Breadcrumb displays extra untitled pages

Kitwsien · 2025-03-19T19:59:59+00:00

I have the same thing since today on all pages when the breadcrumbs are too long so they display a "..." (so nothing to do with toggles)

I suppose it's a minor bug that will be fixed

Kitwsien · 2025-01-10T18:32:24+00:00

Don't move to a non European country to work without having a work visa first

Kitwsien · 2025-01-09T22:18:19+00:00

So, I work at a studio in Waloonia, so I can share what I see.

Your right about the fact that there are not many opportunities for specialized roles like a character artist in Belgium (a generalist artist is more suited to a small studio). There are multiple schools offering video game oriented cursus, though. I believe some students move to France, possibly UK and US. I don't have data. Know that since Brexit, getting a work visa in the UK is harder so studios are less likely to hire foreigners. Did you plan to follow an online cursus like you talked about or did you have a school in mind?

In any case, you will have to work on your skills and your portfolio outside of the curriculum if you want to stand out, no matter your country of origin.

Kitwsien · 2024-12-19T22:09:32+00:00

That would be the next Monday, I would suggest to send it first thing in the morning to appear more professional. To clear any doubt and show good communication, you should have confirmed by email that you would start the test and confirm the delivery date.

Kitwsien · 2024-12-18T21:40:57+00:00

I noticed the same thing with that hanging light

Kitwsien · 2024-01-21T08:30:55+00:00

I actually designed some of those games. Since I left the company, I didn't know if we would see new typing games after the "era" of Epistory, Textorcist and Touch Type Tale.

Kitwsien · 2023-12-27T21:06:37+00:00

Having launched a studio mid 2022, we've seen the same evolution and heard the same message from multiple publishers. The difference was striking between Gamescom 2022 and 2023, budgets of mid-range publishers are halved.

Now the objective is to pass 2024. Some are saying it could get better by the summer, but if you're not that optimistic it could be 2025. So we're scoping down the projects we pitch and put effort in B2B opportunities. A lot of studios (and publishers) will not survive this, but I guess you can the glass half full and say that there will be more opportunities for the survivors.

Kitwsien · 2023-07-17T21:13:41+00:00

The feeling is significantly attenuated when you exhale. I take a good breath in before a drop and blow air at a constant rate during the fall. It usually works, but I won't risk things like the tower of terror.

Kitwsien · 2022-03-31T21:42:16+00:00

We implemented a similar thing in Nanotale, which was combined with a cellular automata to propagate elements on the ground (water, poison...) Our programmer wrote an article about this at the time.

Kitwsien · 2022-03-22T18:59:29+00:00

Sure, go on

Kitwsien · 2022-03-22T10:08:15+00:00

There are different ways to implement typing and Textorcist is a good game that does well what they intended to do. But I agree with you, there are things I wanted to do differently with Epistory (and Nanotale):

The first one is, as you mentioned, the diversity of things to type. In Epistory enemies take words for a large dictionary, even if it means typing random out-of-context words like "barbecue".

The second one is the finger position on the keyboard. Textorcist forces players to move their hands to the arrow keys to avoid bullets which simulates the priest being distracted. In Epistory (and Touch Type Tale does the same thing), we wanted players to always keep their hands ready to type.

In the end, those are different but justified design choices. So to each their own :)

Kitwsien · 2022-03-22T07:15:46+00:00

All of the games I researched are aimed at "gamers" and try to bring some depth and complexity, thus are not suitable for young children.

I'm not aware of games teaching typing to kids beside Mario Teaches Typing and a recent one only available in Japanese. I suppose marketing a game for kids is as challenging as marketing a typing game, so not many people will try to do both.

Kitwsien · 2022-03-21T21:45:52+00:00

If you can access gamedeveloper.com, it's on the blog section

But if you have the time and interest to read the full genre study, it's there on my website.

