In this 2017 GDC session, developers Rob Daviau, Geoffrey Engelstein and Eric Lang are joined by Shut Up and Sit Down curator Paul Dean as they discuss the most prominent design trends in board game design, and what the future may hold for making tabletop games.

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GDC’s Board Game Design Day 2019: In the third State and Future of Board Games panel, game designers reflect on the modern board game industry, past trends, and the future of the tabletop industry.

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On Friday, 21 May 2021 at 6:00p EDT, University of Connecticut Digital Media & Design faculty Stephen Slota, Kenneth Thompson, and James Coltrain led a presentation and Q&A session to answer "all the questions you've had about game design but were afraid to ask!" The trio described their respective backgrounds as game designers, educators, and researchers, then explored considerations for whether and how to pursue a degree in game design; the psychological, technical, and historical principles underlying game functionality and engagement; strategies for indie development; and exemplar projects from past and present University of Connecticut game design students (Digital Media & Design | Educational Technology).

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Keywords: Education, College, Game Design, Games Degree, Games Major, BFA, MFA, Instructional Design, Board Games, Card Games, Digital Games, University of Connecticut, Serious Games, Game Production, Game Design Management, Careers in Game Design/Development, University Programs

In this 2018 GDC talk, Mars International's Geoff Engelstein examines the different types of game randomness, when each type is useful, and how to generate and use them in a board game context.

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In this 2019 GDC Educators Summit talk, Jason Wiser talks about the one game design class at Tufts University, which delivers the material of five semesters of traditional game design curriculum in a single term. Think it can’t be done?

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Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Sam Healey give advice to aspiring boardgame designers.

00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - #10
04:05 - #9
07:35 - #8
10:30 - #7
13:53 - #6
17:48 - #5
21:32 - #4
23:56 - #3
26:51 - #2
28:13 - #1

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If you watch GMTK, you might be inspired to turn your passion for game design into an actual career. In this video, I've gathered advice from dozens of designers from around the world to help you land a job in the games industry.

=== Sources and Resources ===

Sources

Design Tests and What to Expect from Them | GDC on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=KSVzg6SEs48

Zachary Preece Portfolio | ZacPreece.com
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Daniel Wiedemann's Studio | FieryThings.com
fierythings.com/en/

Additional Resources

From Student to Designer | Liz England
lizengland.com/blog/2014/05/from-student-to-designer-part-1/

Interviewing For Game Design | GDC on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=uUQKbowVsIE

How to Prepare Yourself to be Employed as a Junior Games Designer | Staffs Games on YouTube
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Hello! I’m Calli and I’m a game designer, rules editor and reviewer. In this video, I am sharing a whole bunch of different kinds of board games components and other supplies that I use for prototyping and making board games as well as teaching game design to students. These board game making supplies are great to have on hand for board game design, whether you are considering pursuing it seriously or just for fun!

Here are a bunch of links to components that I use myself, or very similar components. Some of these links are affiliate links; thank you for supporting the channel and helping us give away more games.

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Standees
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You've made a Board Game - well done! Now how do you make any money off the thing???

Good game design is essential for a positive player experience whether it’s a board games, video game, or even dice game. So today, we’re going to take some time to give you an introductory overview of the process of creating a game, and talk about some of the popular design strategies game creators take to ensure a fun experience for players. Now these are all theories, and there are plenty of games that break the common “rules” of good game design, but hopefully it’ll give you a better sense of how and why we love certain games so much.

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George Phillies lectures on game design, based on his books with Tom Vasel, "Design Elements of Tabletop Strategy Games" and "Contemporary Perspectives in Game Design", Third Millennium, 2006.

In this 2018 GDC session, Temple Gates Games' Theresa Duringer presents design tricks from Temple Gate Games' toolbox for digitizing games like Race for the Galaxy that can apply to your projects.

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Everyone wants to be the quarterback, the front man, the rockstar character designer at a game studio. But there are many art jobs that are more rewarding, pay better and are easier to apply for! Here's a breakdown of some of the "other" art jobs at a game studio.

 Games I've worked on -
Fortnite (Environment concept art)
Overwatch (Environment concept art + Sprays artwork)
League of Legends (Character design + Environment concept art)
Diablo 3 (Character design + Environment concept art)
Hearthstone (Illustration)
Burning Crusade(Character design + Environment concept art)
Wrath of the Lich King (Character design + Environment concept art)
Indivisible (Environment concept art)
Final Fight Streetwise (Voice Acting + Character Design + World Design + Cutscene Direction + Co writer on script)
He Man GBA (Pixel Art)
Terminator 3 GBA (Art Direction + Pixel Art)
Terminator 3 (Art Direction + Pixel art)
CannonBallers (Character + World design)
Ikeda: The Scrap Hunter (Programming + Art + Design)
Goblins and Gnomes (Concept Art)

Books available-
Twilight Monk Secrets of Kung Fulio (2020) - Illustrated Novel
Escape from Giants Crown (2018) - Illustrated Novella
World Of Twilight Monk Vol 1 (2019) Art Book
The Man and the Moonken (2019) - Illustrated Novella
The Beast of Tuksa (2018) - Illustrated Novella
Twilight Monk (2012) - 2 Graphic Novels
Nova Colony (2009) - 1 Graphic Novel
CreeD (1993-2007) - Comic Book Series
Ghost Rider (2000) - Comic Book Series
The Fuzz (1997) - Comic Book

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In this 2016 GDC session, game designer and educator Ian Schreiber presents a summary of his college-level course in game balance, examining the major topics covered in the syllabus and a set of assignments that can be used to further build balance skills by putting the theory into practice.

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Corry Damey joined me today to talk about Graphic design in board games along with the game contests he's entered (and won) lately.

His micro game called Seasons of Rice has been doing VERY well lately. With only 18 cards in the game, Corry has been able to gain favor from industry veterans as he won the Board Game Design Lab game contest followed by the Gencan't contest shortly after.

Grats to Corry and thanks for sharing your knowledge about graphic design, user experience and now game design. Keep up the great work my new friend!
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Links from the episode:

Button Shy Games (The publisher for Corry's game Seasons of Rice):
buttonshygames.com/

BGDL contest Corry won:
boardgamedesignlab.com/contest/

Gencan't game design contest Corry co-won:
gencant.com/gencant2018-game-design-winner/

Daniel Solis Youtube channel mentioned in video:
youtube.com/user/DanielSolis81
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Join Scott Nicholson at his 2011 Comparative Media Studies colloquium at MIT on board game design. Scott first talks through his background and how it brought him to MIT, and then goes into modern board game design. You can see more about Scott's work at his blog, Because Play Matters, at becauseplaymatters.com You will also find the text of the slides at
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Credentials
0:50 The Idea : Theme, Mechanics and Player Experience
2:26 Places to find game idea inspiration
4:56 Making a prototype
5:51 Places to find components for your prototype
7:52 Play-testing
9:16 Refining your ideas
10:00 Publishing your game
11:46 Look out for more game design tips!

Using all the knowledge I picked up interviewing designers, reading books, watching TED talks and YouTube vids and listening to podcasts on the subject, I've made a packed 12 min video of EXACTLY how to make your own board game, step by step!

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