Hi there! Welcoming to my blog for articles, essays and opinion pieces focusing on the basics of game design, as well as the human and playful aspects behind them. A place where we can deconstruct games, learn, and then make our own.
But also have fun in the process.
That’s what games were made for after all…
The last 2 years have been weird and fuzzy. The world got hit with a pandemic that no one saw coming and that we all thought would just last a couple of months. And now here we are around 3 years later still talking about…
It has never been easier to create your own video game. Now hearing that might have immediately made you think of a good dozens of reasons why it doesn’t feel that way. But alas, even though you and I might want to argue against the…
2024 has been both a rough and a great year for gaming. We’ve seen the release of amazing titles like Black Myth: Wukong, Dragon’s Dogma II, the unexpected hit Helldivers 2 and Star Wars Outlaws, to name a few. That goes even without mentioning DLC…
Recently, Sony announced the PS5 Pro. An updated version – not that anyone needed one – of their current generation console, the PS5. This past Wednesday, game journalists and developers got their hands on it to try it out and see what was so special…
So, I usually talk about pretty depressing or fatalistic points of view that I have of the gaming industry, or general things like that. You know, just trying to make it clear to people that capitalism is ruining our fun, but that there are still…
I fear that games might get trapped in the world of remakes… If you were born before the year 2000 you might have noticed something curious going on in the world of entertainment. I don’t know about you, but it feels like everywhere I look…
In these past few months some of the biggest gaming news have been centered around the ongoing chaos over at Xbox. Whether it’s the release of Redfall being a hot mess of boring gameplay and poor performance, the jaw dropping showcase of Starfield, or the…
Hey all! I am David, a digital artist and game designer from Mexico City. While I had the pleasure (sometimes) of working in an indie studio as an Art Director and Lead Designer, my passion has always been the academic and journalistic side of game design. I know, boring.
I have always wanted to share some of the things I’ve learned through my experiences with other upcoming indie devs, but schools won’t just let you teach. And since news outlets won’t just hire me as a writer… well, a blog is the next best thing.
If there is a topic or game you’d like to hear my opinion on, maybe a subject in game design you’d like for me to explore or a process you want to learn more about, let me know!
I love to share the things I know, but I also love learning new skills and studying new topics even more.
