Overview To perform surgery and save patients! The gameplay would revolve around very delicate movements with your mouse and the correct selection of tools for the operation. The learning curve would be steep, it wouldn’t be designed for arcade play. Below is a draft list of possible game features. They are in no particular order… Read More

Developer Responsibility When a game becomes popular I believe that the developer and publisher have a responsibility to provide more detailed background information regarding the universe it is set in. Let me give you a real-world example.

We had another brief power-cut last night, which reminds me I need to buy a UPS, and as I was walking around the flat I was reminded of how the human eye has better light perception at 30/45 degrees from the centre. Meaning if you want to see things in the dark it’s better to… Read More

Introduction Although I wrote this piece moments after finishing Seeing in the Dark they are not really connected. One of the reason I prefer science fiction or non-reality FPS games is because it gives developers a chance to experiment with the player’s perception. Unlike a World War 2 game, they don’t have to make everything… Read More

A while ago I made a post about a film and game tie-in idea. The post made two points: 1. Make the storyline different but connected, so that somehow the game needs the film to get the full story. (But not the other way around) 2. Make the game require information from the film. Examples… Read More

Inspired by this interesting thread at IGDA: Can I Skip the Boring Fighting Parts? I present an idea for combining different game genres from one IP into a cohesive whole.

Introduction I don’t replay games – ever! But if I like the theme and gameplay then I will seek out mods and maps for it. That’s the main reason I play PC games instead of console versions. There are many factors that effect replayability but in this article I will only focus on difficulty settings.… Read More