Game Design

• Lessons from Playtesting Character AI

  Playtesting tells us how the players will see our game when it's released and out of our hands. Sometimes, that is much more important than how we see them ourselves.

• Player Expectations in AAA Character AI

  5 years of AAA game AI development, summarized.

• Don't Follow Game Design Trends

  There are two ways to approach game design: trend-following and trend-setting.

• Planning AAA-Style Character AI

  Where AAA game AI production goes wrong, and what we can do to make it go well.