Comments on: How To Create Games Incredibly Fast http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/ I'm baking games. Indie style. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pontus http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-134750 pontus Tue, 19 May 2009 08:26:22 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/#comment-134750 hello how to create a game hello how to create a game

]]> By: Jetro Lauha http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-31285 Jetro Lauha Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:52:47 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/#comment-31285 For some prototyping stuff (both gameplay prototypes and algorithmic prototyping) I have found it very effective to use simple environments such as Ken Silverman's <a href="http://advsys.net/ken/download.htm" rel="nofollow">EVALDRAW</a> and the <a href="http://processing.org/" rel="nofollow">Processing</a>. They offer basically a tight framework/IDE/compiler for trying things rapidly and you can view results instantly (especially with evaldraw as it compiles the code while you write, on every keystroke). For some prototyping stuff (both gameplay prototypes and algorithmic prototyping) I have found it very effective to use simple environments such as Ken Silverman’s EVALDRAW and the Processing. They offer basically a tight framework/IDE/compiler for trying things rapidly and you can view results instantly (especially with evaldraw as it compiles the code while you write, on every keystroke).

]]> By: rascunho » Seção de dados do blog » links for 2007-01-06 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-30855 rascunho » Seção de dados do blog » links for 2007-01-06 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:19:05 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/#comment-30855 [...] GameProducer.Net » Archive » How To Create Games Incredibly Fast (tags: www.gameproducer.net 2007 RAD prototipação protótipo games blog_post) [...] [...] GameProducer.Net » Archive » How To Create Games Incredibly Fast (tags: http://www.gameproducer.net 2007 RAD prototipação protótipo games blog_post) [...]

]]> By: Petri Purho http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-30792 Petri Purho Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:59:49 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/#comment-30792 First of all thanks Juuso for linking to a blog post of mine :) The real secret of learning to program games really fast is: First learn to program very well. After you have learned all the good practices your ready to begin fast prototyping. All you have to do is program away WITHOUT following any of the good programming practices. First of all thanks Juuso for linking to a blog post of mine :)

The real secret of learning to program games really fast is: First learn to program very well. After you have learned all the good practices your ready to begin fast prototyping. All you have to do is program away WITHOUT following any of the good programming practices.

]]> By: randomnine http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-30785 randomnine Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/01/05/how-to-create-games-incredibly-fast/#comment-30785 Don't forget the fastest way to prototype a game there ever was: paper. More specifically, a bunch of card, a pen and some scissors or a guillotine. Stash some dice and some counters around and you can test anything that doesn't depend on reflexes or absurdly complex math by breaking it down to a turn-based system and maybe simplifying a few things. Hell - you could fully test many of the ideas in The Sims in an afternoon by typing out a rule sheet and a stats sheet and drawing up a thick bunch of item cards, then playing with one player and a gamesmaster of sorts. It'd take weeks to put together an electronic prototype. It doesn't work for everything, of course. The right kind of game, though - possibly with a little interpretation - and you can have your one-hour prototype. Don’t forget the fastest way to prototype a game there ever was: paper.

More specifically, a bunch of card, a pen and some scissors or a guillotine. Stash some dice and some counters around and you can test anything that doesn’t depend on reflexes or absurdly complex math by breaking it down to a turn-based system and maybe simplifying a few things. Hell – you could fully test many of the ideas in The Sims in an afternoon by typing out a rule sheet and a stats sheet and drawing up a thick bunch of item cards, then playing with one player and a gamesmaster of sorts. It’d take weeks to put together an electronic prototype.

It doesn’t work for everything, of course. The right kind of game, though – possibly with a little interpretation – and you can have your one-hour prototype.

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