Introduction
What game design is all about
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An Exercise in Awareness (3:38)
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What game design is - and is not! (9:56)
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Can just anyone design a game? (2:48)
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Game designer characteristics (7:02)
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"I'm going to get rich!" NOT! (11:37)
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It's not about ideas or stories and no one will make your game for you (8:23)
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The best ways to learn, part 1 (8:57)
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The best ways to learn, part 2 (8:11)
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Know your target audience (3:11)
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What is the player going to DO? Games are not stories, they're activities (4:23)
Game making in a nutshell
The end of the beginning
Bonus Material (also available on the Web, usually at my site)
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A tax on people who are bad at math
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Results of late 2012 game designer survey
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Why I wrote my game design book (8:24)
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Slides for Can you Design a Good One
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Of course you can design a game, but can you design a good one?
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Log of additions to this class
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What makes my game design book unusual or unique (4:40)
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Process of Designing a Game talk from Origins Game Fair 2007
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Slides for Process of game design talk
