Traditional & Abstract Game Design (Adding Is Easy, Subtracting Is Hard)
Summary:
Explanations about the process for creating new games in the traditional style, using Tak and other examples from his catalog. Learn how game designers get maximum value from the simplest rules.
Description:
Game inventor James Ernest (12 Days, Button Men, Tak: A Beautiful Game) hosts.
** GAME DESIGN ACADEMY ONLY EVENT / NOT INTENDED FOR GENERAL TRADE DAY AUDIENCE **
Trouble in Dodge City: How Do You Design Meaningful Choices?
Summary:
Get your hands dirty by fixing a "broken" game. Through changing rules, iterating, & playtesting, learn what makes game choices fun while we practice core design skills useful for any game project.
Description:
** GAME DESIGN ACADEMY ONLY EVENT / NOT INTENDED FOR GENERAL TRADE DAY AUDIENCE **
By incorporating strategy, teamwork, and critical thinking, board games provide an interactive and fun way to enhance learning outcomes and foster collaboration in the classroom.
Description:
Explore how board games can be used as engaging tools for teaching various subjects.
** GAME DESIGN ACADEMY ONLY EVENT / NOT INTENDED FOR GENERAL TRADE DAY AUDIENCE **
A discussion on why and how the most important thing you can bring to the craft is YOU. Take a seed of an idea and pull it in divergent directions. Come prepared to share and contribute!
Description:
Join Guest of Honor Eric Lang a game designer who has been in the business almost 30 years. Together youll will discuss why and how the most important thing you can bring to the craft is YOU. In interactive workshop format with a short lecture, we will explore one seed of an idea and pull it in at least three highly divergent directions based on the background and experiences of different potential authors.
A discussion on why and how the most important thing you can bring to the craft is YOU. Take a seed of an idea and pull it in divergent directions. Come prepared to share and contribute!
Description:
Join Guest of Honor Eric Lang a game designer who has been in the business almost 30 years. Together youll will discuss why and how the most important thing you can bring to the craft is YOU. In interactive workshop format with a short lecture, we will explore one seed of an idea and pull it in at least three highly divergent directions based on the background and experiences of different potential authors.