Jan Willem Nijman – Vlambeer – “The art of screenshake” “Just fill your game with love and tiny details.” Jan Willem Nijman The 30 little Tricks from Jan Willem Nijman to Juice up your Game I collected all the 30 tricks on the youtube video from Jan Willem Nijman in this article. Basically the trick […]
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Lens #17: The Lens of the Toy
The lens #17, the lens of the toy from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. If you buy books through the links in this article I will get a small commission for that. This lens is about my little character which can pick up weapons, ammo, and other […]

Risk Mitigation: Add more Details to Death Animation
This is the follow-up article about lens #16, the lens of risk mitigation from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. If you buy books through the links in this article I will get a small commission for that. I tried quickly if more details for death animation would […]

Risk Mitigation: Test Bloodstain for Bullet Exit Wounds
This is the follow-up article about lens #16, the lens of risk mitigation from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. If you buy books through the links in this article I will get a small commission for that. In this blog article I tested bloodstain for exit wounds, […]

Risk Mitigation: Test More Random for Shell Ejection
This is the follow-up article about lens #16, the lens of risk mitigation from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. If you buy books through the links in this article I will get a small commission for that. I will play with the random factor for shell ejection, […]

Risk Mitigation: Test Bigger Muzzles
This is the follow-up article about lens #16, the lens of risk mitigation from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. If you buy books through the links in this article I will get a small commission for that. I will try different sizes of muzzles and add a […]

Lens #14: The Lens of the Problem Statement
The lens #14, the lens of the problem statement from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. Design is about solving problems, but if you don’t know what problem you solve then it is pretty hard to design something, it’s like designing in a vacuum. This lens can be […]

Lens #13: The Lens of Infinite Inspiration
The lens #13, the lense of infinite inspiration from The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses written by Jesse Schell. The core of this lens is to look everywhere else than to other games. What experience in my life would I like to share with others? In what small way can I capture […]

Shoot in All Directions
I can now shoot in all directions with my little cute hero. And you can see he enjoys it a lot! My game goes now the action game path with a very simple level design. The idea is to improve the visuals with small little details. The ejected shells are one sample, the hearth if […]

Lens #11: The Lens of Unification
The lens of unification of The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses is the next lens I want to look at through on our game All Fucked Up. The book was written by Jesse Schell and is one of the most useful books about game design with its unique approach of lenses. Unification […]