gdc game design Meaningful Choice in Game Level Design
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In this GDC 2014 talk, veteran level designer Matthias Worch (Unreal 2, Dead Space 2) conducts a provocative talk on why a game is "a series of interesting decisions". As he notes: "What is "orthogonal unit differentiati
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In this GDC 2014 talk, veteran level designer Matthias Worch (Unreal 2, Dead Space 2) conducts a provocative talk on why a game is "a series of interesting decisions". As he notes: "What is "orthogonal unit differentiati
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In this GDC 2014 talk, veteran level designer Matthias Worch (Unreal 2, Dead Space 2) conducts a provocative talk on why a game is "a series of interesting decisions". As he notes: "What is "orthogonal unit differentiation" and why is it important? Meaningful choice is one of the staples of good and compelling game design, but as a concept it is still poorly understood and has rarely been explored in detail. This is especially true for the discipline of level design." GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every weekday. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Official_GDC Checkout our Facebook page for GDC exclusives https://www.facebook.com/GameDevelopersConference http://www.gdconf.com/
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In this GDC 2014 talk, veteran level designer Matthias Worch (Unreal 2, Dead Space 2) conducts a provocative talk on why a game is "a series of interesting decisions". As he notes: "What is "orthogonal unit differentiati
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