General Game Development

This is a list of videos that are about general game development technique and are not specifically about Dreams or the Dreams tools.

General

• 7 Game Design Mistakes to Avoid by AskGameDev
• Using Framing to Highlight POI Game Design with Michael (Gigity McD)
• Designing for Disabilities (Playlist) Game Makers Toolkit
• The Joy of Making Extra Credits
• How to entice players by manipulating view direction Game Design with Michael
• What makes a game replayable Design Doc
• How level design can tell a story Game Makers Toolkit
• The illusion of choice GDC
• Immersing a Creative World into a Usable UI GDC
• 5 Ways to make your world feel more real Game Design with Michael
• Game Ideas Explained – 8 Ways to Generate Video Game Ideas [2021] Ask GameDev
• Go from Ideas to Gameplay using Gameplay Loops Game Design with Michael
• How to Turn Movement into a Game Mechanic Game Makers Toolkit
• Can We Make Better Tutorials for Complex Games? Game Makers Toolkit
• The Power of Video Game HUDs Game Makers Toolkit
• Critiquing Game Visuals: Common Problems and How to Solve Them GDC
• How Do You Make a Great Sequel? ~ Design Doc
• The Unity Tutorial For Complete Beginners Game Makers Toolkit
• How To Combine Video Game Genres Game Makers Toolkit

Sound and Music

• Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound Game Design with Michael (Gigity McD)
• Cinematic Sound with Stingers Game Design with Michael (Gigity McD)

Weapons & Combat

• How to make your games combat feel good by Sunder
• What makes a good combat system? by Game Maker’s Toolkit
• Game Types: First Person Shooters by LadylexUK
• Game types: 3rd person shooters by LadylexUK
• How Games do Health by Game Makers Toolkit
• Why these enemies are deliberately HARD to shoot? (Enemies and Tracking) Game Design with Michael
• Why Is It So Hard To Make Games On Rails?  Design Doc

Platformers

• What makes a good platformer boss by Skip the Tutorial
• Game Types: Platformers by LadylexUK
• Collectibles – How To Make Chores Fun In Games Design Doc

Puzzles

• Do and Donts of Honest Puzzle Game Design by Matthew VanDevander
• Clockwork Games and Time Loops by GameMakers Toolkit

Arcade

• Game types: Arcade by LadylexUK

Characters

• Designing AI Allies Design Doc
• What Makes A Great First Boss? Design Doc

Racing games

• Kart Racers – Designing Fun for Everyone Design Doc

RPG and Adventure

• Side Quests – How To Make A Good Detour Design Doc
• Collectibles – How To Make Chores Fun In Games Design Doc
• Level Design Workshop: Designing Radically Non-Linear Single Player Levels GDC
• How Do You Make Fun Unlockables? Design Doc
• What Makes a Good RPG Town? Design Doc

 Animation and Movie Making

• 12 Principles of Animation Alan Becker
• How to Become a Game Animator New Frame Plus
• How screen shake is used in AAA games Game Design with Michael (Gigity McD)
• The 12 Principles of Animation in Gaming (Playlist) New Frame Plus
• 1 minute tip: Seamless cut scene transitions Game Design with Michael
• 5 Tips for Amazing Storyboards | Motion Design & Animation Ben Marriott