James Johnson
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    Covid-19 Cometh


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    There was a lot that I had to worry about during my final year of University. My final deadlines mattering more than anything previous, the fact I’m not going to read more...

    05 April 2020

    Telegraphing


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    Understanding how to convey something to the player is a crucial aspect of any game. And it’s something that I admittedly forgot to add when I was rushing to get read more...

    07 March 2020

    The Playtest


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    This week was an interesting one as I finally reached my first major milestone which is that of a public playtest[1] of an early build of my game. My project read more...

    01 March 2020

    The Goals and Aims


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    With my project now decided, I wanted to think about my goals and aims for it. If I’m to try and plan out my milestones and key development stages I read more...

    10 February 2020

    The Project


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    After selecting the initial idea I tried to think of a way to scale it before I began to plan it. Seeing as I had 2 and a half months read more...

    06 February 2020

    Design Pre-Production


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    An important and key aspect to designing game is not just the idea itself. Games are a large undertakings even if it’s a small one developed by a sole person. read more...

    04 February 2020

    The Ideas


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    For the final project I have to decide upon a project to undertake, prepare for and develop. During this phase we’ve had about a month and a bit to come read more...

    02 February 2020

    The Final Countdown


    Games Design Personal Final Project SHMUP

    For university, I have been given the task of deciding and planning a final major games design project. The project can centre on whatever we want as long as it read more...

    31 January 2020
    with by James Johnson