I don’t know who needs to hear this, but there’s a reason you make games. Sharing Joy You like making people happy, and games are built to entertain. Great chefs are driven to share flavors, and architects inspire others with space. You appreciate the power of interactivity, and love when others can…

What makes a game “classic?” I think about this a lot as I’m playing games, hitting them with my own litmus tests to determine their worth in the grand scheme. As game makers we do this because we want to build something great. …

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…