Game designer at Roblox (ex-Disney, ex-Zynga, etc.) Author of Anatomy of Game Design (https://a.co/d/5NQZAuK) Opinions are my own, not any corporation's.https://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mv25toixgn24I like to get my hands dirty working on games. #gaming #gamedesign08 Sep 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv25toixgn24https://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3muxnerb3ve2yI should note on this one that “we wrote” the physics engine is using "we" very loosely - I wasn’t very involved in Where’s My Water until after the physics was written, and I don't write code. That was a mix of talented programmers, mostly the super talented Jason Pecho. #gamedesign #gaming07 Sep 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxnerb3ve2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mupwwr3i4l27Create different flavors of choice for the player. #gaming #gamedesign04 Sep 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupwwr3i4l27https://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mup6ginwpk2nHow do we make this change happen? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup6ginwpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mungb54hel2jContext is king. #gaming #gamedesign03 Sep 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungb54hel2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mukvrvcfrx2aDon’t let the player know everything. #gaming #gamedesign02 Sep 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukvrvcfrx2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3muifeeob5d2jLet the player know where the possibility spaces might be. #gaming #gamedesign01 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3muifeeob5d2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mufuvhumhe2wWords have power. #gaming #gamedesign31 Aug 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufuvhumhe2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mu6k7bys6i2zPlayer customization is important for more than just the artistic players. #gaming #gamedesign28 Aug 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6k7bys6i2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mu3zqer3sq2zMany game structures are proactive while this is reactive, but as a player I often prefer to let the game figure out what should happen next and I’m happy to run with it. #gaming #gamedesign27 Aug 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3zqer3sq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtzjbbn3ml2wFeel free to call me a newb in the comments for sometimes dying. They do balance it so top players never die. That is not me. But I still love this game. #gaming #gamedesign26 Aug 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzjbbn3ml2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtwyru26zg2nThis game has so many well-crafted goals. If only I could remember to start building satellites as early as possible every time, I’d do better. #gaming #gamedesign25 Aug 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwyru26zg2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtuicwjbgf22What do you get the game that has every verb? #gaming #gamedesign24 Aug 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuicwjbgf22https://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtp6v4b2sk2rNow I’m thinking about how games train your brain just by pretending to be something. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp6v4b2sk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtmvimmqdl2pYou don’t need a progression structure to have progression, if the game has depth. #gaming #gamedesign21 Aug 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmvimmqdl2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtkf2yxjum2sProgression is always telling a story - giving the game content a beginning, middle, and end. The question is do you give it a face and emotions? #gaming #gamedesign20 Aug 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkf2yxjum2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mthulxbk7c24How you organize your levels may seem like a small matter, but roguelikes and Candy Crush Saga are both examples where content organization led to huge success. #gaming #gamedesign19 Aug 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthulxbk7c24https://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtfe4sojmo2bWhich numbers are interesting together and which are just the same thing but bigger? It can be hard to tell sometimes. #gaming #gamedesign18 Aug 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfe4sojmo2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mtctnuqk7f2mPlayers don’t need all their toys at once; sprinkle new things around to make them more special. #gaming #gamedesign17 Aug 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtctnuqk7f2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mt3fopxcfk2xThis is both kinda crazy and kinda makes perfect sense. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3fopxcfk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mt36j5v4ce2nOther players are unpredictable. Which is great when playing, but challenging when moderating. #gamedesign #gaming14 Aug 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt36j5v4ce2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mt2r7qtugc2dStealing the title by adding a fishing mini-game after you’re done. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2r7qtugc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3msyo2m3g6d2gThe interactive nature of games make them a great tool for teaching social emotional skills. #gamedesign #gaming13 Aug 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyo2m3g6d2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3msw5llni3223The brain has as many different muscles as the body has. #gamedesign #gaming12 Aug 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw5llni3223https://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3mstn3fk3ok22Greg Costikyan has a great book called Uncertainty in Games. Check it out! #gamedesign #gaming11 Aug 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstn3fk3ok22https://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3msr4o2zwln2wUncertainty is what makes games fun. #gamedesign #gaming10 Aug 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr4o2zwln2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3msjoz75dey2wI’m taking a broad definition of puzzles here - anything with an aha to figure it out. #gaming #gamedesign07 Aug 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjoz75dey2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thegamedesigndad.bsky.social/post/3msh6kccuk42nThe economy is the true enemy. #gaming #gamedesign06 Aug 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:avfa3latepl72zm64bj73f5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh6kccuk42n