Patrick Curry’s Thoughts on Game Design

Games are supposed to be fun, right? I think so, anyhow. We play games because we get something out of the experience. For some reason we find games more compelling that watching TV or wasting time on the Internet. We do this because games are fun, and most of the time […]

GDC is right around the corner… and after having to miss out last year, I’m super pumped to go back this year. And I’m especially pumped because I somehow convinced the folks at GDC to let me give a talk this time. They’ve (probably wisely) limited me to twenty minutes, but I’ll be […]

I had the pleasure of speaking at DePaul again a couple weeks ago, which has become a semi-annual treat for me. Joe asked me to give his class some useful advice for their final projects, so I sat down and thought about it, and wrote down the game design advice I’d want to go […]

A great way to get some practice thinking and writing like a game designer is to write a FAQ for your favorite game. FAQs are actually very similar to game design documents, as they’re full of lots of little details about the game-design, game-play, levels, enemies, items, systems and controls that make up a […]

If you’re in high school or college then you should be in a game design club. If one doesn’t exist at your school, start one! Just what does a game design club do? Well let me tell you…
A good game design club meets once a week to discuss games, game design and […]

Here is my second attempt at passing on some useful knowledge to up-and-coming game designers and game design students. Your portfolio is your way of saying “I’m awesome, hire me!” It’s what will get you in the door, or if you’re already in the door, it’s what will keep you from getting kicked […]