I was asked on my Facebook page about including old players like P Withe, and licensing etc. Well I do have plenty of thoughts on that. My plan is distinct and I want to have it working before I talk about it. But I know what feeling and sense I want to create, so if [...]
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I am working on the scenario, the league and cups, the competitions you are playing in, what you are trying to achieve, what you are trying to win!
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The great football manager, Bill Shankly of Liverpool, used a good technique to manage his players’ consistency. When a team is trying to win the league championship, they have to play a lot of games, and there is pressure. You can be at the top, and then start worrying about how many more games you [...]
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Global Game Jam is coming up. I am so tempted to take part and make a game in 48 hours. But my role is to supervise this time. That means I have to tell people when the pizza arrives, where the toilets are, and that it is time for them to take a break and [...]
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Question of the day put to me is “What’s your timeline for completion?”. Don’t I always love being asked that, it’s my favourite question..
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Just sent some screen shots off to someone. Found myself making all sorts of explanations: it’s not finished yet, this is not how it will look, placeholder graphics etc. Lol!
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I re-read the Apple iPhone Human Interface Guidelines. They are important because they are part of the process of getting an application approved for the App Store. It’s a long document, but it was beneficial to read it. I got inspiration for a new games design component. You get inspiration from the strangest places sometimes!
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I am wondering how much Retro to make the game? I wonder what people want? Lots of people seem to still enjoy playing my original Football Manager, and I know it has meaning to them and nostalgia. The question is, shall I put that nostalgia and retro feel into this game?
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Games Design is a technical art. It’s technical because you use very technical tools- programming languages, frameworks, databases etc. And, it’s an art form unlike other software development. When you write a stock control program you might use the same software development tools, but you are just solving a problem. You are producing what is [...]
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What a week! Power coding. So much ground covered. Nearly at the end of it now.
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