In this episode Zackavelli talks about designing paths, bread crumbing, cover design, and other things relevent to tranistions in level design.

Skip to Body of Episode: 7:37

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Ep. 044 Transitions In Level Design

In this episode Zackavelli talks about an experimental design method called Core Skill Tuning

Skip to Body of Episode: 8:47

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Ep. 079 Core Skill Tuning

In this episode Zackavelli talks about practical tips for implementing dialogue and voice acting in your games.

Skip to Body of Episode: 7:40

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Ep. 080 Dialogue And Voice Tips

In this episode Zackavelli talks about what tutorial hell is, how you likely got there, and how to get out.

Skip to Body of Episode: 6:28

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Ep. 081 Escaping Tutorial Hell

In this episode Zackavelli talks about the state of the games industry and why we may be going through a paradigm shift.

Skip to Body of Episode: 13:13

Extremism in games article:
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Ep. 082 Current Events: State Of The Games Industry

In this episode Zackavelli talks about how to identify little things that go a long way.

Skip to Body of Episode: 6:12

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Ep. 083 Little Things That Go A Long Way

In this episode Zackavelli talks about how to recognize and avoid design traps.

Game Makers Toolkit Balatro Video:
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Skip to Body of Episode: 10:25

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Ep. 084 Design Trap Identification

In this episode Zackavelli talks about how to recognize and avoid design traps.

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Skip to Body of Episode: 11:02

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Ep. 085 Genre Study: MMO

In this episode Zackavelli talks about how to build and optimize your content workflow.

Skip to Body of Episode: 8:20

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Ep. 086 Optimizing Content Workflow

In this episode Zackavelli talks about negotiating your design ideas with others.

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Ep. 088 Negotiating Game Design With Teammates

In this episode Zackavelli takes a look at the genre of idle games

Math of idle games article:
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Skip to Body of Episode: 8:33

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Ep. 089 Genre Study: Idle Games

In this episode Zackavelli gives an update on what is the "Best" game engine in 2024.

Skip to Body of Episode: 7:54

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Ep. 090 Game Engine Overview Part 2 (2024 Update)

In this episode Zackavelli talks about managing motivation as a project resource, similar to money or time.

Skip to Body of Episode: 7:23

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Ep. 091 Managing Motivation For Game Dev

In this episode Zackavelli talks about tips for designing stealth mechanics and takeaways that can be learned from that for overall design.

Skip to Body of Episode: 6:15

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Ep. 092 Stealth Mechanics Overview

In this episode Zackavelli talks about 4 simple math concepts that can help with game devs in various situations.

Skip to Body of Episode: 6:40

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Ep. 093 Useful Math Concepts For Game Devs

In this episode Zackavelli talks about the best genre ever, ARPGs

Skip to Body of Episode: 6:23

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Ep. 094 Genre Study: ARPG

In this episode Zackavelli talks about the 3C's Game Design Framework

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Ep. 095 3C's Game Design Framework

In this episode Zackavelli talks about how to avoid your game looking and feeling cheap.

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Skip to Body of Episode: 6:50

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Ep. 096 Tips To Avoid Your Game Feeling Cheap

In this episode Zackavelli talks about backend systems for games and why you should consider the features it can support.

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EP. 097 Backend Systems For Games

In this episode Zackavelli talks about the Enemy Design basics and lessons from across a spectrum of genres

Skip to Body of Episode: 8:04

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EP. 098 Enemy Design Across Genres

In this first episode of the Game Dev Field Guide, Zackavelli walks through the steps to making and launching a video game. Learn how to come up with good game ideas, how to avoid a never ending project, and the number one thing you should do before release day.

Skip to Body of Episode: 4:20

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Ep. 001 How to make and launch a video game

In this episode, Zackavelli talks about tips for making your video game's jumping mechanics fun. 

Skip to Body of Episode: 3:08

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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KiK0Aqtmzc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmbyUtLr4Q

Ep. 002  Jumping Mechanics

In this episode Zackavelli breaks down how to get good video game art for the non artists.

Skip to Body of Episode: 5:05

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Ep. 003 Game Art For Non Artists

In this episode Zackavelli goes in depth on how to design RPG classes.

Skip to Body of Episode: 4:27

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Sources:
Game Wisdom - Josh Bycer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykvwgSAwvgM

Darran Jamieson
https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/class-design-in-games-beyond-rpgs--cms-26146

Ep. 004 RPG Class Design

In this quick tips episode, Zackavelli shares thoughts on making money in game dev, making cool title screens, and strategies for coming up with new ideas. Reach out to talk about game dev! @_Zackavelli_ on twitter.

Skip to Body of Episode: 5:55

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Ep. 005 Quick Tips I

In this episode Zackavelli talks about prototyping your game ideas and how to find the fun during this process.

Skip to Body of Episode: 6:18

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Ep. 006 Finding The Fun

In this episode, Zackavelli talks about the importance of worldbuilding for your video game project.

Skip to Body of Episode: 5:19

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Ep. 007 Worldbuilding For Video Games

In this episode Zackavelli discusses the things you should think about when deciding how difficult your game should be. 

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Ep. 008 Designing Difficulty

In this episode Zackavelli discusses some of the final details you will want to make sure are right when finishing your video game.

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Ep. 009 Polishing Your Game

In this episode Zackavelli discusses Performance, Powerups, and your gamedev identity. 

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Ep. 010 Quick Tips II - Performance, Powerups, And Your Gamedev ID

In this episode Zackavelli takes a look at the Horror game genre, discusses some tips for developing horror games, and talks about the greatest horror game ever made.

Skip to Body of Episode: 5:38

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Ep. 018 Horror Game Development (Genre Study: Horror)

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