Board 8 > What are videos on game design you've enjoyed?

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I've watched most of Extra Credits (the videos in games anyway), seen a lot of GDC videos and Game Maker's Toolkit videos too. I am no game designer but I do like to learn its concepts and philosophies...just interested in hearing what ya'll like.

I'll start off with one that's as much life-advice and artist-advice as it is game-advice: Fail Faster.

https://youtu.be/rDjrOaoHz9s?si=JwYaglbfkB9Oi6pQ

Also, not really a video, but I really liked Super Mario Maker 2's level-making training available. If Sheik can't get into a contest (if we ever have another contest), I might push instead for Yamamura.

Sakurai's are by far the most accurate about actual game development as a job. They have a lot of fluff though so you have to skip the first and last minute usually.
https://www.youtube.com/@sora_sakurai_en/featured

A couple more favorites about what it actually means to make and release games as an art product
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmwbYl6f11c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCVVLAs9mJU

GMTK's recent ones about his magnet game are great too. The ones where he just looks at other games are too entertainment-focused though.

For theoretical stuff I like Clockwork game design (not very novel but a great distillation of many ideas).
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFUZ_uHAWMU44iAlkVoXKnsOefNYdsaK

As well as Attention, Not Immersion (not sure if a video is publicly available but it must be around somewhere).

For pure technical, this is the king. If you're a game who's ever uttered the word "netcode" you need to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47zZrqjgLc

foolm0r0n posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmwbYl6f11c

Saw this one before but relistening now, thanks. I do like the concept of building a larger canon of work for that longer business tail he talks about than just counting on a single hit. Also, 18:43 with the surprise athiest-joke. Didn't expect that.

For sure Sakurais channel is the best.

If youre interested in some fighting game-specific stuff, look at Core-A Gaming. These are often examining the design from the perspective of a player and how you can improve your play, but they usually look into the why of how the games are designed in the process.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_R0hbe8HZj0

Also this one is great for a different approach to the hit-chasing. It acknowledges that hits are luck-based but also that you can still increase your chances greatly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAc5sBtGkc

matthewmatosis is king for me

Definitely Tim Rogers' Action Button stuff, his concepts and terms are things I reference all the time.

oh if we count action button then yeah that's the peak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjSRmtcnOLI