What players wish Nintendo would fix for Switch discovery

In researching a recent Switch story, we were looking for fan reaction to console UIs/discoverability.

Reflections on tutorial design in Puzzledorf

This article looks at how I tried to create textless tutorials and instead teach through design; to use experiences to help people learn through play.

Marketing meatball theory - How to use free to get more followers

It is really hard to get anyone to actually buy anything, much less take an action like joining your mailing list or discord. It is even more difficult when you are offering a game that is different, or a bit avant garde.

Localizing Saviors of Sapphire Wings and Stranger of Sword City Revisited

Late in 2019 NIS America approached us to discuss porting these two games to the Nintendo Switch and PC. This article outlines the technical localization challenges that were found in the two games and how we approached solving them.

Narrative technologies for immersive educational games

Today a person has to face and adapt to new, constantly changing forms of dialogue. This is evidenced by the growing interest in computer technologies and attempts to apply them in various fields.

What I learned from a 14-year passion project

It was October 9th, 2007 - I was in my first Intro to Game Design class in college when I got a call from my aunt that my mother had passed away after a four-year battle with cancer. It was time to make a game to honor her life and memory...