Gamedev Pills – Learn Game Design Around Your Day Job

Gamedev Pills – Learn Game Design Around Your Day Job

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Starting the Year by Shipping a Game in 48 Hours
This is the story of how I started the year creating a small game, literally throwing lines of codes in 48 hours
 • José Pérez
The Best Roguelite Was Made in Gamemaker
A Roguelite genre masterclass with the lens of game design, but not without an introduction of the genres origin
 • José Pérez
Creating Super Mario Maker Demake #1 - Level Editor Toolbar, Mouse and Camera
Creating the core elements to playtest the experience as soon as possible
 • José Pérez
The Invisible Boundaries: Collisions and Physics
At videogames the forces of physics are ruled by pixels and maths, apples doesn't fall from trees without your design
 • José Pérez
Creating Super Mario Maker Demake #0 - Introduction to PICO-8
Create your first tiny PICO-8 videogame through workshops applying methodology and technical learning
 • José Pérez
Design Starts in Your Hands: How Input Shapes Play
Understanding the silent dialogue between player and controller
 • José Pérez
Finite State Machines: Creating Structure for your Character Control
A clean way to manage every action — from standing still to full combat.
 • José Pérez
The 3Cs Framework: Character, Camera, Controls
A small dose of design: how the 3Cs shape every player’s experience. This is the meta-game of emotions
 • José Pérez
Game Dev Pill #1: NPCs & Environment (Part 2/2)
Our NPC alive in just 6 minutes using TileMapLayer and NavigationRegion2D
 • José Pérez
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Game Dev Pill #1: NPCs & Environment (Part 1/2)
Most tutorials start with the player character — but I prefer to begin with the world. It’s what gives the game meaning and helps us feel motivated to…
 • José Pérez
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