How To Pitch to Game Developers
Are you wondering how to pitch to game developers? In 2009, twenty-nine year old Markus “Notch” Persson started work on RubyDung, a procedurally generated construction sim that was a mash-up…
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November 2, 2018 | How To's
September 21, 2018 | How To's
How to Design Your Game to Tell a Story
You don’t need to be a gamer to recognize the incredible success of Fortnite: Battle Royale and Overwatch — two of the most popular games in recent years that also…
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February 16, 2018 | How To's
4 Prototypes That Will Help You Survive The Road Towards a Successful Game
By Felipe Lara – Instructor, New York Film Academy Game Design If you have led a team in the development of a new game, you probably felt at some point…
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February 9, 2018 | How To's
The Right Concept Art Will Save You Money: 4 Steps to Develop
By Felipe Lara – Instructor, New York Film Academy Game Design A good piece of concept art can be used as a prototype to test one of the essential elements…
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February 2, 2018 | How To's
How to Be a Star in Game Industry Design Meetings
For aspiring game designers, we have created three tips to help you excel in design meetings in the game industry. Check it out: Make It About the Player Playtest Notes…
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November 2, 2017 | How To's
What Beginners Should Know About Ethics in Game Design
One of the most debated topics in the video game industry is one that may surprise you: not graphics or gameplay, but ethics. People, whether they are gamers or not,…
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October 13, 2017 | How To's
Game Storytelling – 3 Rules of Thumb that Work
By Felipe Lara – Instructor, New York Film Academy Game Design Adding storytelling to your game can help you connect emotionally to your players, add meaning to the experience, and…
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June 23, 2017 | How To's
The Table-Top Gaming Revolution: Just 40 Years in the Making
by NYFA Instructor Andy Ashcraft So, as some of you may have noticed, table-top games — board-games and card games — are really popular right now. You can find dozens…
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May 5, 2017 | How To's
3 Questions That Will Help You Make a More Engaging Experience
By Felipe Lara, NYFA Game Design How can you make your game more engaging and effective? In a nutshell, by making engagement stronger at the different levels of the experience and…
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