Game Design Archives - gameDev.mitchellOpitz

One Game A Week Challenge

Want a way to get experience in every stage of the development process as quickly as possible? Try this challenge and make one game a week.

Learn about game systems, chance, and strategy in game design. Read my review of the Game Design Foundations 2 course here.

Learn what game design is and how the core of a game affects the design process. Read my review of the Game Design Foundations 1 course here.

I came across the Spectrum shader during a recent Valorant game and I’ve been obsessed with it. See it for yourself and let’s discuss it.

Recently I was struggling to come up with good video game ideas. So I had my kids help. Read what we did and what the results were.

Knowing who we are as game developers is important. Answer these questions about yourself to help better focus your time and energy.

I’ve entered a new game jam: Metroidvania Month #15. I have one month to create a game start to finish. Read about my plan and process here.

The way League of Legends design each character is somewhat formulaic. Here’s how they do it and how we can draw inspiration for game design.

You have a great idea for a game. But will people like it? Or worse, steal it? Here’s my opinion on if sharing ideas is a good idea.

After a month of tutorials, it’s time to create my own game. Here, I list out my concept and development plan for my first game: Hue Hopper.