Many, many video games can be seen as the interplay between order and chaos. Some games are all about creating order from a chaotic play field, while others center on wreaking destructive chaos on an ordered world. Players understand this inherently, and I think we even expect it. …

We love making and playing “retro” games — those titles that harken back to an earlier, simpler time full of chunky pixels and chiptune audio. While video games have evolved at a lightning pace since their inception in the late 50’s, the past decade has revealed a desire to linger…

A colleague of mine recently posted a job opening for a Lead Game Designer. He’s a founder of a small indie game studio, and is understandably keen to hire the right person to guide the team’s design process. As he put together a design test for prospective candidates, he asked…