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Road to the IGF: Zachtronics' Opus Magnum  
by Joel Couture [02.18.19]
Opus Magnum has players creating machines for developing potions and poisons, tinkering with parts and mechanisms to refine perfect alchemical devices.
Indie, Video, IGF
Watch System Era's Brendan Wilson break down the making of Astroneer  
by Bryant Francis [02.15.19]
System Era co-founder Brendan Wilson dropped by the GDC Twitch channel to discuss the making of Astroneer.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Video
Road to the IGF: Khan, Meekel, Flusk, and Meekel's after HOURS  
by Joel Couture [02.15.19]
after HOURS has players sharing a tiny space with Lilith, a young woman suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder due to childhood molestation.
Indie, Video, IGF
Chat with the devs behind Astroneer at 3PM ET  
by Bryant Francis [02.15.19]
The developers behind Astroneer are taking your design and development questions at 3PM ET.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Watch GDC 2019 speakers (try to) pitch their talks to you in 60 seconds or less!  
by Staff [02.15.19]
Produced for the fourth year running, these 'Flash Forward' videos are always great encapsulations of what makes GDC talks great: they're fun, lovable, and surprisingly informative!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Video, GDC
Enjoy a '93 video tour of id Software while Doom was being made  
by Alex Wawro [02.14.19]
The clip appears to have been online for ages, but if you haven't yet seen it it's well worth a watch to get a sense of what id Software (and game development in general) was like in the '90s. 
Console/PC, Video
Video: Concrete practices to be a better game dev leader  
by Staff [02.14.19]
At GDC 2012 Bungie's Brian Sharp gives a great talk about how to lead well by doing two things: communicating effectively and maintaining perspective.
Console/PC, Indie, Production, Video, Vault
Road to the IGF: Polyarc's Moss  
by Joel Couture [02.14.19]
In Moss, a little mouse sets off on a grand VR adventure, the player alongside her, using their shared abilities to solve puzzles and overcome monsters that they couldn't tackle alone. 
Indie, Video, IGF
Mario Maker 2 and a Link's Awakening remake drive today's Nintendo Direct  
by Bryant Francis [02.13.19]
Nintendo's first-party efforts for 2019 include a new Mario Maker game and a remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
Console/PC, Design, Business/Marketing, Video
Video: How to invite player creativity through game mechanics  
by Staff [02.13.19]
At GDC 2017 game designer Holly Gramazio shares a dozen different ways games can encourage player creativity, as well as some guidance on how to make your players feel comfortable being creative!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Video, Vault
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Ruins Climber  
by Joel Couture [02.13.19]
Ruins Climber has players rapidly tugging on a circular rope to climb a wall, hopping from side to side to avoid hazards that dangle along their path.
Indie, Video, alt ctrl gdc
Video: Injecting originality into the music of Fallout  
by Staff [02.12.19]
At GDC 2017 veteran composer Inon Zur takes the stage to explain how Bethesda's Fallout games gained their distinctive soundscapes, and how game makers can inject originality into their soundtracks.
Console/PC, Audio, Video, Vault
Road to the IGF: Wadjet Eye Games' Unavowed  
by Joel Couture [02.12.19]
Unavowed sees the player returning to their life after being possessed by a demon, and follows their decisions as they face a greater imminent darkness.
Indie, Video, IGF
Turning painting into a game mechanic in the gorgeous Eastshade 2
by Jack Yarwood [02.12.19]
We speak with game developer Danny Weinbaum about Eastshade, a beautifully-realized game that puts players in the shoes of a painter.
Indie, Art, Design, Video
Video: The production behind Shadow Tactics  
by Staff [02.11.19]
In this GDC 2018 talk, Mimimi Productions' Moritz Wagner goes over the design challenges he and his team faced creating Shadow Tactics
Console/PC, Design, Production, Video
Road to the IGF: Berzerk Studio's Just Shapes & Beats  
by Joel Couture [02.11.19]
Just Shapes & Beats is a bullet hell in a music visualizer - and dizzying dance of light, color, and song as players struggle to survive while moving and dodging to the beat.
Indie, Video, IGF
Video: How Overwatch's gameplay architecture creates variety  
by Staff [02.08.19]
In this GDC 2017 session, Blizzard's Timothy Ford explains how Overwatch uses the Entity Component System (ECS) architecture to create a rich variety of layered gameplay.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Road to the IGF: Tholen, Lasch, Nelson Jr., and Cochran's Hypnospace Outlaw  
by Joel Couture [02.08.19]
Hypnospace Outlaw takes players to the information superhighway of a 90s internet-inspired cyberspace, having them enforce the laws of this digital place or decide to help its online populace.
Indie, Video, IGF
Video: Designing games to better support player expression  
by Staff [02.07.19]
Tiger Style's Randy Smith speaks at GDC 2011 about a key game dev issue: how do you design a great game that gives players room to express themselves creatively?
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Video, Vault
Road to the IGF: Free Lives' Genital Jousting  
by Joel Couture [02.07.19]
Genital Jousting uses the framework of the mundane lives of anthropomorphized penises to tell a story of toxic masculinity and breaking down harmful socializations.
Indie, Video, IGF