Game Dev Field Guide

In this episode Zackavelli plays Buff/Debuff and gives a key thought about the golden rule of game development. Skip to Guest Segment: 18:45 Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Monthly Game Jam: itch.io/jam/gdfgs-monthly-game-jam-4 Music: Radiant Vibes by Harris Heller

In this episode Zackavelli discusses the character design stew, and talks about tips for familiar yet distinct characters. Skip to Body of Episode: 8:49 Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Monthly Game Jam: itch.io/jam/gdfgs-monthly-game-jam-3 Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses how to approach getting a good game feel for your games. Be come a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/GDFG Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Monthly Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/gdfgs-monthly-game-jam-3 Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses what makes a good boss encounter, the best boss fight ever, and a brand new segment to the show. Skip to Body of Episode: 8:21 Monthly Game Jam: itch.io/jam/gdfgs-monthly-game-jam-2 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Follow Zackavelli on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses different methods of implementing AI and what makes a "good" AI Skip to Body of Episode: 5:50 Videos about AI FSM and Behavior Trees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyF0oyarz4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VBCXvfNlCM Monthly Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/gdfgs-monthly-game-jam-2 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses Narrative and gameplay progression, as well as core game loops. Skip to Body of Episode: 9:23 Extra Credits video about pacing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LScL4CWe5E Monthly Game Jam: itch.io/jam/gdfg-monthly-game-jam-1 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses how to setup a multiplayer system, and talks a bit about multiplayer game design. Skip to Body of Episode: 6:09 Article about multiplayer: https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/building-a-peer-to-peer-multiplayer-networked-game--gamedev-10074 Monthly Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/gdfg-monthly-game-jam-1 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli makes some announcements, gives out some awards, and talks about motivation. Skip to Body of Episode: 9:44 Consider supporting a good cause: ablegamers.org/ways-to-give/ Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Check out our award winner's content: llamaking: https://llamaking1.itch.io/ Elliot: https://github.com/ebarlas/TrippinOnTubs/ Sean G: https://github.com/sgillespie Gerald: https://gerald-burke.itch.io/ Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses the pros and cons of using different game engines including Unreal, Unity, and Godot. Skip to Body of Episode: 7:25 Consider supporting a good cause: ablegamers.org/ways-to-give/ Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses some tips for designing gunplay in your video games. Skip to Body of Episode: 7:38 Consider supporting a good cause: https://ablegamers.org/ways-to-give/ Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli talks about Developing an art style for both yourself and your games. Skip to Body of Episode: 4:30 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli talks about UI/UX and gives some tips for improving it in your projects. Skip to Body of Episode: 8:17 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli takes a look at the Horror game genre, discusses some tips for developing horror games, and talks about the greatest horror game ever made. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:38 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Intro/Outro Music provided by Vivek Abhishek Music used : "1 HOUR OF HORROR MUSIC" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/JrNjyEixUEk Scary String Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPHD-fvIvUk

In this episode Zackavelli gives a few tips on backgrounds and bullet design for your games. Zackavelli also takes a look back at Ludum Dare 47. Skip to Body of Episode: 13:38 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli gives a few tips about participating in Game Jams. Skip to Body of Episode: 9:40 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses the basic fundamentals that go into developing a melee combat system. Skip to Body of Episode: 14:12 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses some tips and mindsets for learning gamedev, and accepting and overcoming the challenges in that come with it. Skip to Body of Episode: 12:33 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses some tips on making compelling levels for your video game. Skip to Body of Episode: 6:58 GDC Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNEe3KhMvXM Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses progression and how to make some sweet loot! Skip to Body of Episode: 7:01 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses how to find the sweet spot for physics within your video games. Skip to Body of Episode: 10:12 Play Bomber's Pass! Link: https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2020/rate/698811 GDC talk by Bennet Foddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwPIoVW65pE Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses Performance, Powerups, and your gamedev identity. Skip to Body of Episode: 9:13 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses some of the final details you will want to make sure are right when finishing your video game. Skip to Body of Episode: 6:28 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter and Instagram @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli discusses the things you should think about when deciding how difficult your game should be. Skip to Body of Episode: 8:34 Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: https://discord.gg/2C8eTsU Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode, Zackavelli talks about the importance of worldbuilding for your video game project. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:19 Reach out to Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli talks about prototyping your game ideas and how to find the fun during this process. Skip to Body of Episode: 6:18 Reach out to Zackavelli on twitter @_Zackavelli_ Music by: Avaren

In this quick tips episode, Zackavelli shares thoughts on making money in game dev, making cool title screens, and strategies for coming up with new ideas. Reach out to talk about game dev! @_Zackavelli_ on twitter. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:55 Music by: Avaren

In this episode Zackavelli goes in depth on how to design RPG classes. Skip to Body of Episode: 4:27 Music by: Avaren Sources: Game Wisdom - Josh Bycer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykvwgSAwvgM Darran Jamieson https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/class-design-in-games-beyond-rpgs--cms-26146

In this episode Zackavelli breaks down how to get good video game art for the non artists. Skip to Body of Episode: 5:05 Music by: Avaren

In this episode, Zackavelli talks about tips for making your video game's jumping mechanics fun. Skip to Body of Episode: 3:08 Music by: Avaren Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KiK0Aqtmzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmbyUtLr4Q

In this first episode of the Game Dev Field Guide, Zackavelli walks through the steps to making and launching a video game. Learn how to come up with good game ideas, how to avoid a never ending project, and the number one thing you should do before release day. Skip to Body of Episode: 4:20 Music by: Avaren