https://rewardingplay.com/2014/04/17/rewarding-play-game-design-consulting/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/businesscard_rplay_front.gifbusinesscard_rplay_front2014-04-17T22:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/resume/2014-04-07T18:46:38+00:00weekly0.6https://rewardingplay.com/2011/08/23/the-diablo-is-in-the-details/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/burn-money-e1314160038664.jpgCash to burnGuess which I would choose?https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/microsoft-vs-sony.jpgCan't we all just get along?Either way, I lose!2014-03-20T06:54:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/08/31/as-time-goes-by/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/343_cone.jpgNice hat343 knows how to party!2014-03-20T06:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2012/01/09/design-by-numbers-cooldowns/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/worstui.jpgworstuiExhibit #1https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/orangelephants.jpgorangelephantsOrange elephants.2014-03-20T06:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2012/01/03/year-one-uncharted-pornography/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/darksouls.jpgSmile for the camera, Toothy!Who could resist that pretty face?https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/uncharted.jpgError: Image failed to loadFind what you were looking for?2014-03-20T06:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/09/08/jump-kick-designer/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tmnt_jumpkick1-e1315546693535.jpgTurtle Power!https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/flying-jump-kick.jpgSo gracefulBeautiful in every formhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tmnt_jumpkick.jpgFOUR jump kicksWhat's better than a jump 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cover2012-01-31T22:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/08/08/making-enemies-3/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/simon_says.pngSimon says "Come up with a better idea"The ultimate warrior2012-01-31T22:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/07/25/gdc-2010-design-in-detail-19/2012-01-04T04:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/07/17/sackball/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sackball_circle.jpgCircleThe goalhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sackball_court.jpgWelcome to the ArenaHome court disadvantagehttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sackball.jpgLooks normal to meSackball2011-09-10T21:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/07/14/on-a-stiq/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/joystiq.pngJoystiq2011-09-10T21:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/07/11/making-enemies-ii/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/chopjudo.jpgMy technique is no techniqueGood AI2011-09-01T05:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/07/05/making-enemies/2012-01-13T03:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/06/16/idle-hands/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/snakeback.jpgIt was inevitable; I have no marketable skillsI missed the excitementhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/brickdog.jpgIt was inevitable; I have no marketable skillsIt'll take more than that!2011-07-26T05:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/06/15/treating-iterationitis/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slowly.jpgslowlyWe'll get there... eventuallyhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/beaker_muppet.jpgTry this at home, with the curtains drawnPrivate... not on TVhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/arrowvstime.gifarrowvstimeNot how iteration works2011-07-26T05:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/06/09/against-statistical-design/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/nerf_paladin.jpgNerf Herders?Nerf Paladin?https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/haloheatmap.jpgTo me it looks like a designer's brain in a viceStop seeing patterns!2011-08-17T15:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/05/27/design-sense-perception/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gestalt.gifgestaltOld woman, young woman, old woman, young woman...https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rorschachskull.jpgWhy are you so morbid?Completely abstract shapeshttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rorschach2.gifGive me a hug!The answer is Gorohttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rorschach1.pngrorschach12011-07-12T06:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/05/25/put-to-the-question/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/waterskielephant-e1306347757104.jpgHe's about to have an experience he won't forget!Not everything is teachablehttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oddmanout.jpgThis guy's name is NeedlerSome elements just don't fit inhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/snakemilk.jpgsnakemilk2011-06-22T06:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/06/21/gdc-2010-design-in-detail-18/2011-06-22T06:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/05/18/definition-role/2011-06-17T05:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/03/11/in-anticipation/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/shadowgate.jpgHate you ...so ...muchThe World before Walkthroughshttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/chess_girl.jpgchess_girlTake all the time you want2011-06-11T05:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/24/definition-game-mechanics/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pacline.gifPac-LineMy free flash host can no longer keep up with demand, please click the image to load the example.https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/multiple_mechanics.gifThe Tri-Force of Game DesignA gamehttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/eat_all_dots.gifIhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/all_dots.gifAll DotsDots and Dots and Dots2011-06-11T04:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/05/09/against-eschatological-design/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/squarewave_fun.gifWorst Line Rider level everFun, Not Fun, Fun, Not Fun, Fun!https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/powercurve_fun.gifUp, Up and Away!Fun = (Iterations * Time) ^Talent2011-06-11T04:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/06/10/gdc-2010-design-in-detail-17/2011-06-11T04:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/05/31/gdc-2010-design-in-detail-xi/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/slide112.jpgSlide112https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/slide111.jpgSlide111https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/slide110.jpgSlide110https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/slide109.jpgSlide1092011-06-02T00:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/05/04/against-iterative-desig/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/local_min.gifFinally, a use for a math degree!You can't get there from here...https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/clown_of_montecristo.jpgWhat a Dumas!Pourquoi cet air si 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solve that puzzle?https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/skinnerbox.jpgskinnerboxActually, "Operant Conditioning Chamber" sounds even more nefarious2011-08-25T13:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/04/22/achievements-considered-2/2011-04-25T23:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/05/definition-balanced/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/definition-balance.jpgWelcome to the WireBalance is often temporary, imbalance is usually permanent2011-04-22T16:48:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/19/definition-fun/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ontological_teleological.gifI have a need for greek wordsIncontravertible Evidencehttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/requirements_aspirations.gifI have a need for chartsProven with Graphshttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sad_pancake.jpgEven sad Pancakes make me hungrySorry Pancakes. 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That was the best kick in the history of soccer!2011-04-19T03:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/04/11/rewarding-play/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pet_rock_pile.jpgYou guys rockActually, I do feel a little better...2011-04-15T00:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/13/welcome-to-the-soft-launch/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/icon5.gifWarning: Ideas2011-04-15T00:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/14/balancing-in-passes/2011-04-15T00:13:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/17/fun-and-games-and-hardcore-pornography/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rock_out.jpgRock Out!Foreman, what's the verdict?2011-04-15T00:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/24/inter-activitie/2011-04-15T00:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/26/case-study-tribes/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tribes_ski1.jpgSpeaking of unusual effects...Skiinghttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tribes_splash.jpgAnd Some GoofinessRaises a Red Flaghttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tribes_ski.jpgtribes_ski2011-04-15T00:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/28/balance-pass-role/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rolls_royce.jpgThis is how I RollsBalance the Rolls?https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dinner_rolls.jpgdinner_rollsPlease pass the roles2011-04-15T00:11:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rewardingplay.com/2011/01/31/exaggerated-causality/https://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/killcam.pngOh, that's what happened...Call of Duty's Kill Cam delays and replays the cause of your deathhttps://rewardingplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hidden_sniper.jpgLike finding a barrel in a haystackThe "Where the %@$# Am I Getting Shot From?!" 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