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Tag: game design

GeekDad Daily Deal: A Lifetime Membership to School of Game Design

November 29, 2017December 14, 2017Darren Blankenship0

Make your own fun with a Lifetime Membership to School of Game Design: 98% off!

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GeekDad Daily Deal: A Lifetime Membership to the School of Game Design

August 24, 2017Darren Blankenship0

Create to your heart’s content with a Lifetime Membership to the School of Game Design: 98% off!

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GeekDad Daily Deal: The Complete Python Programming Bundle

June 8, 2017Darren Blankenship0

Get a new set of skills with the Complete Python Programming Bundle: 93% off!

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GeekDad Daily Deal: Lifetime Membership to School of Game Design

May 27, 2017Darren Blankenship0

Build that game you’ve always wanted to with a Lifetime Membership to School of Game Design: 98% off!

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GeekDad Daily Deal: The Complete Game Design and Developer Bundle

February 23, 2017Darren Blankenship0

Get in the game with the Complete Game Design and Developer Bundle: 94% off!

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GeekDad Daily Deal: Pay What You Want Game Design Course Bundle

July 18, 2016Darren Blankenship0

You choose with the Pay What You Want Game Design Course Bundle.

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GeekDad Daily Deal: AGFPRO 3.0 Game Creator and DLC Bundle

June 13, 2016Darren Blankenship0

AGFPRO 3.0 Game Creator and DLC Bundle: 90% off!

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GeekDad Daily Deal: Pay What You Want Game Design Course Bundle

June 4, 2016Darren Blankenship0

You choose with the Pay What You Want Game Design Course Bundle.

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GeekDad Daily Deal: Mega Game Design Bundle

May 2, 2016Darren Blankenship0

Game on with the Mega Game Design Bundle: 95% off!

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E3: Hands On With ‘Super Mario Maker’

June 16, 2015Kelly Knox0

Anyone who has daydreamed of becoming a game designer can make that wish come true in Super Mario Maker, coming exclusively to Wii U.

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GeekDad Daily Deals: The Pay What You Want Game Design Course Bundle

June 16, 2015Darren Blankenship0

All fun and games with today’s game design bundle: pick your price

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GeekDad Interviews ‘Thunderbirds’ Game Designer Matt Leacock

March 20, 2015December 14, 2017Rob Huddleston0

Game designer Matt Leacock talks about “Thunderbirds,” the “Pandemic” series, and game design.

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New Movie Looks at TableTop Games, From Prototypes to Publishing

December 27, 2014December 14, 2017Dave Banks0

A new movie takes a look at taking boardgames from prototype to publishing by following one very determined game designer.

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International Scratch Day: Saturday, May 17!

May 15, 2014Fran Wilde0

Do your kids Scratch? Nope, this isn’t a medical question. Scratch is a free programming language developed for kids.

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A Playful Path: You Need This Book (and it’s free)

January 28, 2014Laura Grace Weldon1

“Play is how we have learned to learn. Instructions? We don’t need no stinkin’ instructions.” Bernie DeKoven

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Maker Faire New York: Fueling My 3D Fantasies

September 30, 2013December 13, 2017Amy Kraft0

If you have an interest in 3D printing, Maker Faire has the power to turn that interest into an obsession.

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Geek Camp: Alka Seltzer and Frickin' Laser Beams

June 30, 2013December 13, 2017Kevin Makice

Days 3 and 4 of our family Geek Camp included a trip to a nearby hackerspace and playtesting a water tag game. This is a report from the field.

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Game Lab Makes GameStorm a Destination for Board Game Designers

April 19, 2013Erik Wecks2

Game designers need one thing more than anything else in the world for their ideas—play-tests. KC Humphrey and Game Lab have been making that happen.

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Design Games, Win Cash

March 1, 2012Jonathan H. Liu

Think you’ve got a good idea for a game? Here are two chances to win some cash. First up is Marbles: The Brain Store, which specializes in “brain-friendly” toys, puzzles, and games. They’re looking for something that is: brain beneficial …

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Today Is Deadline for Thousand-Year Game Design Challenge

August 31, 2011Michael Harrison

Back in January, we mentioned game designer extraordinaire Daniel Solis’s Thousand-Year Game Design Challenge. The contest is all about creating a game that will still be played in the year 3011. No mean feat. After all, a thousand years is …

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Rethinking the Future of Board Games

January 25, 2011Jonathan H. Liu

Last year I questioned whether the future of board games would eventually incorporate things like OLED screens built into the hex tiles and digital interactivity in place of wooden meeples and bits. I was doubtful, and defended the analog side …

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The Thousand-Year Game Design Challenge

January 3, 2011Jonathan H. Liu

What games will people still play a thousand years from now? More importantly, will they be playing a game that you designed? Daniel Solis, creator of the storytelling party game Happy Birthday, Robot! has launched a new project called the …

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Unity Engine Lets Anyone Design Their Own Computer Games

May 20, 2010admin

GeekTeen John has been teaching himself to design computer games using the game engine Unity. Here’s his report: With all the recent advancements in videogame technology, it’s no surprise that we would get some programs that allowed anyone to create …

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GeekDad Interview: Loaded Questions with Game Designer Eric Poses

August 12, 2009Jonathan H. Liu

Eric Poses is the creator of the board game Loaded Questions. A new, updated version of the game was just released last week. Eric is a bit of a GeekDad himself, with two kids (ages four and one) now. I …

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