomniac Games' Ryan Smith talks to Gamasutra about the game design foundations of Marvel's Spider-Man (and how far back in Insomniac Games history they go).
Console/PC, Design
Video Game Deep Cuts: Uri Geller's Pessimistic Starlink  
by Gamasutra Staff [10.07.18]
This week's highlights include Uri Geller vs. Pokemon, why we need pessimistic games, a look at Ubisoft's Starlink, & lots more besides.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Watch us play The Light Keeps Us Safe with lead developer Jim Rossignol  
by Bryant Francis [10.05.18]
We talked to the lead developer of The Light Keeps Us Safe over on the Gamasutra Twitch channel about making successful Early Access games.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: Building Brink's SMART parkour traversal system  
by Staff [10.05.18]
At GDC 2012 Splash Damage's Arne Olav Hallingstad, presents a detailed programmer-oriented overview of the freedom of movement implementation in the studio's 2011 multiplayer shooter Brink.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Video, Vault
Weekly Jobs Roundup: Nerd Kingdom, Plarium Michigan Studio, and more are hiring now!  
by Staff [10.05.18]
From gameplay programmers to UX designers, here are just some of the many, many positions being advertised right now on the Gamasutra Job Board.
Programming, Design, Production, Recruitment
Don't Miss: 6 ways that the Final Fantasy series continues to influence devs 5
by Staff [10.05.18]
"Final Fantasy was the first game that really made you feel something for characters, and feel that the game world meant something," says Andrew Allanson, whose YIIK was inspired by the franchise.
Console/PC, Art, Design
Leaving the comforts of linear design behind to create the first Assassin’s Creed  
by Alissa McAloon [10.05.18]
Developers that worked on the original Assassin's Creed game recall the title's origins and the technology that allowed them to move from a linear story to an open world game.
Console/PC, Design
Die, die, die: Boss battle design in Death's Gambit  
by Joel Couture [10.05.18]
“Death's Gambit literally began as a google doc of boss ideas," says Alex Kubodera, co-founder of Death's Gambit dev White Rabbit, in this deep dive into the boss-centric game's combat design.
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Design, Production
Chat with the lead developer of The Light Keeps Us Safe at 3PM EDT  
by Bryant Francis [10.05.18]
We're talking to Jim Rossignol, lead developer of The Light Keeps Us Safe starting at 3PM EDT.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Owlchemy Labs' latest project will turn your smartphone into a VR window 1
by Chris Kerr [10.05.18]
Job Simulator developer Owlchemy Labs has devised a new way for players to watch their friends inside a virtual reality experience. 
VR, Programming, Design
Blog: The three philosophies of stealth game design
by Gamasutra Community [10.05.18]
Today's post looks at the evolution of stealth gameplay into three different philosophies of game design.
Design
Breaking fences, escaping dinosaurs?! Oh my, it's Parkasaurus' developers  
by John Harris [10.05.18]
Gamasutra spoke to one half of Washbear and co-developer of Parkasaurus, Chris McQuinn to explore the design and intent of the slightly-silly dino zoo sim Parkasaurus.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Art, Design, Production, Business/Marketing, Video
Video: Breaking the rules of game design  
by Staff [10.04.18]
At GDC 2012, Naughty Dog's Kaitlyn Burnell took to the stage to question conventional game dev wisdom and ask: when you learn to follow game design rules, when is it right to break them?
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Video, Vault
Don't Miss: Mafia 3 and the value of putting game developers in a box 1
by Staff [10.04.18]
Sometimes, maybe the best thing you can do as a developer is box yourself in. That's one takeaway from this chat with Hangar 13's Haden Blackman about lessons learned in making a new Mafia game.
Console/PC, Design, Production
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Inspirations: SpaceBeagles' Butt Sniffin Pugs  
by Staff [10.04.18]
GDC 2019 seeks your great offbeat controller prototypes for Alt.Ctrl.GDC! The submission deadline is November 30th, so to inspire you we're highlighting some prior standouts -- like Butt Sniffin Pugs!
Indie, Design
Blog: How 'design thinking' can help create good games 1
by Gamasutra Community [10.04.18]
Design thinking is more than a legacy of interdisciplinary practice or trendy product design methodology. It is everything good game design is supposed to be.
Design
Blog: Why one size doesn't fit all in virtual reality 3
by Gamasutra Community [10.04.18]
A few choice words on how the Oculus ecosystem is structured could make the difference between the company effectively owning the VR market, or being a slave to it.
VR, Design
Number Punchers: How Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest handle combat math 4
by John Harris [10.04.18]
There’s now been well over 30 years of computer RPGs, in both C- and J- styles, and one feature most of them have in common is that they’re awfully vague about their combat math.
Console/PC, Indie, Design