MR Love Palace
As I previously mentioned, I am starting work on a two-player game I’m calling Duello for now. I added a hotseat option to the Checkers demo that came with T2D and now I’m ready to start prototyping. I love prototyping. Love it, love it, love it. Did I mention that I love it?
I have some code from my Bethellowed prototype that fits in well with the direction of Deullo, but before I start coding up a storm I thought it might be a good idea to write up my design thoughts. In the past I would have created a private blog and started detailing my thoughts, typically with separate entries for topics, and then edited the entries as I got my head around the design. However, I noticed a little link on Jeff’s blog for a free Wiki and thought - hey, now that’s a damned fine idea, I think I’ll check that out, thank you very much.
I’ve been aware of Wiki for a good long while now, but I never bothered to mess with it. I gave sessions at the IndieGamesCon in the past on remote team collaboration, and I have no idea why I excluded Wiki, as it is a great tool for remote teams. It beats forums for sure.
Now I have a nice public location to dump my thoughts on Duello - the MR Love Palace Wiki! Currently it is just a place for me to spew design for the game, but I love brainstorming game design, so if anyone out there has an interest at any time on the game feel free to let me know and I’ll let you access the brainstorming section of the Wiki.
on March 6th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
[…] I mentioned earlier that I started up a Wiki to contain my game design thoughts, but I think the real benefit of using a Wiki is found when collaborating with remote team members, especially when working on a title such as Explorers. The scope of the game, while small compared to AAA titles, is still larger than what I have for Bethellowed. It will take some time to finish, especially as I am currently working part-time, and it will take a remote team who is willing to work on such a project, slowly, but surely getting it to completion. […]