Uploaded this before on Mastodon, reposting for all the Lemmy-using players at @infinitynikki #infinitynikki

I wrote an article about my non-violent game design approach.
See it as a little sneak preview to the actual work

https://blog.dominik-dammer.de/the-end-justifies-the-means-alternatives-to-violence-in-game-mechanics

#blog #gamedesign #violence #gamemechanics #philosophy

#lemmy and #mbin (formerly #kbin) have kind of gateway drugged me into just using the browser for everything even if there is an app. I appreciate this change.

#fediverse #threadiverse

this GIF lives rent-free in my head and I think that's a pretty good deal #gaming

Let's create games that encourage kids to become better #communicators:

☮️ to prevent violence
🤥 to overcome rumors
👥 to build strong personal relationships
🌇 to support healthier communities

🎮 We believe this can be done with games, do you?

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I think I am seeing #videogames put out demos on Steam more often nowadays, and I really appreciate that

As much as I do enjoy reading about #gaming, I would probably be happier if I spent more time actually playing the #videogames instead of just reading about them and not playing. Alas, reading on my phone which is RIGHT THERE is the Easy Dopamine Right Now!!! option. Let's hope I get better at […]

This is an oversimplification and some #otomegames don't follow this pattern for me, but I have noticed I tend to prefer the art of JP #otome while preferring the story/premise of indies… wonder why that is.

Thought the Stellar Fishing Ground water looked really pretty at night; and matched weirdly well with Bubbly Voyage (the floating dress) in #infinitynikki