game design

Would You Play A Video Game About Kerning?

BY John Pavlus | 10-13-2011 | 4:20 PM | WEBAPPS

I blog regularly about designers who should learn how to code, but what about vice versa? Method of Action is a new web-based education initiative whose mission is to teach programmers the basics of good design, and it's launched a ... READ MORE›

In Universe Sandbox, You Learn Astronomy By Playing God

BY John Pavlus | 05-10-2011 | 5:55 PM | GOD GAME

Nothing against Sim Earth, Civilization, or other blockbuster "god games," but my idea of playing god involves a lot less wonky project-management and a lot more 2012-style cataclysms. What would happen if you blew up the Moon? Or ... READ MORE›

The Gleeve Turns Game Design Into Child's Play

BY John Pavlus | 11-09-2010 | 4:02 PM | SLEEVE

Every parent knows the story of the kid who tears open his expensive techno-gift only to spend hours playing with the cardboard box it came in. Laura Seargeant Richardson of Frog Design wants to create a toy that's as open-ended as ... READ MORE›