Episode 5: Digital vs. Tabletop Game Design

 

Contact Information

Jon Shafer – @JonShaferDesign, www.JonShaferOnDesign.com, Jon.Shafer@Comcast.net

Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer

 

Episode Outline

• 0:01:30 – Thoughts on What We’ve Been Playing

• 0:24:50 – What We’ve Been Working On

• 0:29:40 – Digital VS Tabletop Game Design

Episode Outline (Detailed)

• 0:01:30 – What Jon’s Played (Persona 4, Dominant Species, Omen)
• 0:02:30 – What Dirk’s Played (Dominant Species, Omen)
• 0:20:10 – How Jon Would Redesign Omen

• 0:24:50 – Dirk’s Work (Tomorrow)
• 0:27:20 – Dirk’s Design/Prototyping Flow

• 0:29:40 – Digital VS Tabletop Game Design
• 0:41:30 – Dirk on the Nuts & Bolts of Creating a Tabletop Game
• 0:44:40 – Jon on the “Sid Meier / Soren Johnson” Model
• 0:48:50 – Jon’s Evolution as a Designer
• 0:55:10 – Handling Negative Reactions to Your Work
• 0:59:40 – Convergence of Digital & Tabletop Design
• 1:03:50 – Mental Design VS On-Paper Design

Our Games

• 0:24:50 – Tomorrow (Conquistador Games)

Digital Games Discussed

• 0:01:30 – Persona 4 (Atlus)

Tabletop Games Discussed

• 0:02:30 – Dominant Species (Chad Jensen)
• 0:14:50 – Omen: A Reign of War (John Clowdus)