August 2011
7 posts
Extended Play Festival - Request for proposals
Hi guys,
As you all know, Extended Play festival is going to be held this 3rd-5th November. The festival is being announced nationally this week and has already had some great press on the Guardian site.
We have been working over the last couple of months to get things organised and the website has been updated today to reflect that, with some speakers announced and info about what is going on:...
Deep Chalk 4
I’ve published Deep Chalk 4. It’s a Kongregate exclusive, so you play it here: http://www.kongregate.com/games/ZackLivestone/deep-chalk-4 Thanks to those at explay for their feedback and encouragement. ZL
10 Things Popcap hate about casual games. →
Myths and video game storytelling
As a follow up to the talk last night, here’s some links to stuff around myth and storytelling.
Making the Most of Mythic Structure - GamesU 2009
A talk from game script writer Matthew Grau, giving a great rundown of the hero’s journey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhyDsxlZus
the book: The hero with a thousand faces
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Short intro to component architecture →
This is actually intended for push button objects in AS3 but is equally applicable to unity and or the decorator design pattern… For those who are interested :)