Greg Costikyan's method

Started by besilarius, August 14, 2015, 06:23:25 AM

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http://www.slideshare.net/costikg/natural-game-design-how-to-birth-games-without-cloning

Costikyan is known for very original concepts and methods.  His Creature Who Ate Sheboygan is a Klassik.
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Great find Belisarius. I agree with a lot of what he says. Even if they haven't seen this I think Arcen Games reflect the way Costikyan says you can make a game original by taking a core idea then turning it on it's head. O0
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