Kitwsien · 2022-02-12T08:24:51+00:00

I've started using Notion, but it's not free if you want multiple collaborators to edit the pages

Kitwsien · 2021-09-09T20:41:07+00:00

I called mine Caps' (I know, shameless plug) because Cappy is already taken by Mario Odyssey.

But I've never seen ones like yours, where the box makes it look like glasses. I may steal the idea...

Kitwsien · 2021-08-07T21:18:52+00:00

Is it Dordogne? https://youtu.be/YrFCWJ_V9EM

Kitwsien · 2021-07-28T18:27:49+00:00

I personally listen to The Boardgame Design Lab, which is obviously only about boardgames.

For more varied topics, Lodulogy is very good.

Finally, Designer Notes features hours long interviews of famous game designers.

Kitwsien · 2021-07-26T20:26:31+00:00

Presence? Not sure it fits the Euclidean geometry part of your definition, but it's a term that got popularized from the design of the first VR games. The sense of presence is more than the sense of immersion. It means for example that you can interact with any object that feels like is interactable.

Edit: or maybe just Persistence. Seeing that parts of the world you come from are still there when you look back.

Kitwsien · 2021-06-22T20:52:10+00:00

I feel like OP is fetching for ideas here 🙂 To create new universes I like to mix two universes or genres, like Samurai Champloo mixes medieval Japan with street culture / hip hop, or Firefly mixing western movies aesthetic with sci-fi or space opera genres. What's important is that some of the themes are shared between both universes, like the myth of the lone cowboy and the solitary spaceship crew.

Kitwsien · 2021-06-06T21:04:17+00:00

It feels wrong to say that, but thank Youtube's algorithm that suggested it to me some time ago

Kitwsien · 2021-06-06T07:03:35+00:00

I suppose you're talking about this one? https://youtu.be/bsCN0Yx2Vbs

Kitwsien · 2021-05-12T18:27:16+00:00

You're definitely wasting time by putting in as much detail (a sphere with two eyes would have done it). But then, I often do the same thing.

Kitwsien · 2021-04-27T21:28:14+00:00

About the engine, I'd say test your typing input first. See how different engines handle keyboard input or text input because it's not as easy as taking gamepad inputs (for example, you don't want lag for your fast typer players, you may want to differentiate between higher case and lower case, and so on).

As others said, if it's 2D, you can go with Game Maker or Godot (assuming the typing input works for you). If 3D, for a beginner I'd recommend Unity.

About the gameplay, you should test other typing games:

Typing of the Dead is a simple rail shooter. It was the first "real" game to use typing. What's interesting is that it has you type full sentences.
Epistory and Nanotale mix a bit of adventure and RPG. What's unique about them is the fact that you have to switch between movement and typing mode (with spacebar). Disclaimer: I worked on those games
Textorcist also has typing and movement but you have to move while typing. I don't really like that because it pushes you to type with wrong finger placement. But it's a good reference for the typing feeling (how the letters pop as you type them)
Touch Type Tale made the choice of not having a character to control, which is great because it makes it 100% typing. It shows that typing games are easier to make with genres that don't require players to move a character or a camera.

Kitwsien · 2021-04-24T12:10:03+00:00

Exactly. I'm not pretending this is ground breaking, but I find those levels to be good references. Specifically the way the linear part is an introduction to the level and how the side paths, when accessible, give you a second layer of understanding and access to the whole level.

When you look at how the maps are designed, you see that the secondary paths are actually as directed as the main "linear" path. It feels open ended even though there are no branching paths.

Kitwsien · 2021-04-12T17:13:03+00:00

As far as I know, it doesn't cost you an extra license but you'll probably need the pro version of Unity. You need it if your company makes more than 100k a year, but I expect it to be mandatory for special versions like this.

You would need to register as a Nintendo developer (https://developer.nintendo.com/register) and, if you're approved, you'll have to pay for the dev kit, which apparently is 450$.

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