GDC Vault is part of the Informa Tech Division of Informa PLC
This is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.
Getting to Greenlight: Designing a Game Fit for (a) King
Within the industry, there is a lot of talk about getting the core of a game just right. There is a lot of emphasis on the idea that a game will fail if it is built on top of a rotten foundation - and yet that's exactly what happens with so many causal games. This talk will give attendees a look into how designers at King focus on and find core mechanics that are truly appealing, what has been learned from innumerable failures, and how designers can use these lessons to improve their own search for fun mechanics.
Did you know free users get access to 30% of content from the last 2 years?