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Continue ReadingGame designer Matt Leacock talks about “Thunderbirds,” the “Pandemic” series, and game design.
Continue ReadingA new movie takes a look at taking boardgames from prototype to publishing by following one very determined game designer.
Continue ReadingDo your kids Scratch? Nope, this isn’t a medical question. Scratch is a free programming language developed for kids.
Continue Reading“Play is how we have learned to learn. Instructions? We don’t need no stinkin’ instructions.” Bernie DeKoven
Continue ReadingIf you have an interest in 3D printing, Maker Faire has the power to turn that interest into an obsession.
Continue ReadingDays 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.
Continue ReadingGame 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.
Continue ReadingThink 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 …
Continue ReadingBack 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 …
Continue ReadingLast 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 …
Continue ReadingWhat 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 …
Continue ReadingGeekTeen 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 …
Continue ReadingEric 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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