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What is Skinning? Game Design Techniques

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What is Skinning? Game Design Techniques

When we look at the Concentric Game Design Method taught in the Basic Game Design Course, we see clear divisions of the layers, making them interchangeable. The core elements of the concentric model are Goals, Rules (Mechanics), Declarative Layer (Narrative), and Social Layer. Many of these layers can be changed around, like a new wrapping of an onion.

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NEW GAME DESIGN MASTERCLASS

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NEW GAME DESIGN MASTERCLASS

In 2012 I set out to teach the secrets I had learned, of Serious Game Design. Since then thousands of students have taken my Basic Game Design Course online so far. Since I launched it years ago, I have had lots of great feedback about how it helped inspire and change people's lives. This makes me so excited to announce the following news.

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Do Your New Year Resolutions Keep Failing?

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Do Your New Year Resolutions Keep Failing?

How to use Game Design to Solve your Failed New Year Resolution

Every year on New Year's Eve, millions of people make a promise to themselves they will not keep. It's not because they are bad people, or cheaters, or have some other deep psychological traumas from childhood that keep them from achieving their New Year's Goals. You may be reading this and thinking to yourself, yeah, I've been there. Well let's use Game Design to solve your problem!

photo by Tim Mossholder

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2,000 Students, Time For An Upgrade!

We have reached a milestone of 2,000 students for our online Game Design Introduction Course. It still has a 4.5 out of 5 star rating. After many years and many students, it is time to upgrade the course.

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A Free Minecraft Alternative - Creativerse

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A Free Minecraft Alternative - Creativerse

Creativerse is a block-based online sandbox game developed by Playful Corp. The game has been released on May 8th 2017 on Steam free to play with optional pay-content, but is still being extended by its developers.

Want to play along?http://store.steampowered.com/app/280790

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