#212 Tabletop Prototyping Highlights

Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer
David Heron – @DavidVHeron
Kathryn Hymes – @chicalashaw, thornygames.com
Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com
Isaac Shalev -@KindFortress, www.kindfortress.com, onboardgames.net

Episode Outline
– 00:10 Intro and format explanation
– 00:42 Dirk, David, and Kathryn talk design notebooks
– 04:43 Whiteboards as design tools
– 08:19 Rob, David, and Dirk share tips on prototyping cards
– 14:55 Prototyping game boards
– 17:38 Bits and pieces for prototypes
– 20:39 What Harrison looks for when it comes to prototyping pieces
– 21:35 Prototype fidelity: how good should a prototype be?
– 26:17 Isaac Shalev and Dirk discuss emulating prototypes with Tabletop Simulator and Tabletopia