ProjectPerko

A while back I tried to write about Medieval Engineers, and I don't think I quite managed it. I put it off for later. Well, there is n...

One of the things I've done a lot of work on is allowing player content - whether through mods or in-game creation tools. More and more,...

I've been thinking about the curve on construction games. In nearly every construction game, there is a wall and a plateau, and they a...

I've been thinking about how to let players create context-conveying content. Obviously, players should build physical content - space s...

I talk a lot about social NPCs, but I'm obviously not the only person who thinks game characters could be more alive and interactive. My...

A few genres of game rely very heavily on content. Adventure games are the most notable: many locations are only seen once, dialog is rarely...

Last post, I talked about the "unbounded construction" genre. Today I'd like to hammer out some of the nitty-gritty details. ...