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Design Doc
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Welcome to Design Doc, a podcast documenting the process of analog game design. Game designers guide you through their process from concept to product.
Design Doc
11h ago
What makes a game hack manageable in scope and size? Hannah and Evan delve back into game design to create a creepy amusement park Questlandia hack on the fly. They begin by brainstorming moods, moments, mechanics, and materials for a spoooooky game. From doppelgangers to malevolent crowds to corn dogs, they end with a wealth of ideas for the next design session. Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (d ..read more
Design Doc
1M ago
Hannah and Evan face off in a battle of inspiration and ego to outdo each other's most founder ideas. Then, they set impostor syndrome aside and dilute those ideas down to something they'd both be willing to try.
Links/Credits:
Website: turtlebun.com
Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun
Design Doc intro/outro theme by Pat King
Jingle news by Jay_You -- https://freesound.org/s/460424/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
Get in touch:
Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com
Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz
instagram.com/turtleandbun
twitter.com/turtleandbun
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Design Doc
1M ago
From Mood, Moments, Mechanics, Materials (MMMM) to "Be aware, be charming," our Design Doc conversations over the years have inspired some of our favorite game design ideas. We talk about the ideas that have had a lasting impact on our game design, and how we're incorporating each one into our most recent project.
Show notes:
Okay, Let's Redesign Noirlandia, for Mood, Moments, Mechanics, Materials
Scopeful Optimism, for discussion of scope
FLETs, for fiddly little end things
Imperfect Inspiration
Kudos Conundrum
Numbers Hide Everything
Founder Energy
Fish People, for "Be aware, be charming"
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Design Doc
2M ago
Hannah and Evan talk about what it's like to tackle a very different type of creative work—writing a novel! We discuss the fun parts and the challenges of being two people trying to hone in on a single narrative voice.
Mentioned in this episode:
3-Act Structure: Abbie Emmons on YouTube
Passing mentions: Douglas Adams, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert A. Heinlein, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, Over the Garden Wall (Episode 5: Mad Love)
Episode Links and Credits:
Design Doc intro/outro theme by Pat King
Design Doc on twitter: twitter.com/designdocpod
Turtlebun Links
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Design Doc
3M ago
We love making solo RPGs, but we don't always love playing them. In this episode we brainstorm ideas for a possible one-player version of Questlandia, and what would make us excited to play it.
EPISODE LINKS/CREDITS:
Our games: turtlebun.com
Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun
Join the Turtlebun Discord! https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz
Get in touch! Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com
Design Doc intro/outro theme by Pat King
Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun
Turtlebun Twitter: twitter.com/turtleandbun
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Design Doc
3M ago
Hannah and Evan talk about the strange designs and abandoned places of Six Flags New England, the latest of a series of research trips. Join them on a jeep ride in the Jurassic, through the ghost town of Crackaxle, and into secret corners filled with claw machines.
SUPPORT OUR VISIT BACK TO SIX FLAGS HERE:
https://ko-fi.com/designdoc
EPISODE LINKS/CREDITS:
Our games: turtlebun.com
Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun
Twitter: twitter.com/turtleandbun
Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun
Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz
Design Doc intro/outro theme by Pat King
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Design Doc
3M ago
In this episode Hannah and Evan describe their recent trip to Sturbridge Village, an 1800s recreation historical town. They talk about the value of on-the-ground research for creative projects, the peculiarity of animal habitats in fantasy places, and some dredged-up financial controversies paving the ye olde village streets.
Episode mentions:
Sturbridge Village: https://www.osv.org/
Jenny Nicholson video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9OhTB5eBqQ
The Maze Runner (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maze_Runner_(film)
Turtlebun links:
Our games: turtlebun.com
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Design Doc
3M ago
We talk about bringing confidence to our own work, including our recent scent-inspired game ideas. We're working on bringing that founder hustle without a toxic founder morality. Plus, we've got two new projects in the works inspired by olfactive poetry!
1:25 - Founder energy
13:58 - Project Gutenberg
32:32 - Pie Girl
Episode Links and Credits
Design Doc intro/outro theme by Pat King
Design Doc on twitter: twitter.com/designdocpod
Mentioned in this episode
Outsider Comics in Seattle - https://outsidercomics.com/
Project Gutenberg - https://www.gutenberg.org/
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Design Doc
3M ago
Hannah and Evan talk about the increasingly complicated logistics of packing and shipping games as small creators.
In this episode, we talk all about packing and shipping. Where do you get bubble wrap when you need more than a roll, but less than a warehouse's-worth? What happens when a printer you've worked with for years really messes up, with no chance to fix it? All this and more in part 1, with part 2 to come.
Episode Links and Credits
The sticker makers we work with: https://stickerninja.com/
Design Doc intro/outro theme by Pat King
Design Doc on twitter: twitter.com/designdocpod
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Design Doc
7M ago
Kickstarter stretch goals are notorious for getting project creators into trouble. Sometimes, they over promise content. Other times, they create financial strain. Often, it's all of the above. In this episode, we talk about Top Tracks, a stretch goal project we just completed that's so overdue... nobody even remembered it.
CW: This episode contains a discussion of sexual harassment.
EPISODE LINKS/CREDITS:
Top Tracks! https://turtlebun.itch.io/damntheman (under Download Demo)
Our games: turtlebun.com
Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun
Join the Turtlebun Discord! https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz
Get i ..read more