Hey, everyone! I wanted to give a small update to anyone interested. The plan was to have the first module out before thanksgiving, but as I was getting things together to record I realized I had some other ideas I wanted to implement and instead of trying to rush those materials I decided to sit on them and take a break for the holiday. I had a great thanksgiving week traveling to see my family and just took a mental break from all of the projects I was doing. I appreciate that there are people here showing interest before I even began promotion and I hope to provide value towards your game dev journey. The community I wish to build is full of passionate designers, developers and artists who genuinely love the craft of making games. Here’s to the future! See you soon!

Looking at finishing up the base model for the reptilian warrior clan the Lekiton, it won’t be long that we will blasting these foes away on the battlefield. (Work in Progress)

Game Hooks are often mechanical or design based in nature. A Hook usually takes an instant to grab you, but sometimes with game play hooks it can take some play time to "get it". This is where a demo can come in handy, but lets look at types of hooks in our first course "hooks 101" where we will go into types of hooks like: Gameplay Mechanics: This is a unique aspect of your game in gameplay design or with a twist on a mechanic in your game. example in session. Visuals: Have a striking aesthetic and art style that is so good you can't help but check it out. Narrative: Tell a compelling story, trailers should be able to showcase this. If this is your main hook it should be obvious right away. Don't tease epic gameplay or action if you're making a visual novel. Hooks 101 coming soon 🙂

Something we are going to get into: Game feel. This can mean a lot of things and can be widely different between game genres. Which is why it is important to understand genres when developing your game early in the process. Game feel in itself can be what pushes players away from your game or pulls them in. It’s a weird thing to account for sometimes as it can often be subconscious for players in the best case scenario. While ‘Game-FeeL’ can encompass so many things, what are the most important elements you think of when breaking down Game feel whether it be for a game you like or a certain feel you’re targeting?

been feeling sick past couple days. not wanting to work on anything, I've been playing the campaign for BO6. Nice change of pace got me thinking about random, not just game dev related, ideas. Thinking back on an idea I had for a taste-testing RPG that would mostly serve as a comedy. I feel like this is an idea that just has to be explored so I'll bring it up again in the future. Anyways, the Game Hooks workshop will be recorded this following week and I cannot wait to get this thing rolling. Thank you everyone who is here to help me get Sperdunky and Friends Game Dev community started. Here is a glimpse at something I'm working on haha.