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a little pat in the back (design edition)
garganroo | 4:00 PM on 09.02.2009 6 comments


GameCareerGuide.com has this bi-weekly game design challenge where people from (supposedly) all walks of life can send in their game design idea, then several of those sent in will be featured. It's a good way for us 'robot' designers to stretch our legs a bit (unless I'm a rich independent game developer, which I'm not) and not be concerned of the project timeline, budget, manpower, whatever. This, I think, is design at its purest--but necessarily best--form: an idea without boundaries.

WTF, what am I talking about? This isn't supposed to be a lecture; I'm in Dtoid blog for crissakes! :-)

Anyway, the real point of this post is because my game design entry was included in the Top 3 (hehe!). Click here for the article's front page, and here for my design.

Another fun part in pitching ideas is that I can draw the concept art myself. That's usually my method of developing a game design idea: write an outline of the design, draw a couple of artworks, derive new design ideas from the art (that always happens), start writing the pitch.

Of course, +10 if your concept got included. +100 if the pitch becomes reality.

[EDIT] To cblog recaps, this is NOT an indie game. It's a game concept, nothing more. ;-)





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Topher Cantler's Destructoid Blog
This is a cool idea for a game, I like it.
Elsa's Destructoid Blog
nice art!

Very nice game concept as well... words certainly are the way to bridge the distance between two hearts. :)
walkyourpath's Destructoid Blog
Y-E-S spells yes! Good luck!
Zodiac Eclipse's Destructoid Blog
Sweet art and really interesting concept. Best of luck to you.
garganroo's Destructoid Blog
thanks guys, though i'm not crossing my fingers on it becoming reality. :)
garganroo's Destructoid Blog
oh, and Elsa nailed the concept's thesis statement. hehe


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