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How to Validate a Game Idea in 7 Days (Before You Build It)
Dev.to · Sam Novak 2d ago
How to Validate a Game Idea in 7 Days (Before You Build It)
Most game ideas sound good in your head. Before building for months, prove the one thing that...
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Why the Game Community Manager Role Is Harder Than It Looks
Dev.to · Sam Novak 6d ago
Why the Game Community Manager Role Is Harder Than It Looks
If you've ever worked on a live game, you've probably watched this happen: an update ships, something...
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The Scoring Gap: What a Carnival Shooter Teaches Us About Real Design
Dev.to · Sam Novak 🖌️ UI/UX Design ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago
The Scoring Gap: What a Carnival Shooter Teaches Us About Real Design
There’s a story Jesse Schell tells in The Art of Game Design that every developer and designer should...
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Game Balance
Dev.to · Sam Novak 2mo ago
Game Balance
Game Balance Explained: How to Know if a Game Is Balanced What does game balance actually...
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Designing Game Economies: Why Spreadsheets Eventually Break
Dev.to · Sam Novak 2mo ago
Designing Game Economies: Why Spreadsheets Eventually Break
Game economy design almost always starts the same way: You open a spreadsheet. You define a few...
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