Show Notes
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Music: GDL Theme created by Joe Baxter-Webb especially for the show. No Generative AI was used. The music during the ad break was Backdrop Lady by John Runefelt, licensed via Epidemic Sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NkdfV5NQxw
Games in the Book: Elite: https://playclassic.games/games/space-simulation-dos-games-online/play-elite-online/ Rogue: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/rogue-4n/play-4n Spelunky: https://playclassic.games/games/platform-windows-games-online/spelunky/ Dwarf Fortress: https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/Dwarf_Fortress/ Caves of Qud: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/ AI Dungeon: https://aidungeon.com/
Games in the Book We Neglected to Discuss: Black & White: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-lionhead-studios-i-black-white-i- Creatures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-6DzI-krUQ
Additional Resources on Key Topics: Mike Cook ProcGen Talk 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3daNITP9vBc Mike Cook ProcGen Talk 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SGEcrRFuv4 ProcJam on itch.io: https://itch.io/jam/procjam Drunk Cats in DF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yWf6BHqiWM Probability Curves with Dice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEW6OufmGfs Wave Function Collapse explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_y2GAlQFM Redblock Games Perlin Maps: https://www.redblobgames.com/maps/terrain-from-noise/ Cyclic Dungeon Generation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wvkTT-6P3Q Doom Level Progress Diagrams: https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/100569-level-progress-diagrams-%E2%80%93-2002ado/
Perlin Noise explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMj3WU4gORI Spelunky Level Gen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqk5Zf0tw3o Article on "Yomi": https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/what-is-yomi- Jamie Cheng interview on Designer Notes: https://soundcloud.com/idlethumbs/designer-notes-jamie-cheng Derren Brown vs 9 Chess Players: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAXIubSTkc Design/Play/Disrupt at the V&A https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/videogames?srsltid=AfmBOopAVyltddhnMhkoRQrXIT01B80O1KNmBq8zMCDYpmq0PKb7GRv4 Engelstein on Loss Aversion at GDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1YcCcBVfY&t=2958s
Other Games Mentioned Map Painter '84: https://acellular.itch.io/map-painter-84 Elite Dangerous: https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/Elite_Dangerous/ Populous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game) Dungeon Keeper: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996630/Dungeon_Keeper_Gold/ Rimworld: https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/ Bad North: https://store.steampowered.com/app/688420/Bad_North_Jotunn_Edition/ Baldurs Gate 3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/ Disco Elysium: https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/ Skyrim: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/ Alien Isolation: https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/Alien_Isolation/ Arc Raiders: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808500/ARC_Raiders/ Fable 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable_III Oregon Trail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pze05Fz_rh8&t=1s
Tom's itch.io: https://tchom.itch.io/
Joe's Stuff: Golem Gourmet on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4209800/Golem_Gourmet/ Strange Voyage on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/strangevoyage.bsky.social ThanetGuide on X: https://x.com/ThanetGuide Joe's article of Baldur's Gate 3 and the silliness of seeing D&D as "IP" when it's also a pre-designed ruleset: https://medium.com/@indiegameclinic/dungeons-dragons-isnt-just-i-p-the-real-game-dev-lessons-of-baldur-s-gate-3-c086bc6c4f35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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