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Thousand Ant Podcast: Game Design and Indie Game Dev with Professor Mike Sellers
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In this episode of the Thousand Ant Podcast Matt speaks with Professor Michael Sellers who is Director of the Game Design Program at Indiana University. Mike has a long and storied experience in the game design field with stints at Maxis, Kabam and many others over his decades in the industry. He's also the author of "Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach".
Find Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onlinealchemist
Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35135766-advanced-game-design
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00:59 How it all started
3:15 The turnaround point
5:31 The first step to the gaming industry
8:23 The trajectory towards the academy
11:38 Experience is the best teacher
13:44 From thoughts to printed form
15:11 The pursuit for the ultimate game design guide
16:53 What makes a game, a game?
20:39 Telltale Signs of Risk in game design
22:25 The rise of systemic game design
26:01 Two sides of a coin
30:36 Narrative and Systemic Game Design
35:55 The Whole Experience: Thematic Architecture
42:23 Generational Aspects to Video Games
45:17 The Pyramid of Content, Users, and Generators
49:06 The End of the Age of The Video Arcade
51:07 Indie games and the risk that comes with them
58:47 The Game Design of Today
01:03:40 Being Innovative or Derivative?
01:08:36 Introducing the right blend of novelty and familiarity
01:11:58 Challenges of Vertical Slice
01:19:25 The power of sound
01:21:44 Between the game and the player's mind
Learn Unity and game development with experienced indie game developers. Subscribe for tutorials, devlogs, and gamedev advice uploaded weekly.
Visit us on Discord, ask questions and share your work: https://discord.gg/AGHZvCf
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thousandant
Visit our website: http://thousandant.com
Find Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onlinealchemist
Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35135766-advanced-game-design
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00:59 How it all started
3:15 The turnaround point
5:31 The first step to the gaming industry
8:23 The trajectory towards the academy
11:38 Experience is the best teacher
13:44 From thoughts to printed form
15:11 The pursuit for the ultimate game design guide
16:53 What makes a game, a game?
20:39 Telltale Signs of Risk in game design
22:25 The rise of systemic game design
26:01 Two sides of a coin
30:36 Narrative and Systemic Game Design
35:55 The Whole Experience: Thematic Architecture
42:23 Generational Aspects to Video Games
45:17 The Pyramid of Content, Users, and Generators
49:06 The End of the Age of The Video Arcade
51:07 Indie games and the risk that comes with them
58:47 The Game Design of Today
01:03:40 Being Innovative or Derivative?
01:08:36 Introducing the right blend of novelty and familiarity
01:11:58 Challenges of Vertical Slice
01:19:25 The power of sound
01:21:44 Between the game and the player's mind
Learn Unity and game development with experienced indie game developers. Subscribe for tutorials, devlogs, and gamedev advice uploaded weekly.
Visit us on Discord, ask questions and share your work: https://discord.gg/AGHZvCf
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thousandant
Visit our website: http://thousandant.com
