Game Dev Field Guide

In this episode Zackavelli talks about both the artistic and technical sides of lighting in video games. Skip to Body of Episode: 6:45 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about quest design and the spectrum of styles it comes in. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:17 Oblivion Whodunit Quest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tccCzvJ0qFY Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli...

In this episode Zackavelli breaks down the Metroidvania genre. Skip to Body of Episode: 4:45 Mertroid Dread Video by Mark Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pop-cc9kmY Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www.you...

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on the struggles in gamedev Skip to Guest Segment: 9:10 Malheur Games Twitter: https://twitter.com/MalheurGames Once More on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211050/Once_More/ Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about the recent events with Unity and Ironsource. Pocket Gamer Interview with John Riccitello: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/79190/unity-ironsource-john-riccitiello-marc-whitten-merger/ Skip to Body of Episode: 9:12 Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/ Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and tal...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about the advantages of focusing on art first during game development. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:34 Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/ Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: w...

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on DevOps Skip to Guest Segment: 15:30 XCompWiz Twitter: https://twitter.com/XCompWiz MystCraft 2 Minecraft Mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56969328 Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavell...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about mobile game development, and analyzes why some game genres work better on phones then others. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:16 Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/ Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Tw...

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and then does a post mortem for his recently released game BounceShot Skip to Post Mortem: 9:06 Buy BounceShot: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/ Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: ww...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about making demos, executing your ideas, and avoiding perfection in gamedev. Skip to Body of Episode: 7:45 Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/ Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackav...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about strategies for coming up with new game mechanics. Skip to Body of Episode: 7:07 Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/ Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twit...

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on planning and production. Skip to Guest Segment: 15:45 Lukes Twitter: https://twitter.com/lklejnberg Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Music: Radia...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about the problem with modern, shallow crafting systems. Article on Last Of Us Crafting: https://medium.com/super-jump/the-brilliant-crafting-system-in-the-last-of-us-bb33f221f2c1 Skip to Body of Episode: 5:38 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Tw...

In this episode Zackavelli breaks down an academic paper about game design. Read the paper for yourself: https://users.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf Skip to Body of Episode: 5:30 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ You...

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has an amazing segment on sound. Skip to Guest Segment: 15:00 Mugamoomoo's Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXS5WR3QMgpoWQPFjBa51Fw Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: https:/...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about strategies for making your game more replayable Skip to Body of Episode: 5:20 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw Intro music by...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about some good "bang for your buck" polish tips. Skip to Body of Episode: 6:05 TotalBiscut on FOV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDq_qvsKUA Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www...

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest talks about designing a game "backwards". Skip to Guest Segment: 13:25 Kevin's Links: Website: https://www.bobbybobbybobby.com/pages/chaotic-era Studio Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobbydimensionhttps://twitter.com/bobbydimension Chaotic Era Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaotic_era Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord an...

In this episode Zackavelli takes a look at the 4X genre and discusses what makes a good 4X game. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:05 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw Intr...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about tips for how to use sound effects, and also how to make them for your games. Skip to Body of Episode: 6:31 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz...

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest talks about procedural generated art techniques used for her game Witchhazel Woods. Skip to Guest Segment: 11:26 Rachel's Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_datababe Wishlist Witchhazel Woods! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1833560/Witchhazel_Woods/ Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the communit...

In this episode Zackavelli talks about tips for not getting stuck in a perpetual loop of half finished games. Skip to Body of Episode: 4:19 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIj...

In this episode Zackavelli goes deep on core game loops, their function and definitions, and give good examples from popular games. Skip to Body of Episode: 4:53 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www....

In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest Starlight Skyes talks about the pros and cons of being a commercial/hobby gamedev. Skip to Guest Segment: 16:37 Starlight Skyes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarlightSkyes Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMQVS2ttOB-zi2pBXius2Q Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video...

In this episode Zackavelli talks gives tips for vehicles, dialogue, and getting to the minimum viable product (MVP) Skip to Body of Episode: 6:43 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/chan...