https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/ Game design and production leader en https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2022/09/29/learning-about-film-after-giving-up-filmmaking/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2022/09/29/learning-about-film-after-giving-up-filmmaking/Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTI occasionally see posts on Reddit and elsewhere asking where to go to learn more about filmmaking, sometimes from people who spent time in film school but didn’t enjoy it. https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2021/04/09/how-i-learned-to-stop-complaining-and-love-the-arch-vile/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2021/04/09/how-i-learned-to-stop-complaining-and-love-the-arch-vile/Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTWhen I first played through Doom 2 fully as a teenager, the Arch-Vile terrified me, inducing total panic whenever one appeared. https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2020/06/14/why-low-pay-in-the-games-industry-leads-to-bad-games/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2020/06/14/why-low-pay-in-the-games-industry-leads-to-bad-games/Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMTI originally wrote this as a Twitter thread in response to the #GameDevPaidMe hashtag. https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2019/04/19/on-leadership-and-promotion-in-the-game-industry/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2019/04/19/on-leadership-and-promotion-in-the-game-industry/Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMTI wrote a series of tweets about leadership and promotion in the game industry that went somewhat viral (at least by game developer standards). https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/05/17/ld41-postmortem-part-2-building-and-reflecting/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/05/17/ld41-postmortem-part-2-building-and-reflecting/Thu, 17 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTAs I said in Part 1, Ludum Dare 41 was my first game jam, and I was determined to produce a complete game. https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/04/30/ld41-postmortem-part-1-the-games-i-didnt-make/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/04/30/ld41-postmortem-part-1-the-games-i-didnt-make/Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTLudum Dare 41 was my first game jam, and I was determined to produce a complete concept. https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/04/06/10-live-service-game-tech-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/04/06/10-live-service-game-tech-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them/Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTBuilding your first live service game? https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/04/05/on-hiring-learning-and-technology/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/04/05/on-hiring-learning-and-technology/Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTAt GDC 2018, I had an unfortunate conversation at one of the exhibitor booths with a CEO/founder. https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/03/18/clash-royale-is-like-poker/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/03/18/clash-royale-is-like-poker/Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTClash Royale is one of the most popular games in the world. https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/03/18/monetization-design-the-basics/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/03/18/monetization-design-the-basics/Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTMonetization can seem foreign to designers who are new to it, and I’ve actually seen designers throw up their hands and declare “Well, I don’t play f2p games and I don’t understand why people would spend money on them anyway, so I’ll just add a bunch of monetization features that I’ve seen in other games!” https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/03/18/the-economics-of-microtransactions-consumer-surplus-and-whales/https://test.aaronnemoyten.com/2018/03/18/the-economics-of-microtransactions-consumer-surplus-and-whales/Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTIn order to understand why so many players are willing to spend money on microtransactions in games, one must understand a key economic concept: Consumer surplus.